Germany is one of the most rule-bound countries in the world. The bureaucracy and the language can be quite daunting to a newcomer. Just ask some of the recently arrived refugees from Syria. This article originally appeared on GlobalTradeMag.com. German media reported that refugees were surprised by the long waits in line and approvals needed to get housing, health care and a bank account. One was quoted saying he didn’t know what he was signing because the application for a subsidized...

VULCAN VIEW KEY EVENTS OF THE WEEK 17th - 21st OF SEPTEMBER EU COUNCIL SUMMIT Austrian Presidency of the European Council hosts Salzburg summitThis week the 28 EU leaders met for an informal summit in Salzburg Austria, the birthplace of Mozart, and the first major gathering to take place under the Austrian Presidency of the European Council. The summit addressed the contentious issue of migration, with Austrian Chancellor, Sebastian Kutz, reporting on the progress of conclusions relating to migration adopted by leaders at...

By Nicole van Bunge | Uri Pop Amsterdam has been selected as headquarter for the European Medicines Agency (EMA), following a close win over Milan. Currently based in London, the EMA is relocating due to Brexit. The win of the bid for the EMA headquarter is a tremendous conquest for the Netherlands and its economy given that the agency employs 900 staff and hosts around 30,000 overseas visitors each year. As the EMA is responsible for the scientific supervision, evaluation and safety monitoring...

On 18 September it was budget day (Prinsjesdag) in the Netherlands on which the Dutch government released several bills of law containing tax law proposals. In this Tax Alert we will provide you with a summary of the main proposals relevant for international businesses. 1. Implementation of ATAD 1: introduction of earnings stripping rule and CFC-regimeOn 12 July 2016 the Anti-tax Avoidance Directive ('ATAD 1' or the 'Directive') was adopted by the European Council, obliging member states to adopt it ultimately...

ACG Resources is proud and pleased to announce that Forbes has recognized ACG Resources as one of the Best Executive Recruiting Firms of 2018 in the United States. Based on aggregate data registered by our active and passive clients, ACG Resources has been rated 9.5/10 (Net Promoter Score), regarding effective strategy, communication, and search efforts. As a boutique family-operated firm, we a proud of our unmatched, almost zero-turnover rate of our internal staff as well as our proven, dedicated recruitment...

By  JOHN BRUTON I was in Coventry Cathedral recently to speak at “Rising”, the annual Global Peace Forum. The gathering brought together politicians, academics, lawyers and local people who are interested in how lessons, learned in a peace process in one part of the world, might assist in another one elsewhere. Coventry Cathedral is an inspiring setting for talking about war, and its dire consequences. The original cathedral was heavily bombed in 1940 during World War Two, but, instead of restoring it,...

Pepper Hamilton announced that seven lawyers have been named by New York-Metro Super Lawyers magazine as top attorneys in the state for 2018. Each year, no more than 5 percent of the lawyers in New York are named to Super Lawyers and no more than 2.5 percent are named to the Rising Stars list. The following lawyers have been named to the New York-Metro Super Lawyers list: H. Peter Haveles, Jr. James D. Rosener Ira M. Schulman Howard J. Shire Jim Rosener is Member of the EACCNY Board of Directors and President...