Economy
Russia and China find EU inroad via Cyprus
Tuesday 30 October 2018 |
Andreas Vou | VoxEurop
As talks for the reunification of Cyprus look to get back underway following last year’s failed UN-led negotiations, there may be more at the negotiating table than some had bargained for this time around.
French nuclear power: a European problem
Thursday 22 November 2018 |
Antoine de Ravignan | Alternatives Economiques
To decommission or not to decommission? In the next few days, the French government will announce if it will permanently decommission nuclear reactors as part of its “multi-annual energy plan” (PPE) for the years 2019-20281. This key guidance document, expected more than four months ago, will outline the trajectory of the country’s energy production and consumption within the context of its contribution to European climate efforts 2.
Europe: the winners and losers in the fight against tax evasion
Thursday 29 November 2018 |
Christian Chavagneux | Alternatives Economiques
How can the dubious tax practices of GAFA and European businesses be challenged? One of the responses proposed by the European Union involves a project called CCCTB.
Public debt: Europe is not that scary
Saturday 24 November 2018 |
Christian Chavagneux | Alternatives Economiques
After the subprime crisis, Europe experienced major disturbances due to international investors not believing that some Eurozone countries could pay off their public debt. So, what is state of affairs today?
Europe: 14 banks at risk
Friday 23 November 2018 |
Christian Chavagneux | Alternatives Economiques
The current capital levels of 12 eurozone institutions, plus two British, appear to be insufficient.
Electric fishing puts to the test a democratic and Green Europe
Monday 26 November 2018 |
Zoé Durand | VoxEurop
French NGO Bloom has just revealed that the European Commission has allocated at least 21.5 million euro in subsidies to Dutch trawlers. The revelations throw a spotlight on what is at stake, both democratically and ecologically, for Europe.
Why France is burning up on fuel price
Friday 16 November 2018 |
Guillaume Duval | Alternatives Economiques
A number of French consumer organisations have organised demonstrations for November 17, to protest the recent increase in petrol pump prices. But the French are far from paying the highest prices for fuel in Europe.
Dentons’ interactive tool to track the implementation of the Anti-Money Laundering Directive
Tuesday 30 October 2018 |
VoxEurop Dentons, one of the most prominent global law firms, released an interactive tool aimed at providing a comparative overview of the implementation of the EU’s fourth Anti-Money Laundering Directive.
The confidence of construction businesses is increasing more rapidly in Czechia than in the EU
Wednesday 31 October 2018 |
Newsworthy In October 2018 the confidence of construction businesses in Czechia increased significantly compared to the same month last year, up from -17.4 to -1.4 points.
The confidence of construction businesses is increasing in the EU, while it is stable in Denmark
Wednesday 31 October 2018 |
Newsworthy In October 2018 the confidence of construction businesses in Denmark was more or less on the same level as a year ago.
