Yesterday evening the economic and monetary committee (ECON) of the European Parliament voted its position on the 2018 EU budget. While the monetary changes for budget lines were carried with a large majority, the committee postponed the vote on...

Revelations on Neelie Kroes: Outstanding negative example of corrupting trust in politics   A new investigation of the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ) reveals that former EU Commissioner Neelie Kroes has breached the EU Commission’s Code of Conduct...

As the New Year begins, the European project has good reason to be worried. It is clear that European governments are unwilling to deliver common policies to tackle social division in Europe, the instability of the Euro, the impending...

The investigation of the European Parliament´s TAXE special committee against tax dumping comes to a head. After the committee hearing of the president of the European Commission, Jean-Claude Juncker, new revelations raise new queries and question his credibility even...

It did take some time, but on March 16th the special committee of the European Parliament TAXE started with its work. It is a big chance to reveal who bears the blame of tax dumping favoured by governments and...

Today, the European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority (EIOPA) published for the first time the discount rates for the new regulatory system Solvency II. European insurers will apply these discount rates to determine the regulatory technical provisions for their...