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Check out this Podcast “Future Europe” from the EIB

The Future Europe podcast showcases the continent’s innovative future through one project in each of the 28 EU countries. Each project tells you something about how your life as a European will look in the future. From vaccines to electric cars, environmental clean-up to online learning and laser technology, Future Europe is a road map for life in the future that you can listen to right now. Each feature is about 7 minutes long and presents the voices of the...

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ESMA supervision to focus on data, Brexit and cybersecurity in 2019

Press Release February 19, 2019 The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has published today its 2019 Supervision Work Programme, which details the main areas of focus for the upcoming year for ESMA’s supervision of Trade Repositories (TRs), Credit Rating Agencies (CRAs), and the monitoring of third-country market infrastructures such as third-country central clearing counterparties (TC-CCPs) and third-country Central Securities Depositories (TC-CSDs). ESMA currently directly supervises eight TRs and 27 CRAs. It also carries responsibility forfour certified CRAs and 32...

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Celebrating IIE’s Centennial and 100 Years of International Education

A centennial letter from Allan Goodman, IIE President and CEO Dear IIENetwork Community, This February we are proud to celebrate IIE’s Centennial and 100 years of international education. IIE’s founders shared a common vision that the global exchange of scholars and students could createbetter understanding across cultures and nations. Today, we are honored to be joined in promoting global learning and international education by the more than 7,000 professionals at 1,300 higher education institutions and other nonprofit, corporate, and government organizations...

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OECD Public Consultation on Addressing the Tax Challenges of the Digitalisation of the Economy

On 13 February 2019, the OECD outlined three policy options addressing tax challenges posed by the increasing digitalisation of the economy. The OECD also asked for feedback on two measures aimed at tackling remaining BEPS issues, which would effectively amount to a minimum taxation of cross-border profits. The OECD’s earlier policy note published on 29 January 2019 already hinted at this ‘two-pillar’ approach set out in the consultation paper (see our update here). Most policy measures presented in this paper...

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The Weekly Vulcan View For February 11th – 15th 2019 Featuring Analysis Of The Latest EU Developments

VULCAN VIEW- KEY EVENTS THIS WEEK: May asks for more time The speculation around Theresa May’s Brexit strategy grew this week when her chief negotiator Olly Robinson was allegedly overheard in a bar in Brussels spilling the beans about her likely intentions. Downing Street tried to downplay the conversation by not commenting on “alleged remarks from a private conversation.” During his reported discussion Robinson said the prime minister will delay a vote until March, forcing MPs to either vote for her deal...

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“NO DEAL”, And Farming…Where Are The Creative Solutions?

By John Bruton, former Irish Prime Minister (Taoiseach) and First EU Ambassador to the United States The beef sector will be worst hit, with a 350kg Irish beef carcass, worth 1295 euros, facing a 780 euro tariff on the UK market, if the UK applies WTO terms. If, instead, the UK adopts a zero tariff approach, Irish beef would face unlimited Brazilian competition. The emergency support measures, that the EU might introduce to deal with a No Deal crisis, would buy time...

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Innovative retooling in Europe: several reasons to be worried about the future

By Debora Revoltella, Head of the EIB Economics Department An EU technology transformation is needed to boost the economy through innovative finance, better regulation and a stronger single market Over the last year, concerns re-emerged about the long-term economic outlook in Europe. Investment has been clearly recovering in Europe, thanks to improved access to finance and to monetary policy that has kept interest rates low, but our latest Investment Survey shows that many companies have concerns about the future regarding regulatory issues,...

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Brexit News, Member News, Trade & TTIP Related

Switzerland and the UK sign trade agreement

The continuation of economic and trade relations between Switzerland and the United Kingdom after the UK’s withdrawal from the European Union (Brexit) is assured. Federal Councillor Guy Parmelin and the British Secretary of State for International Trade, Liam Fox, signed a bilateral trade agreement in Bern on 11 February. The trade agreement signed today by Switzerland and the UK ensures the continuation of the economic and commercial rights and obligations arising from the agreements between Switzerland and the European Union...

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BREAKING: European Data Protection Board: No-deal Brexit requires data protection action

By  Brahim Benichou,  Annemarie Bloemen - Patberg, Terrence Dom, Jacqueline van Essen,  Anne Sophie Morvan, Carmen Schellekens, Vincent Wellens  The European Data Protection Board ("EDPB", a cooperation between the EU's data protection authorities and the European Data Protection Supervisor) has published an information note on data transfers under the General Data Protection Regulation ("GDPR") in the event of a no-deal Brexit. The Dutch Data Protection Authority (Autoriteit Persoonsgegevens) has published a Dutch translation and summary on its website. For Luxembourg, this EDPB information may be read in conjunction...

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HSBC International Business Guides: Central and Eastern Europe

By Richard J Keery & Michal Mrozek | HSBC Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) is today very much open for business. The transitioning economies of Poland, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary and Romania in particular have attractive long-term growth prospects which make this region an ideal international base. CEE can also count on political stability, improving infrastructure and a highly-skilled workforce. Combined with its freemarket economic principles, and wide geographical spread, this is a prime location for international investment. HSBC has a distinct presence in...

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