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Corporate tax avoidance: Council agrees its position on hybrid mismatches

On 21 February 2017, the Council agreed its position on rules aimed at closing down 'hybrid mismatches' with the tax systems of third countries. The draft directive is the latest of a number of measures designed to prevent tax avoidance by large companies. It seeks to prevent them from exploiting disparities between two or more tax jurisdictions to reduce their overall tax liability. Such arrangements can result in a substantial erosion of the taxable bases of corporate taxpayers in the EU. The directive will contribute to...

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Council sets its priorities for the 2018 EU budget

Introduction The Council considers that the budget for 2018 should provide adequate resources to continue supporting the traditional and evolving priorities within the Union, namely the recovery of the European economy, to address humanitarian and security challenges both within and outside the EU borders and to honour commitments already made under the current and previous programming periods. The Council recalls the principle of solidarity and underlines that a transparent and an effective use of the EU budget will contribute to the...

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BOS Container USA – NEW: US inventory

BOS Container USA is happy to announce its new US inventory. BOS Quick Build Containers are manufactured in Germany. BOS Container USA, LLC (BOS USA) represents the factory in the USA, Canada and abroad. BOS USA is looking to develop long term B2B partners. Some of the industries we Service are Construction, Special Events, Fire and Flood Remediation, Self-Storage, Portable Storage, etc. New inventory: Until now, a typical client has ordered a full sea container shipment of BOS Containers (e.g. 28 units...

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DS-Concept Partners with Blue Lab Amsterdam and Promotes Sustainability in the Denim Industry

DS-Concept has partnered with Blue Lab in Amsterdam. Blue Lab is part of Denim City, the umbrella organization consisting of five pillars including Workshop, Denim Institute, Blue Lab, Embassy and Jean School. Blue Lab is a unique and independent denim washing-design laboratory, providing trend analysis, R&D, sustainability, washing design and laboratory training services to brands, students, academics and industry experts. Part of the Denim City mission statement is “towards a brighter blue”, which is aiming at developing more sustainable production...

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Data Collection and Data Security: An increasingly important concern for M&A Transactions

The most recent market trends indicate a significant increase of the role of privacy matters within M&A transactions, with a particular focus on potential data security issues. In this scenario, the parties involved in M&A transactions have opposing interests, both aimed at managing their respective transactional risks and related consequences. The seller, on the one side, is expected to give representations and warranties in respect of the target business and, therefore, is required to take into appropriate consideration the increasingly...

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Parliament sets out its vision for the future of Europe

If the EU is to boost its capacity to act, restore citizens’ trust and make the euro zone economy more resilient to outside shocks, it needs to make full use of the Lisbon Treaty. But to go further, it needs to reform itself more fundamentally. This was the key message of three resolutions exploring the future development of the European Union approved by Parliament on Thursday. The first resolution, drafted by Mercedes Bresso (S&D, IT) and Elmar Brok (EPP, DE)...

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Wednesday’s Activity: Equities Keep Rolling; CMBX Volatility Tapers

US stocks continued their recent run as the rally extended to a fifth day. Equities were helped by President Trump's reiteration that a "massive" tax cut was in the works. The Dow moved up another 107 points (0.52%), while the S&P 500 added 0.50% and the Nasdaq jumped 0.64%. All three major indexes hit all-time highs for the fifth straight session, which hadn't happened since 1992. Retail sales data beat expectations yesterday, while CPI rose by the largest amount in...

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U.S. Customs and Border Protection Reviewing Liquidated Damages Cases Issued for Late and Non-Payment of Duty

During discussions with U.S. Customs and Border Protection, officials noted that recent liquidated damages cases assessed for late or non-payment of duty may have been issued in error. According to CBP, a technical error arose in the agency’s internal computer system during the recent migration to the Automated Commercial Environment. This error caused CBP’s internal software to reflect inaccurate release dates that in some cases generated erroneous dates of entry and affected the duty payment deadline. Liquidated damages cases were...

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Healthy Vision and Global Mandates for Safer Roads

This year promises to be great at the Vision Impact Institute (VII), and I am humbled and honored to now be leading such an amazing organization. The past two years have brought tremendous growth to the VII and to the conversation around refractive error. Global discussion has significantly increased around  vision health, specifically as it relates to academic performance, drivers’ safety and regulations, workplace productivity and even the independence of our world’s elderly.  Together we are making a difference! Last...

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Alexander Van der Bellen: “The European idea is worth the effort”

Austrian President Alexander Van der Bellen held a passionate speech in favour of the EU at the European Parliament and said the challenges facing Europe could only be tackled together. Van der Bellen was addressing MEPs in Strasbourg on 14 February as part of his first official foreign trip. During the speech he said: “The European idea is great. It is unique. It is worth all the effort." Parliament President Antonio Tajani welcomed the Austrian president and said: "Twenty years...

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