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US Reportedly Intervenes in EU-Apple Tax Case
August 14, 2017
The Daily Express reports that the US federal government has filed a request with an EU court to intervene in support of technology giant Apple in an EU legal proceeding alleging that Apple's tax rate in Ireland constituted unlawful state aid and demanding that, as a result, the company pay Ireland nearly $15 billion in back taxes.
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MEP Calls for Direct EU Taxation After Brexit
August 11, 2017
The Daily Express reports that Belgian Member of the European Parliament (MEP) and head of the Brexit coordination team for the body, Guy Verhofstadt, has called for the EU to use Brexit as an opportunity to impose direct taxes on individuals and companies in order to form a "direct link" between the supranational bloc and citizens of European countries.
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NGOs Call for EU Action on Poland Asylum Policy
August 11, 2017
A group of nongovernmental organizations has called on the European Commission to "hold Poland accountable" for the actions of Polish border guards denying entry by asylum seekers from neighboring Belarus.
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Diplomat: Ireland Must Consider Leaving EU with UK
August 11, 2017
The Irish Times reports that former diplomat Ray Bassett is pushing for Ireland to "give serious consideration" to leaving the EU with the UK, given the close trading relationship between the two countries and the prioritization by the EU of the future of its Union over the UK-Ireland relationship in Brexit negotiations.
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Committee Seeks EU Focus on Climate Policy
August 10, 2017
At an event marking Estonia's launch of its President of the Council of the EU, representatives of the EU Committee of the Regions set out "priority areas" for their cooperation with the Estonian Presidency that focused on "making Europe's energy transition the driver for combatting global warming" and financing efforts to stop climate change.
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