It is an unusual step: the ambassadors of those eight EU states that still have a representative office in the Afghan capital Kabul recommend their governments to stop deportation in a joint report. Because of the advance of the Taliban and the poor security situation, the governments should think about suspending forced returns for the […]
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On a digital cuddle course with Janet: Is it paying off for the EU?
As a gesture of goodwill towards the US, the European Union has put work on the digital tax levy plans on hold for the time being to focus on implementing the historic tax decision approved by G20 finance ministers on Saturday. The EU hopes that this will make it easier to overcome political and technical […]
Republic of Moldova: Clear course towards the EU
Her victory in court in the fight for early elections has paid off for the president. In the parliamentary elections in Moldova on Sunday, Maia Sandu’s party won the most votes by a clear margin. Almost 53 percent got the action and solidarity (Pas), significantly more than communists and socialists (about 27 percent) and the […]
Minimum tax for corporations: Ireland, Hungary and Estonia do not participate
Three EU member states have not signed the international agreement reached on Thursday to introduce a minimum corporate tax rate of 15 percent. The EU Commission hopes to persuade the three objectors Ireland, Hungary and Estonia to do so through negotiations. Ireland’s hesitation is understandable, as it has created an attractive tax framework to attract […]
European Union: Hungary threatens to cut EU funds
Ursula von der Leyen does not waste any time. On the agenda in the European Parliament is the debate on the EU summit, at which Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Emmanuel Macron tried in vain to push through an EU summit with Vladimir Putin in addition to further sanctions against Russia. For the head […]
Dispute with Belarus: EU accuses Lukashenko of provocation
The EU Commissioner Ylva Johansson has accused Belarus of using refugees for political purposes in the conflict with the EU. An estimated 700 refugees entered the EU country Lithuania via Belarus within a week. The government in Minsk uses “people to destabilize,” Johansson told the newspapers Funke media group. “The EU is working hard to […]