Press release: New checks on EU agriculture spending need improvement, say Auditors
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Joint Communication for a renewed impetus of the Africa-EU Partnership
The 5th Africa-EU Summit due to take place in November 2017 provides a critical opportunity for African and European Leaders to respond to this evolving context and reshape and deepen the Africa-EU partnership. This Communication proposes a revitalised framework for joint … read more
Press release – MEPs vote to lower VAT on e-books, aligning them with printed books – Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs
EU citizens could pay less for e-books after plans to allow member states to reduce VAT on e-publications were backed in committee on Wednesday. An EU Commission proposal to enable member states to charge a reduced rate of VAT on … read more
Press release – Committees again reject blacklist of states at risk of money laundering – Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs – Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs
• EU needs own process, separate from FATF, to identify possible high-risk countries • Current list excludes countries suspected of tax crimes The EU should have an autonomous process for judging whether countries are at high-risk of money laundering, say … read more
Article – Private security firms: call for stricter rules and ban on military combat tasks
Private companies are increasingly used by European countries and the EU to provide security and military services in missions abroad. However, military tasks and the protection of civilians are heavy responsibilities and if something goes wrong it can have fatal … read more