Member News

Fifth Amendment Prohibits Use of Compelled Foreign Testimony in U.S. Criminal Trials

CLIENT ALERT 7/25/2017 The Second Circuit held in United States v. Allen, an appeal arising from the first U.S. prosecution in connection with the LIBOR manipulation scandal, that it violates a defendant’s Fifth Amendment privilege against self-incrimination to present an investigating grand or a trial jury with testimony that the defendant was compelled to give to foreign officials, regardless of whether the compelled testimony was presented directly or through another witness. On July 19, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second...

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State of play of Article 50 negotiations with the United Kingdom

The United Kingdom triggered Article 50 on 29 March 2017. What has happened since then on the EU side? On 29 March 2017, the United Kingdom notified the European Council of its intention to leave the European Union, in accordance with Article 50 of the Treaty on European Union. On 29 April 2017, the European Council at EU27 adopted a set of political guidelines, which define the framework for the negotiations and set out the EU's overall positions and principles. On 3...

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Chapter News

The Future of the EU: optimism is on the rise

Optimism about the future of the European Union and about the economic situation is on the rise, says the latest Eurobarometer survey, which polls citizens’ views in the EU. The image of the EU and trust in institutions are also recovering. Key trends of Spring 2017 Standard Eurobarometer have just been published. And they are good news as far as the vision of the future of the EU, the economic situation in the member states, trust in the EU and...

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Brexit News, Member News

Vulcan View: Key events this week

BREXIT New round of negotiations brings division over Brexit bill Last Monday marked the beginning of a new round of EU-UK Brexit negotiations and unsurprisingly, an impasse was hit on Tuesday over the size of Britain’s Brexit bill.  While both sides have admitted that the mood has improved substantially after London last week admitted that it does have obligations to the EU, the UK has been reluctant so far to suggest a figure. Estimates from Brussels range up to the €100bn mark...

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Member News

Update on Property Tax Issues: IPTI July 2017

News from Europe The EACC, in partnership with the International Property Tax Institute (IPTI), wants to keep members up to date with the latest developments in property taxes both 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). As far as Europe is concerned, this month’s report for the EACC includes articles on France, Ireland, Spain and the United Kingdom. There is a...

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Attrecto Makes Deloitte Fast 500 and Fast 50 Lists for the EMEA Region

Attrecto Next Tech Digital Solutions has been featured on the list of fastest growing companies in Europe, ranking in the upper third segment on both the Deloitte Fast 500 and Fast 50 lists.  The Technology Fast 500 and Fast 50 programs are leading technology award programs in the EMEA (Europe, Middle East, Africa) and CE (Central European) regions, respectively.  Combining technological innovation, entrepreneurship and rapid growth, Technology Fast listed companies - large, small, public, and private - span a variety of industry...

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Chapter News

EU consumers show growing demand for cross-border online shopping, new survey reveals

The 2017 edition of the Consumer Conditions Scoreboard shows that more and more EU consumers are shopping online and that their trust in e-commerce has increased, in particular in buying online from other EU countries. For retailers, however, the Scoreboard shows that many are still reluctant to expand their online activities and continue to have concerns about selling online to consumers in other EU countries. Such concerns are mainly linked to a higher risk of fraud and non-payment in cross-border...

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Brexit News, Chapter News

Border Communities Against Brexit is one of the winners of the European Citizen’s Prize 2017

The national award ceremony took place in the Garage Theatre, Monaghan Town on Friday 14th July. Since 2008, this prestigious award has recognised projects and initiatives that facilitate cross-border cooperation or promote mutual understanding and EU values.  Border Communities Against Brexit was nominated for the prize by Matt Carthy MEP, Liadh Ní Riada MEP, Lynn Boylan MEP, Marian Harkin MEP and Nessa Childers MEP. Martina Anderson MEP said "Border communities against Brexit stretches along the partitioned border of Ireland and represent a range of sectors including representatives from vulnerable adults, to SMEs, Hoteliers,...

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Member News

Welcome to the 2017 edition of Vistra 2020

Since our last report, The New Normal, the world has undergone major geopolitical, geostrategic and economic shifts. The combined impact of these changes, as well as an eroding sense of confidence in ‘expert’ political or financial prognostication, all have swept away the idea of ‘normal’, and especially of a reliable status quo. If anything, the only thing predictable about world events these days is the unpredictability of their outcomes. The effects of this uncertainty are playing out in the Trust,...

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Chapter News

Central Banking in Times of Technological Progress

Speech by Yves Mersch, Member of the Executive Board of the ECB, at the Bank Negara Malaysia Monetary Policy Conference, Kuala Lumpur, 24 July 2017 There have been many significant advances in technology over the three and a half centuries that central banks have existed: railways, electrification, computerisation, and the internet to name but a few. Each of these great waves of technological revolution has transformed how economies function. While not all have had such a marked impact on central...

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