Tag: European Commission

• Thursday, November 14th 2013 - 21:39 UTC

  EU approves 2014 budget 7% lower; 62bn Euros to stimulate growth and jobs

  

  The European Union has clinched a deal on a sharply trimmed 2014 budget after a marathon 16-hour session ending a long dispute over how best to spend taxpayers' money. After decades of growth, next year's EU budget is set to be around 7% lower than this year's at 135.5 billion Euros in contributions by member states.

• Saturday, November 9th 2013 - 03:14 UTC

  Peru is the original home of Pisco, says EU; grief in Chile

  

  Peru has scored a significant victory in the age-old battle with Chile over the origin of the two countries’ most popular liquor, with the European Commission recognizing the former as the original home of pisco

• Thursday, November 7th 2013 - 07:44 UTC

  EU recession close to inflection point but unemployment remains at 'unacceptable levels'

  

  The Euro zone economy's gross domestic product will grow 1.1% in 2014 and 1.7% in 2015, with imbalances diminishing as unemployment remains at unacceptable levels, the European Commission said in a report released earlier this week.

• Thursday, November 7th 2013 - 07:11 UTC

  People of Gibraltar will not be duped by Madrid's latest distortion of 'UK/Spain secret negotiations'

  

  Spain is clutching at straws in trying to pretend that the annual United Nations Fourth Committee consensus decision is somehow something new or that will restart the Brussels Process, the Gibraltar Government said on Wednesday.

• Wednesday, November 6th 2013 - 01:45 UTC

  Gibraltar files complaint to EC because of Spain's 'disproportionate checks' to pedestrians at the border

  

  The Gibraltar Government has sent a complaint to the European Commission about the “disproportionate checks” being conducted by the Spanish authorities on pedestrians entering Spain. It follows the recent build-up of pedestrian queues over the past fortnight, reports the Gibraltar Chronicle.

• Monday, November 4th 2013 - 23:46 UTC

  Gibraltar clears EC test on tax and money laundering matters cooperation

  

  The European Commission has received no ‘well-founded’ complaints alleging Gibraltar’s failure to cooperate on tax, financial and money-laundering matters, according to Michel Barnier, the Commissioner for Internal Market and Services. In response to questions in the European Parliament, Mr Barnier also confirmed that Gibraltar was fully up to date with the transposition of EU legislation in all three fields, according to a report from the Chronicle.

• Tuesday, October 22nd 2013 - 22:59 UTC

  EU imposes punitive duties on biodiesel from Argentina alleging dumping

  

  European Union member states agreed to impose punitive duties on imports of biodiesel from Argentina and Indonesia, which are accused of selling it into the bloc at unfairly low prices, according to diplomats. Argentina has anticipated it will take the case to the World Trade Organization.

• Monday, October 21st 2013 - 07:47 UTC

  Barroso optimistic about coming 'events' in EU/Mercosur trade negotiations

  

  The president of the European Commission, Jose Manuel Barroso anticipated that 'soon' there will be 'events' referred to the EU/Mercosur cooperation and trade agreement and underlined that Brazil is most interested in making possible such an accord.

• Saturday, October 19th 2013 - 15:58 UTC

  Argentine bio-diesel exports to EU threatened by new duties: EC votes on Tuesday

  

  Argentina's bio-diesel industry warned it faces collapse if Europe makes good on a threat to impose stiff duties on their product next month. The European Commission earlier this month moved to raise duties on Argentine and Indonesian bio-fuels in response to alleged dumping.

• Friday, September 27th 2013 - 22:12 UTC

  EC concludes fact-finding mission in Gibraltar/Spain border; tax fraud was not in agenda

  

  European Commission said that it had received no “official, specific” complaint alleging tax fraud in Gibraltar, despite Spain’s repeated accusations against the Rock. Commission spokesman Olivier Bailly made the clear statement as he reminded reporters that allegations of tax evasion had not formed part of Wednesday’s fact-finding mission to the border.