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State of the Union 2018: The Hour of European Sovereignty

President Juncker stresses the need for Europe to become more sovereign so as to be able to play a role in shaping global affairs European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker on September 12 delivered his 2018 State of the Union Address, before the Members of the European Parliament in Strasbourg, presenting his priorities for the year ahead and outlining his vision for how the European Union can continue to build a 'More United, Stronger and More Democratic Union', which was the...

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The weekly Vulcan View for the 10th to the 14th of September featuring analysis of the latest EU developments

VULCAN VIEW- KEY EVENTS THIS WEEK: BREXIT Glimmer of hope for possible Brexit solution The embattled British Prime Minister Theresa May was thrown a possible lifeline on Wednesday when the President of the European Commission Jean Claude Juncker broadly welcomed her Chequers’ proposals as a ‘starting point’ to establish a UK-EU ‘free trade area. Despite many aspects of the future relationship still yet unresolved, the Prime Minister’s aides are now eyeing up a possible Brussels summit in mid-November for the signing of a...

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Monetary Policy Decisions Announced out of the ECB

13 September 2018 At today’s meeting the Governing Council of the European Central Bank (ECB) decided that the interest rate on the main refinancing operations and the interest rates on the marginal lending facility and the deposit facility will remain unchanged at 0.00%, 0.25% and -0.40% respectively. The Governing Council expects the key ECB interest rates to remain at their present levels at least through the summer of 2019, and in any case for as long as necessary to ensure...

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100 days of GDPR

By Steve Wilson | Partner & Emma Ladley | Senior Associate   Welcome back from summer and Shanah Tovah to those who celebrated earlier this week.  Summer is often quieter on the new regulation front (although the soap opera of issues relating to Brexit continues to develop – see the latest here). Of course, regular readers will not be surprised that GDPR has not gone away – to quote our UK privacy colleague, Mark Taylor: "GDPR is for Life and not just for May 25th"! However, we are now...

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Erika Mandarino, an Agent for International  Illustration Artists, Presents her Latest Work: 50 Portraits at Politico Magazine

Erika Mandarino, an agent for international  Illustration artists and member of the EACCNY is proud to present the latest work:   "My amazing artist Cristiano Siqueira / Sao Paulo ( Brazil ) created all 50 portraits in 3 weeks for their current issue Politico Magazine / Washington. The magazine  did a great job writing a biography of each person shown, available HERE.     We are available for corporate portrait to anyone, feel free to contact me HERE- it will be a pleasure to...

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Treatment of Commercial Debt by the German Courts

UNDERSTANDING THE GERMAN COURT SYSTEM AND HOW TO AVOID IT WHENEVER POSSIBLE!! The construction of the German court system is simple. ​ ​There is the Regional court (Amtsgericht) and the Higher Regional Court (Landgericht), depending on the value of the claim. In addition, there is a Court of Appeal and for very rare case the Supreme Court (Bundesgerichtshof). When we are talking about debt collection, it is practically impossible to end up in the Supreme Court, because this court is...

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EIB issues first Sustainability Awareness Bond

EUR 500 m bonds demonstrates commitment to UN Sustainable Development Goals New bonds expand benefits of impact reporting and transparency beyond climate High-impact water projects to benefit from first sustainable bonds The European Investment Bank today issued its first Sustainability Awareness Bond. The EUR 500 million transaction represents the first EIB funding intended to directly support sustainable finance and builds on the EIB’s pioneering role unlocking investment through green bonds. “The launch of the EIB’s new Sustainability Awareness Bonds today...

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Financial reporting differences in Europe

By Emine Constantin | EMEA Head of Accounting and Tax In most European countries, public entities are subject to IFRS and must prepare their accounts accordingly. While local GAAP is aligned to IFRS, it is here and in taxation that key differences emerge. The European Union’s alignment to the International Financial Reporting Standard (IFRS) for accounting purposes makes financial reporting in Europe quite streamlined for companies. Private entities need to follow the local GAAP (Generally Accepted Accounting Principles), but in most European countries it...

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Four AlixPartners professionals to be honored with Turnaround Management Association’s “Turnaround of the Year” awards

By Tim Yost, Marketing Director - Public Relations, AMER | Detroit Recognitions stem from AlixPartners’ work at Caesars Entertainment Operating Company, BCBG Max Azria, and Eastern Outfitters AlixPartners, the global consulting firm, today announced that four of its consultants have been selected as winners by the Turnaround Management Association (TMA) for its prestigious “Turnaround and Transaction of the Year” awards, to be presented in late September at the TMA’s annual meeting, known as The Annual. The AlixPartners consultants are: Randall Eisenberg, a Managing Director in...

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Bill Rhodes: Beware of Emerging Markets

by Bill Rhodes, President and CEO of William R. Rhodes Global Advisors, LLC and author of Banker to the World: Lessons from the Front Lines of Global Finance Don’t be fooled. The high levels of volatility in emerging markets and sharp, sporadic pressures on a range of currencies, including those of Argentina, Mexico and Turkey, which holds elections on Sunday, are the opening salvos in a new period of mounting risks and uncertainties. The tensions and challenges in developing economies that will...

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