
Your search for "Algirdas Šemeta" produced 39 items.
| 1. Commission seeks to calm fears about FTT | January 26, 2012 |
Impact assessment paints positive picture of financial tax. The European Commission is to increase the pressure on EU member states to accept proposals for a financial... |
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| 2. Commission seeks to update EU VAT rules | December 1, 2011 |
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Semeta says system needs modernising. Algirdas Semeta, the European commissioner for taxation, is to initiate a wide-ranging review of the European Union's value-added tax... | |
| 3. MEPs demand explanations from the worst managers of EU money | November 17, 2011 |
Stung by criticism from the European Union's auditors, the European Commission has named the Czech Republic, Italy and Spain as the worst managers of EU money. |
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| 4. Stat'll do nicely | November 3, 2011 |
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A change of commissioner in charge of the EU's statistical office. At one level, the decision by José Manuel Barroso that responsibility for Eurostat, the EU's... | |
| 5. Swiss tax deals under the microscope | October 27, 2011 |
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Commission prepared to get tough over banking deals. Algirdas Semeta, the European commissioner for taxation, has signalled a tough stance on bilateral tax deals that Germany... | |
| 6. New OLAF boss embarks on reforms | May 26, 2011 |
Rules need to be updated to meet new challenges and greater transparency to build more trust. The new director-general of the EU's anti-fraud office, OLAF, says that... |
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| 7. EU carbon tax back on Commission's agenda | April 7, 2011 |
Šemeta to outline plans for carbon and fuel taxes, while businesses are concerned about impact on trade. The European Commission will renew its bid for EU-wide carbon taxes... |
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| 8. MEPs approve 2009 accounts | March 28, 2011 |
Budgetary control committee votes in favour of approval but calls for budget reforms to be implemented. Members of the European Parliament's budgetary control committee... |
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| 9. Semeta seeks tax co-ordination | March 10, 2011 |
Commission plans to harmonise EU corporate tax systems. The European Commission is reviving a 10-year-old plan for partial harmonisation of national corporate tax systems,... |
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| 10. MEPs look to block aid to EU states with lax controls | January 27, 2011 |
MEPs present list of demands for 2009 spending to be approved by the Parliament. MEPs on the European Parliament's budgetary control committee are threatening to withhold... |
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| 11. Commission urged to get tougher with member states | November 11, 2010 |
MEPs say not enough is being done to curb poor financial management.
Members of the European Parliament reacted to the auditors' report by accusing the European... |
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| 12. EU accounts improved, but still imperfect | November 9, 2010 |
Improvements in regional policy spending marred by deterioration in agriculture and rural development The European Union's auditors today gave their most favourable verdict... |
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| 13. Ministers to discuss bank tax | September 2, 2010 |
Two taxation optionson the agenda but member states are divided over how to take action. The EU's finance ministers will meet in Brussels on 7 September to reconcile... |
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| 14. Commission relaunches talks on OLAF reform | July 15, 2010 |
The European Commission has relaunched discussions on reforming the EU's anti-fraud office, OLAF, in a bid to break a two-year deadlock. Algirdas Šemeta, the European... |
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| 15. Barroso should keep his eye on a guiding star | June 17, 2010 |
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Commission president should take care that he does not do lasting damage to the principle of the single market. Pragmatism or principle? It is a constant dilemma for the... | |
| 16. Commission to relaunch talks on EU carbon tax | June 17, 2010 |
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Proposal back on the agenda despite strong opposition from some member states. The European Commission will start discussions next Wednesday (23 June) on imposing a minimum... | |
| 17. The sky's not the limit | April 22, 2010 |
European commissioners take different routes out of Madrid. Getting to the meeting of European Union finance ministers in Madrid last week was a challenge. Getting away... |
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| 18. Public prosecutor would help OLAF enter a new era | April 8, 2010 |
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The Lisbon treaty offers a way to help clean up the EU's institutions and bolster the anti-fraud office. The European Parliament has over the short years of its existence... | |
| 19. Commission launches search for new OLAF boss | April 8, 2010 |
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Selection process comes on eve of a reappraisal of the anti-fraud office. The European Commission will today (9 April) launch the search for a new director-general for OLAF,... | |
| 20. Commission considers ‘enhanced co-operation' | March 11, 2010 |
Šemeta says he could push for an agreement on common corporate tax rules. Algirdas Šemeta, the European commissioner for taxation, has said he is prepared to push for an... |
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