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Empire Global Ventures is helping a Finnish company that makes plastic-free and recyclable food service products to grow their business in the U.S. market

Kotkamills is a Finnish company that makes plastic-free and recyclable food service products. They create products through renewable resources that prioritizes both the environment and consumers.   Why We're Celebrating:  They won the Starbucks and McDonalds-organized 2019 Next Gen Cup Challenge, an award given to the to-go cup that best addresses the concerns of food packaging waste. They were also the recipients of a 2019 Worldstar Packaging Award.    What makes Kotkamills so exciting? The Kotkamills cup is plastic free, biodegradable, and easily recyclable.  The cups and to-go containers that...

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Brexit Update: U.K. Prime Minister’s Decision to Prorogue Parliament Unlawful

By Huw Beverley-Smith, Robert K. Campbell, Scarlett Diamond, James Ellis-Rees, Hans-Christian Mehrens | Faegre Baker Daniels Background The exit of the United Kingdom from the European Union is heading towards another periodic climax with the exit date currently set for 31 October 2019. The U.K. Supreme Court today held that the Prime Minister’s decision to shut down, or in legal terms “prorogue,” Parliament during the critical stages of negotiations with the EU was unlawful. This alert provides a brief summary of an...

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U.K. Announces Statement of Changes to Immigration Rules to Take Effect From 1 October 2019

By Claire D. Nilson & Christopher Jefferies | Faegre Baker Daniels The U.K. Government issued a Statement of Changes to the Immigration Rules on 9 September 2019, followed by an Explanatory Note Shortly thereafter. The changes will take effect over a staggered period of time from 1 October 2019 onward, with the main changes relevant to workers summarised below. EU Settlement Scheme (EUSS) Discretionary grounds have been added for refusing an application under the EUSS where the applicant has previously been...

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Vulcan Insight | Analysis of the latest EU Developments 13-20 September 2019

Key Events This Week The week that went from bad to worse for Boris They say a week is a long time in politics. Well this week must have felt like a lifetime for UK PM Boris Johnson. On Monday Johnson travelled to Luxembourg to meet with European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker. EU officials present at the meeting describe a “penny dropping moment” when Johnson realised that his plans for common “sanitary and phytosanitary” (SPS) rules on the island of Ireland...

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Member News

Update on Property Tax Issues: September 2019

The EACC, in partnership with the International Property Tax Institute (IPTI), wants to keep its members up to date with the latest developments in property taxes in the USA and Europe. IPTI has put together a selection of brief reports from articles contained in IPTI Xtracts which can be found on its website (www.ipti.org).   USA Arkansas: Walmart appeals property-tax decision The property-tax fight between Walmart and Pulaski County is headed to circuit court. The Bentonville-based retailer on Tuesday filed an appeal of...

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Joint Press Statement from Commissioner Věra Jourová and Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross on the Third Annual EU-U.S. Privacy Shield Review

A joint statement following the third annual EU-US Privacy Shield review stressed the need for strong and credible enforcement of privacy rules to protect citizens and ensure trust in the digital economy. Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross and EU Commissioner for Justice, Consumers, and Gender Equality Věra Jourová made the following statement regarding the third annual joint review of the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield Framework: “Senior officials from the United States Government, the European Commission, and EU data protection...

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Eurojust helps unravel massive trans-European pay-TV fraud

A multi-country action day coordinated by Eurojust in The Hague led to the dismantling of an international criminal network committing massive fraud with pay-TV, which shows organised crime expanding its illegal activities to large-scale violations of audiovisual copyright. The actions taken in this unique case in the European Union are the result of complex investigations conducted by prosecutors from Naples and Rome, with the support of judicial and police authorities from Bulgaria, Germany, Greece, France, and the Netherlands, as...

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Take A Stand—It Is Good for Business

By Joanna Massey, President & CEO, JDMA Inc. Gen Z and millennials have come to expect their favorite corporations to take daring social stands—and any potential divisiveness of the stand itself is usually trumped by a company’s willingness to be completely open about it. Chick-fil-A and Nike are two brands whose stances have stoked controversy, albeit on opposite ends of the political spectrum—and yet both are clear favorites for Gen Z. In Piper Jaffray’s recent bi-annual survey of teen brand popularity, Nike...

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SUNY New Paltz Students Seeking Fall Internship Opportunities

EACCNY Member SUNY New Paltz  is seeking full time placements from October 21 to December 18(students need a minimum of 32 hrs. /week, 40 is preferred).  They are able to work for academic credit and/or compensation with their J1 Intern visa. Timeline: The students are ready for interviews starting in September, and can be in your NYC office with a days notice. Majors: New Paltz has a diverse group of young professionals whose internship interests include: advertising, branding,  communications, event planning, fashion, HR, management, marketing, media,...

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Jodi Pulice of JRT Realty Group Named REBNY’s Bernard H. Mendik Lifetime Leadership in Real Estate Award Winner

JRT Realty is pleased to announce that its Founder & CEO Jodi Pulice has been selected as the recipient of REBNY’s Bernard H. Mendik Lifetime Leadership in Real Estate Award. Left to Right: Kevin Wang, Jodi Pulice, Bill Rudin, David Greenbaum Photo by Jill Lotenberg The prestigious award is presented to REBNY members who “have displayed exceptional service to the real estate industry and professional accomplishments over the course of their distinguished careers.” The award is named for the late Bernard...

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