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EU fuel aid proposals for fishermen get cool reception
LUXEMBOURG AFP — France, Portugal and Spain poured cold water Monday on European Commission proposals to help fishermen cope with the soaring cost of fuel. Under pressure from some EU governments, the commission last week outlined a range of measures to help fishermen, who have led waves of protests...
Tags: Agence France-Presse, commission, European Commission, Luxembourg, SALES
Research articles 2008-06-23
Israel, Syria "extremely satisfied" with talks
LUXEMBOURG AFP — Israel and Syria left indirect peace talks "extremely satisfied" on Monday and will hold two more rounds in July under Turkey's mediation, Turkish Foreign Minister Ali Babacan said on Tuesday. The second round of talks in Turkey were "completed with success", Babacan told reporters after talks...
Tags: Agence France-Presse, Israel, Luxembourg, Syria, Turkey
Research articles 2008-06-17
Statistical annex
Annex Table 29. General government primary balances Surplus (+) or deficit (-) as a per cent of nominal GDP 1990 1991 1992 ...
Tags: Asia, Australia, Belgium, financial, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Investment, Italy, Korea, Luxembourg, OECD, U.K., U.S.
Research articles 2008-06-01
French fuel VAT plan should be debated: eurozone chairman
LUXEMBOURG AFP — The chairman of the Eurogroup of finance ministers Jean-Claude Juncker said Friday that a French plan to cut value added tax on oil to help ease fuel prices was not "preposterous" and should be debated. "To think about a political reaction to the rise in and...
Tags: Agence France-Presse, FINANCE, Luxembourg, Taxes, VAT
Research articles 2008-05-30
ArcelorMittal takes stake in Maccarthur Coal
LUXEMBOURG AFP — ArcelorMittal, the world's biggest steelmaker, said on Wednesday it had taken a 14.9-percent stake in Maccarthur Coal of Australia for 604.8 million dollars (384 million euros). The acquisition was made through stock market transactions between April 24 and May 21. Maccarthur Coal specialises in the...
Tags: Agence France-Presse, FINANCE, Investment, Luxembourg, stock
Research articles 2008-05-21
Millicom International Cellular: Convening Notice for AGM/EGM
STOCKHOLM, Sweden -- Regulatory News: MILLICOM INTERNATIONAL CELLULAR S.A. societe anonyme (Nasdaq:MICC)(STO:MIC) Registered office address: 15, rue Leon Laval L-3372 Leudelange, Grand-Duchy of Luxembourg - R.C.S. Luxembourg: B 40.630 - N O T I C E IS HEREBY GIVEN that the annual general meeting ("2008 AGM") followed...
Tags: accordance, board, chairman, compensation, director, dividend, FINANCE, Luxembourg, Nasdaq Stock Market Inc., reserve, shareholder, Taxes
Research articles 2008-05-09
Cunego wins Amstel Gold Race
VALKENBURG, The Netherlands AFP — Italian Damiano Cunego won the one day cycling classic the Amstel Gold Race, a 257 kilometres ride from Maastricht on Sunday. The Lampre rider prevailed in a nine-bike dash to the finish on the Commet summit, pulling clear in the final 100 metres of...
Tags: Agence France-Presse, finish, Leadership, Luxembourg
Research articles 2008-04-20
EU to negotiate visa-free travel to US
LUXEMBOURG AFP — EU nations agreed Friday to open negotiations as a bloc with Washington on visa-free US travel, after some eastern members sought their own bilateral deals. EU interior ministers, meeting in Luxembourg, gave a mandate to the European Commission to negotiate the conditions for a deal allowing...
Tags: European Commission, Luxembourg, SALES
Research articles 2008-04-18
AGENDA.
INSTITUTIONS18-21 February - European Parliament plenary session Strasbourg 25-26 February - Competitiveness Council Brussels 28 February - Energy Council Brussels 3 March - Environment Council Brussels 10-13 March - European Parliament plenary session Strasbourg ...
Tags: Brussels, Council, European Parliament, Luxembourg, Slovenia
Research articles 2008-02-07
Fortis offers first ABN AMRO investment product to customers in Belgium and Luxembourg
ABN AMRO World Bank Eco-3Plus Note Just three months after the acquisition of ABN AMRO, Fortis Retail Bank will launch a sustainable investment product in collaboration with ABN AMRO Markets and the World Bank as the issuer of the Note for its customers in Belgium and Luxembourg. In...
Tags: ABN AMRO, Belgium, FINANCE, Fortis, Luxembourg, World Bank
Research articles 2008-01-11
Tax treaty shopping and the GAAR: MIL S.A. v. The Queen
I INTRODUCTION II MIL INVESTMENTS S.A.V. THE OUEEN Facts Tax Court Decision III AVOIDANCE TRANSACTION Avoidance Transaction Series of Transactions IV TREATY MISUSE OR ABUSE UNDERTHE GAAR Textual, Contextual and Purposive Analysis ...
Tags: Canada, FINANCE, Inco Ltd., income, Luxembourg, OECD, Queen, Taxation, Taxes, treaty
Research articles 2008-01-01
Luxembourg group buys stake in Russian gas firm Novatek
MOSCOW AFP — Luxembourg's Bluebird Securities Saturday said it had acquired a 5.7 percent stake in Russia's second largest gas producer Novatek. A company statement said it had bought the shares from the Cyprus-based SWGI Growth Fund but did not reveal the amount it had paid. SWGI Growth...
Tags: Agence France-Presse, Luxembourg, Russia
Research articles 2007-12-29
EU agrees shake-up of e-trade sales tax
BRUSSELS AFP — EU finance ministers ended on Tuesday five years of deadlock over a shake-up of value added tax VAT on electronic commerce after overcoming deep opposition from Luxembourg. "We have reached an agreement on the VAT package which means that we have been able to introduce a...
Tags: European Commission, FINANCE, INTERNET, Luxembourg, SALES, Taxes
Research articles 2007-12-04
Statistics
Eurostat, the Statistical Office of the European Communities based in Luxembourg, was established in 1953 to meet the requirements of the Coal and Steel Community. Over the years its task has broadened and when the European Community was founded in 1958 it became a directorate-general of the European Commission. Eurostat's...
Tags: agreement, European Commission, Luxembourg
Research articles 2007-11-01
Austria fails to win EU support for disputed GM maize ban
LUXEMBOURG AFP — Austria failed on Tuesday to win enough support among EU countries to keep in place a ban on biotech maize, which should allow the 27-nation bloc to escape WTO action, an official said. A qualified majority neither in favour nor against the ban, which the European...
Tags: Austria, Biotechnology, FINANCE, General Motors Corp., Luxembourg
Research articles 2007-10-30
EU finds compromise with Poland over Baltic fishing quotas
LUXEMBOURG AFP — EU nations reached agreement Tuesday on fishing quotas in the Baltic Sea next year, overcoming a row between Poland and the European Commission over cod catches, the bloc's presidency announced. The agreement by European fisheries ministers meeting in Luxembourg, sees a smaller reduction in authorised cod...
Tags: Brussels, commission, European Commission, Luxembourg, Poland, quota, SALES
Research articles 2007-10-23
Serbia not fully cooperating with UN warcrimes court: prosecutor
LUXEMBOURG AFP — Serbia is still not fully cooperating with the UN war crimes tribunal and must arrest former Bosnian Serb army chief Ratko Mladic to prove it is doing so, chief prosecutor Carla Del Ponte said Monday. Del Ponte urged European Union foreign ministers, meeting in Luxembourg, to...
Tags: Agence France-Presse, Luxembourg, minister, prosecutor
Research articles 2007-10-15
AGENDA.
10-11 October - European Parliament plenary session Brussels 18-19 October - European Council Lisbon 22-25 October - European Parliament plenary session Strasbourg 22-23 October - Agriculture and Fisheries Council Luxembourg 30 October ...
Tags: Brussels, E-mail, European Parliament, Luxembourg, Strategy
Research articles 2007-10-05
Eurozone to toughen its line on euro at G7 meeting: Juncker
BRUSSELS AFP — Members of the eurozone are preparing to raise pressure on their G7 partners over exchange rates, Eurogroup chairman Jean-Claude Juncker told AFP Friday after the euro hit a new record. "We will without a doubt reinforce the message at the meeting at the end of October...
Tags: Agence France-Presse, FINANCE, Luxembourg
Research articles 2007-09-28
AGENDA.
16-18 September: Informal Agriculture and Fisheries Council Porto 24-26 September: European Parliament plenary session Strasbourga 1-2 October: Energy and Transport Council Luxembourg 10-11 October: European Parliament plenary session Brussels 22-25 October: European Parliament plenary session Strasbourg ...
Tags: Brussels, E-mail, European Parliament, Luxembourg, Outsourcing
Research articles 2007-09-07
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