20 Feb
Chapter News

EU solidarity at work: Commission offers financial aid to France, Greece, Spain and Portugal following natural disasters

Today the Commission proposes to give €104 million from the Solidarity Fund to four EU Member States that were hit by natural disasters in 2017. This is a concrete delivery on the Juncker Commission's promise to offer more than condolences when an EU country is struck by a disaster. EU Solidarity Fund money can be used to support reconstruction efforts and cover some of the costs of emergency services, temporary accommodation, clean-up operations and protection of cultural heritage, in order...

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16 Feb
Member News, News

Stout Expands Its Investment Banking Group

Stout - Stout is pleased to announce that Stephanie Davies and Blake Otté have joined as Co-Heads of Sponsor Coverage in the Investment Banking group. Stephanie and Blake will provide a dedicated focus to the firm’s robust network of premier middle market private equity clients. They will bring the full strength of Stout’s industry expertise to bear on behalf of these valued partners as they actively market deal flow and identify key portfolio transaction opportunities. “Stout has cultivated a number of...

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16 Feb
Member News, News

Osborne Clarke: Considering an Overseas Acquisition?

Osborne Clarke -  Expanding overseas can take multiple forms, but an increasingly popular approach is to acquire an existing business and “fast-track” market entry.  Clearly there are many issues to consider which add complications to a deal that would otherwise not form part of a purely domestic transaction.  We’ve picked up on a few of the most obvious stumbling blocks below – but of course these are just the tip of the iceberg! What are you acquiring? One approach to international expansion...

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16 Feb
Brexit News, Member News, News

Vulcan Consulting: Key Events This Week

Vulcan Consulting -  KEY EVENTS THIS WEEK: Johnson speech fails to provide clarity as Irish question arises again   Britain’s post-Brexit relationship with the EU is set to be spelled out over the next few weeks as a series of speeches are to be delivered by the UK Government.  The six speeches – two to be given by Prime Minister Theresa May, along with ones from David Davis, Liam Fox and David Lidington – kicked off yesterday with the...

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15 Feb
Chapter News

The Future of Europe and the Eurozone: Speech by Dr Andreas Dombret, Member of the Executive Board of the Deutsche Bundesbank:

Speech by Dr Andreas Dombret, Member of the Executive Board of the Deutsche Bundesbank: Dear Jörg Rocholl Ladies and gentlemen Thank you for inviting me to speak at the ESMT Open Lecture. During my last visit to this university, I had the gratifying opportunity to moderate a speech delivered by Christine Lagarde. My talk today will be about the future of Europe, and of the euro area in particular. Currently, the euro area is witnessing a fully-fledged economic upswing. At year-end 2017, GDP had climbed by 2.4% overall. And...

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14 Feb
Chapter News

EU long-term budget after 2020: European Commission sets out options – and their consequences

Ahead of the Informal Leaders' meeting on 23 February 2018, the European Commission is today setting out various options – and their financial consequences – for a new and modern, long-term EU budget that delivers efficiently on its priorities after 2020. European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker said: "Budgets are not bookkeeping exercises – they are about priorities and ambition. They translate our future into figures. So let's first discuss about the Europe we want. Then, Member States must back their ambition up with the...

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12 Feb
Brexit News, Chapter News

Commission report: Employment and social situation in the EU continues to improve

Backed by a robust economic growth, employment in the EU continued to rise more strongly than expected in the third quarter of 2017, while unemployment figures declined further according to the latest Quarterly Review on Employment and Social Developments in Europe. Marianne Thyssen, Commissioner for Employment, Social Affairs, Skills and Labour Mobility, commented: "Growth is back in Europe. Employment in the EU reached the highest level ever recorded with more than 236 million people in jobs. And unemployment is steadily declining. We should...

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09 Feb
Brexit News, Member News, News

Vulcan Consulting: Key Events This Week

Vulcan Consulting -   The Weekly Vulcan View BREXIT   London plans for ‘immediate’ break with EU post-Brexit   The divisions and internal party wrangling that has engulfed the British Conservative party over the past few months reached boiling point this week as staunch-Brexiters and remainers  vocally lobbied for their cause amid a heated war of words. The tipping point came as Prime Minister Theresa May met with her Cabinet sub-committee on Brexit this week to thrash out what kind of future...

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08 Feb
Member News, News

Houthoff News Update Netherlands and EU

  Houthoff - Houthoff targets major expansion of its Tax Team Houthoff's tax advisory practice is currently undergoing a major expansion. Houthoff welcomed Paulus Merks to the firm on 1 January, as a new partner in the Tax Team. This follows the recent addition of Peter Josten to the practice group. Overall, the Tax Team is expected to have 30 advisers by the end of the year, doubling its current size. Additional Protection of Trade Secrets to become effective in the EU...

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08 Feb
Chapter News, Trade & TTIP Related

Video: Trade Around the World – Ambassador O’Sullivan of the European Union Delegation

While the United States renegotiates NAFTA and focuses on trade law enforcement, what is the rest of the world doing on trade? WITA's second annual look at what is happening around the world of trade outside the United States. From One Belt and One Road to Brexit, the Pacific Alliance and TPP-11, the world is moving on international trade policy. The WTO currently lists 39 new bilateral and regional trade agreements under negotiation, with the U.S. party to one of...

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