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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9971

8 September 2009
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/jha
EU prepared to up ante with Washington on travel tax

Brussels, 07/09/2009 (Agence Europe) - The European Union wants to up the ante in its dealings with the US in regard to the likely introduction of a US entry tax. Several European Union member states, led by Austria, Germany and Poland, urged the Swedish presidency last week, to take a tougher line with the Americans with regard to the introduction of this new tax, which one diplomat said would constitute a new form of visa. The new law, which is due to be voted on by the US Senate this...

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