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CoE Demands Transparency in Swiss Political Funding
August 31, 2016
According to news website SWI, a report from the Council of Europe’s Group of States against Corruption calls for Switzerland to "fall into line" in adopting CoE recommendations on the public reporting of political finance.
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Ireland Defends Tax Policy Against EU Ruling
August 31, 2016
The Irish Independent reports on plans by the Irish Government to appeal an EU ruling that tech company Apple owes the country €13 billion in back taxes to the bloc's Court of Justice, arguing that "Apple paid all the tax that was due for their activities in Ireland."
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Paper Calls for UK-EU "Continental Partnership"
August 31, 2016
A group of European academics, think tank leaders, and a politician has published a paper calling for the post-Brexit creation of a "Continental Partnership" that would retain the UK in a loose, EU-like structure of cooperation with EU member states that could also absorb Turkey, Ukraine, and other partner countries.
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EU National Leaders Seek Common Army
August 31, 2016
Adding his voice to those of other Central and Eastern European national leaders calling for a bulwark against military threats by Russia and a force to control the bloc's migration crisis, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban has called for the creation of a "common European army."
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EU Orders Apple to Pay €13 Billion in Back Taxes
August 30, 2016
Politico reports that tech giant Apple and the Irish government are protesting the European Commission's decision to require Apple to pay 13 billion euros in back taxes to Ireland due to an alleged violation of EU rules prohibiting "state aid," arguing that the fine ignores national authority over corporate taxation policy.
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