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EU Plans Clampdown on Supermarket Pricing Practices
November 15, 2017
Politico reports that European Commissioner for Agriculture Phil Hogan has announced plans to curtail the "super power" of supermarkets in EU member states in setting the prices and terms of deals for farm products by drafting legislation that would regulate supermarket pricing practices at the EU level.
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EU Creates Europe-wide Public Prosecutor
November 14, 2017
EurActiv reports that the European Parliament has approved the creation of a European Public Prosecutors Office that will coordinate national and EU law enforcement efforts to prevent EU budget fraud and will have the authority to arrest suspects and seize assets, as some officials in the EU are already calling for the expansion of the office's powers to prevent terrorism.
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EC: Luxembourg Must Collect Amazon "Back Taxes"
November 14, 2017
In October, the European Commission (EC) ordered the Luxembourg government to collect approximately $295 million in back taxes from tech giant Amazon after finding that the company benefited from tax advantages in the country in violation of EU state aid rules.
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EC Advances Legal Complaint over Hungarian NGO Law
November 14, 2017
In October, the European Commission (EC) advanced its legal proceedings against Hungary over the country's new registration and reporting requirements for foreign nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) by issuing a "reasoned opinion" asserting that these requirements violate EU laws concerning the free movement of capital and the right to privacy.
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EC Takes Ireland to Court over Apple Taxes
November 13, 2017
In October, the European Commission (EC) announced plans to take Ireland to the Court of Justice of the EU over its failure to recover approximately $15 billion in back taxes EU officials say technology company Apple owes the country.
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