Eurogroup Backs Penalties on Spain and Portugal
Source: ANA-MPA–The finance ministers of France and Italy agreed with Greek counterpart Euclid Tsakalotos on a more flexible treatment for Portugal and Spain during the […]
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Income earned abroad must be taxed abroad
eKathimerini — The job income of thousands of Greeks who live and work abroad can only be taxed in the country where it is earned, […]
Ian Hislop: “Even if you lose the vote you are entitled to go on making the argument” (video)
Those who voted to stay in the UK EU referendum have been urged by some to stop complaining and unite with the rest of the country […]
‘Stability and Growth Pact’: EU Commission seeks sanctions on Spain, Portugal on deficits
Bloomberg: The European Commission began formal disciplinary procedures against Spain and Portugal on Thursday for their excessive deficits in 2014 and 2015, which may lead to […]
The Italian job – Europe stumbles into another crisis
The Economist — Investors around the world are extraordinarily nervous. Some of the disquiet stems from Britain’s decision to hurl itself into the unknown. But […]
EU Parliament green-lights new border guard agency
Malta Today — The European Parliament has endorsed plans for a new border and coast guard agency to help manage the thousands of asylum seekers […]
Merkel’s party pushes to oust Schulz as head of European parliament
euobserver — European Parliament (EP) president Martin Schulz should leave his post at the end of his term and give way to a center-right European People’s […]
European Commission to rule on Spain, Portugal budget deficit fines
The Local.es — Following a dramatic post-Brexit vote week a return to “business as usual” for the European Union. On Tuesday (5/6), the college of EU commissioners […]
Brexit may have crippled TTIP
Huffington Post — Reports coming out of Brussels and Washington suggest that the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership, otherwise known as TTIP, has been crippled, […]
European Commission authorised Italy to support its banks
WSJ — The European Commission last week quietly authorized Italy to use government guarantees to provide liquidity support to its banks, a spokeswoman said, disclosing the first […]
Brexit cannot be cancelled or delayed, says François Hollande
The Guardian — The French president, François Hollande, has stepped up the pressure on the UK over its timetable to leave the EU, insisting that Brexit […]
Austria presidential poll result overturned
Austria’s highest court has annulled the result of the presidential election narrowly lost by the candidate of the far-right Freedom Party. The party had challenged […]
Schaeuble a man with a plan to ‘reform’ Europe after British vote
Reuters — The message Berlin got from the British vote to leave Europe is that there is a need for stricter implementation of EU imposed […]
Greeks in UK worried after Brexit vote
eKathimerini — June 24 was a very dark day for the Greeks living in the United Kingdom after the national vote to leave the European […]
Italian bank-rescue push falters as Merkel sticks to the rules
Bloomberg — Prime Minister Matteo Renzi’s efforts to shore up Italy’s struggling banks ran into a roadblock, as German Chancellor Angela Merkel insisted on sticking […]