European Commission – Press release Brussels, 29 September 2011 – The European Commission has today formally requested The Netherlands to modify its rules on the treatment of members of supervisory boards for VAT purposes so as to make the rules comply…
EU Audit
Algirdas Šemeta EU Commissioner for Taxation, Customs, Anti-Fraud and Audit Towards a financial transaction tax in Europe and the world Press conference on common rules for a financial transaction tax, 28 September 2011 Strasbourg, 28 September 2011
SPEECH/11/611 Ladies and Gentlemen, Today, the Commission proposed to set up a financial transaction tax in the Single market. Many are awaiting this tax, for a long time now. 65% of European Citizens are in favour of this tax….
Financial Transaction Tax: Making the financial sector pay its fair share
European Commission – Press release Brussels, 28 September 2011 – Today the Commission has presented a proposal for a financial transaction tax in the 27 Member States of the European Union. The tax would be levied on all transactions on financial in…
Common Rules for a Financial Transaction Tax – Frequently Asked Questions
MEMO/11/640 Brussels, 28 September 2011 (see also IP/11/1085 ) 1. General background Why has the Commission proposed a new tax on the financial sector? For two main reasons: the financial sector would make a fair contribution to the cost of the crisis …
Detention of counterfeit and pirated goods at EU borders in 2010 – Frequently Asked Questions
MEMO/11/506 Brussels, 14 July 2011 What is this report about? This report contains statistics on actions by customs in the EU relating to goods suspected of infringing intellectual property rights (IPR)….
Algirdas Šemeta EU Commissioner for Taxation and Customs Union, Audit and Anti-Fraud "Customs enforces Intellectual Property Rights to protect consumers and businesses in Europe"
SPEECH/11/522 Intellectual property rights or IPR represent core assets for citizens and companies. A strong level of protection is therefore fundamental. Effective enforcement of goods in trade is a critical component for a strong system of IPR….