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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9542
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Several member states which joined EU in 2004 can apply reduced-rate VAT for longer

Brussels, 13/11/2007 (Agence Europe) - The controversial subject of reduced rates of value added tax (VAT) was the final tax question addressed on Tuesday 13 November by the EU27 finance ministers, and the negotiations extended over the final dinner. Germany and Denmark continued to express reservations and the EU27 were unable to reach unanimous agreement on extending the application of certain cut-rate VAT rates negotiated for a transition period by five new EU member states when they...

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A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
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THE DAY IN POLITICS
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(EU) EU/EUROGROUP: Call for more frequent macroeconomic talks with China
(EU) EU/EUROGROUP: Ministers look at pay rises
(EU) EU/ECOFIN: Luxembourg still blocking VAT package
(EU) EU/ECOFIN: Several member states which joined EU in 2004 can apply reduced-rate VAT for longer
(EU) EU/ECOFIN: Ministers look at taxation of private car ownership
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(EU) EU/TRASNPORT: Commission affirms that use of tachygraphs will not apply to “internal” journeys of heavy duty vehicles
(EU) EU/SOCIAL DIALOGUE: Agreement in industrial maritime sector to transpose ILO convention into European legislation
(EU) EU/TELECOMMUNICATIONS: Viviane Reding presents ambitious reform to telecoms rules
(EU) EP/CLIMATE: Parliament backs inclusion of all flights in ETS by 2011, with 10% reduction in emissions and 25% of permits to be auctioned
(EU) EP/ENVIRONMENT: Parliament favours strategy for soil protection in EU to tackle multiple sources of attack
(EU) EP/FISHERIES:
(EU) EU/ENERGY: At World Energy Congress in Rome, Jose Manuel Barroso stresses importance of debate surrounding nuclear power
(EU) EU/STATE AID: Commission opens in-depth inquiry into planned French R&D aid for Peugeot-Citroen for hybrid diesel cars
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Commission approves OSRAM's plans to buy
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(EU) EU/JHA:
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(EU) EU/COURT OF JUSTICE: Marketing authorisation required for all imports of plant protection products
(EU) EU/COURT OF JUSTICE: Contract for payment of Irish social welfare benefits does not infringe Community legislation on public procurement.
(EU) EU/TRADE DEFENCE:
(EU) EU/REGIONAL: Danuta Hübner takes part in Commission on Growth and Development (Suzhou, 12-15 November)
(EU) EU/LEGISLATION: Main legislative acts published in Official Journal of EU
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