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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/taxation

Germany is not giving up fight to introduce reverse charge mechanism for value-added tax

Berlin, 23/04/2007 (Agence Europe) -Meeting informally in Berlin, the European finance ministers on Saturday discussed the fight against tax fraud on value-added tax (VAT). Although all spoke out against a phenomenon which is widespread within the EU, they did not manage to agree on instruments to fight it, which requires the unanimous agreement of all Twenty-Seven in order to be implemented in one member state. Germany, supported by Austria, would like to apply the so-called reverse charge...

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A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
A Look Behind The News, by Ferdinando Riccardi: External aspects of developments in energy regarding EU - especially relations with Russia
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/CENTRAL ASIA: EU sets out areas for wide cooperation with countries of region
(EU) EU/IRAN: Solana-Larijani meeting in Ankara on Wednesday
(EU) EU/EU REFORM:
(EU) EU/MIDDLE EAST: EU confirms its readiness to speak to ministers of Palestinian government which accepts Quartet principles
(EU) EU/ZIMBABWE: List of people denied visa extended
(EU) EU/RUSSIA:
(EU) EU/IRAQ:
(EU) EU/BURMA-MYANMAR:
(EU) EU/SUDAN: Council reiterates extreme concern for Darfur - Urgent need to move to deployment of joint AU-UN force
(EU) EU/SOMALIA: Council calls for international humanitarian law to be respected and for political process to be opened
(EU) EU/LATIN AMERICA: EU and Rio Group examine situation in Haiti - Further European aid of 2.7 billion for Latin America
(EU) EP/DEFENCE: European Parliament calls for relaunch of multilateral nuclear disarmament
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/RUSSIA: Still no agreement on lifting Russian embargo on Polish meat
(EU) EU/TRADE: Council green light to launch of negotiations for bilateral free trade agreements with ASEAN, South Korea and India
(EU) EU/EIB/AFRICA: African infrastructure trust fund is operational with initial €87 million from Commission and 9 member states
(EU) EU/COMPETITION:
(EU) EU/COMPETITION:
(EU) EU/ECOFIN: Commission and ECB to present their reports on extension of Eurozone to Cyprus and Malta on 16 May
(EU) EU/ECOFIN: Debate on increased transparency of “hedge funds” comes down in favour of non-binding international initiative
(EU) EU/TAXATION: Germany is not giving up fight to introduce reverse charge mechanism for value-added tax
(EU) EU/FRAUD: International operation “Diabolo” is victory in fight against fraud and organised crime, says Mr Kallas
(EU) EU/WORLD BANK:
(EU) EU/JHA: Europol sees competencies bolstered
(EU) EU/JHA COUNCIL: Presidency wants swift agreement on VIS
(EU) EU/JHA COUNCIL:
(EU) EU/TERRORISM:
(EU) EU/COUNCIL/TERRORISM:
(EU) EP/ENERGY: South East Europe, a strategic partner for Union's embryonic common energy policy
(EU) EP/MARITIME TRANSPORT: Parliament tackles follow-up to third maritime package
(EU) EU/MARITIME TRANSPORT: UGS sceptical over maritime traffic monitoring proposals
(EU) EU/FISHERIES: Fragile compromise on experimental anchovy fishery
(EU) EU/EUROMED: First high level meeting on Euro-Mediterranean investment promotion agencies
(EU) EU/COMMITTEE OF THE REGIONS/BUDGET:
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE:
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(EU) EU/LEGISLATION: Main legislative acts published in Official Journal
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