24 Jun
Member News

Cilcare launches a groundbreaking 3D Bioprinting Project with human cells to advance therapies for hearing disorders

Cilcare is pleased to announce that its innovative INEAR3D project has been selected by the Companies & Campus initiative, supported by the University of Montpellier and its Pôle Universitaire d’Innovation (PEI). The project has received a €50,000 grant in recognition of its scientific impact and alignment with the PEI’s health and sustainability priorities. Led by Dr. Sylvie Pucheu, Director of Preclinical Innovation at Cilcare, INEAR3D represents a bold leap forward in the development of human-based in vitro models for auditory drug screening. The project is carried out in collaboration with the Institut Charles...

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24 Jun
Member News

Briddge | Upcoming Dutch and European Tax changes & Highlight: negative wages from selling company shares

We have summarized the upcoming Dutch and European tax changes as well as a recent opinion issued by the Knowledge Group of the Dutch Tax Authority regarding “negative wages,” clarifying the tax treatment of losses employees may face when forced to sell shares under bad leaver clauses. Changes in the Netherlands  VAT and Holding companies From July 1st, 2025, the Dutch "Holding Decree" and ‘’Share Sale Decree’’ will be replaced by two new decrees: the Deduction Decree, which introduces guidelines for the deduction of VAT...

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23 Jun
Member News, Trade & TTIP Related

Jaguar Freight | The Weekly Roar – Disruptions in global air and ocean freight, growing economic concerns, an update on the US–UK trade deal, details from the Global Supply Chain Risk Survey, and how inventory forecasting is changing the industry.

In Q2, US trade policies impacted more than Chinese imports. They’ve also disrupted global air and ocean freight, affecting Europe who is now dealing with unstable shipping volumes and unpredictable demand. The ocean freight market has shown some signs of stabilization, but remains weak, with carriers using blank sailings to control overcapacity. An uncertain future regarding US tariffs on EU imports threatens even further disruption. A brief spike in ocean bookings after the US-China truce wasn’t enough to reverse the...

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23 Jun
Member News

Vulcan View: The latest EU developments 16 June – 20 June

European Commission presents Defence Omnibus proposal On Tuesday, 17 June, the European Commission unveiled a sweeping package of proposals aimed at dramatically speeding up investment in Europe’s defence industry. In response to the urgent security challenges posed by the ongoing war in Ukraine, the Commission has proposed the “Defence Readiness Omnibus.” This initiative seeks to minimise bureaucracy, clarify regulations for investors, and enhance Europe’s ability to develop the necessary military capabilities. The move signals a significant push from Brussels to...

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18 Jun
Chapter News

Council of the EU | Carbon border adjustment mechanism (CBAM): Council and Parliament strike a deal on its simplification

The Council presidency and European Parliament’s negotiators reached a provisional agreement today on one of the proposals of the so-called ‘Omnibus I’ legislative package: a regulation, which simplifies and strengthens the EU’s carbon border adjustment mechanism (CBAM). The proposal seeks to provide simplification and cost-efficient compliance improvements to the CBAM regulation, without compromising its climate goals, as about 99% of embedded emissions in the imported CBAM goods would remain covered. The overall aim is to reduce the regulatory and administrative burden, as well as compliance...

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18 Jun
Chapter News

ECB | Europe at a crossroads: it is high time to complete the Single Market

Keynote speech by Frank Elderson, Member of the Executive Board of the ECB and Vice-Chair of the Supervisory Board of the ECB, at the SRB Legal Conference 2025 Thank you for your kind invitation. It is a pleasure to join you this morning to discuss the key obstacles to completing the single European market from the ECB’s perspective. 40 years ago Jacques Delors presented a now-famous "White Paper", outlining a bold and comprehensive vision for completing the single European market. This historic...

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17 Jun
Member News

IPTI | Property Tax in the News – June 2025

IPTI’s usual monthly newsletter - the “President’s Message” - contains, inter alia, some summarised news articles from around the world. This IPTI publication - “Property Tax in the News” - contains some of the more interesting news articles concerning property taxes in North America and Europe which is where many of our members have a particular interest. Links to these and more, similarly summarised, articles - from North America, Europe and around the globe - can be found in...

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17 Jun
Uncategorized

ECB | US financial conditions and their link to economic activity: the role of equity valuations

Prepared by Cajsa Klass and Ana-Simona Manu Financial conditions matter for economic activity and inflation. Financial conditions indices (FCIs) provide a consolidated measure of how easily and cheaply households, firms and governments can access financing, which in turn influences spending and investment decisions across the economy. Various FCIs have been proposed by practitioners and scholars. These differ in specification and scope, but typically include key financial variables such as interest rates, equity prices, corporate bond spreads and exchange rates. Central banks, for...

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17 Jun
Chapter News

European Commission | Simplification proposal to speed up defence investments in the EU

Today, the European Commission proposes measures to speed up defence investments and production to make the EU more responsive to today's security challenges, as outlined in the Commission's White Paper for European Defence-Readiness 2030. The measures, laid down in a Defence Readiness Omnibus, aim to help Member States and industry scale up defence capabilities and infrastructure to reach the levels of readiness required to prepare for and thereby deter a high intensity conflict. The measures reduce red tape, facilitate investments in defence...

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17 Jun
Chapter News

World Bank | FDI Flows to Developing Economies Drop to Lowest Level Since 2005

High Trade and Investment Barriers Pose Threat to Mobilizing Financing for Development WASHINGTON, June 16, 2025—Flows of foreign direct investment (FDI) into developing economies—a key propellant of economic growth and higher living standards—have dwindled to the lowest level since 2005 amid rising trade and investment barriers, new research from the World Bank shows. These barriers pose a significant threat to global efforts to mobilize financing for development. In 2023, the latest year for which data are available, developing economies received just...

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