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Group leaders decide to wait for committee session at which OLAF's chief will face questions. The leaders of the political groups in the European Parliament have rejected a...

Commissioner frustrated at lack of progress. Algirdas Šemeta, the European commissioner for taxation and anti-fraud, has expressed disappointment at a failure by European...

But they agree mandate for Commission to negotiate on bank transparency with five non-EU countries. Algirdas Šemeta, the European commissioner for taxation and anti-fraud,...

Member states concerned about the effect tax could have on their overall costs of borrowing. The 11 eurozone member states that want to introduce a tax on financial...

Commission attempts to revise savings directive. Fekter defiant over bank rules Van Rompuy puts tax evasion on summit agenda Osborne under pressure over...

Austria, the only EU member state refusing to sign up to transparency rules, points finger at the UK. The European Union's fight against tax evasion dominated a meeting of EU...

A round-up of the international press on Friday, 22 February. The Italian papers – including

Eleven countries support financial tax scheme but businesses are worried about impact on growth. A tax on financial transactions in 11 European Union member states will...

European Commission believes everything is in place for the tax to become a reality. The European Commission today (14 February) made its second attempt to bring in a...

Countries not taking part fear the side effects of an FTT. European Commission plans for a financial- transaction tax – scheduled to be unveiled on 14 February – are...

A round-up of the international press on Friday, 25 January. Czechs will vote today and tomorrow for a president.

EU law to tackle banking secrecy one of many to come into force tomorrow. A raft of European Union legislation will come into effect tomorrow (1 January) including rules...

Seeking a clear definition of ‘tax havens' The European Commission will take action in the next few days to step up the fight against aggressive tax avoidance schemes,...

There are few surprises in the annual report from the European Union's auditors in Luxembourg The annual report from the European Union's auditors in Luxembourg contains few...

Errors affected 4% of EU spending last year Rural spending tops the error list Funding concerns in the regions The annual blame-game over better spending...

Annual report suggests 4% of EU spending last year affected by errors. The European Union paid out an estimated €5 billion in error last year, close to 4% of annual...

Work continues as figures suggest that crisis is getting worse. Herman Van Rompuy, the president of the European Council, and his team are working to add deadlines to his...

By the time that EU leaders meet in Brussels, the European Commission is expected to be in a position to publish a fresh proposal for a financial transaction tax to be...

Support means that European Commission can start work on proposal using 'enhanced co-operation'. Spain and Italy today added their support to calls for a tax on...

Finance ministers of the European Union's 27 member states are expected to discuss the increasing number of requests for a financial transaction tax when they meet in...