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Brussels proposes more flexibility on VAT rates

New rules to give European Union member states more flexibility to set Value Added Tax (VAT) rates and to create a better tax environment...

New competition rules to benefit European consumers

The European Commission on January 18 issued new requirements that ensure independence of payment card schemes and processing entities. The aim is to enhance...

EU Parliament on pesticides

The European Parliament’s political leaders on January 18 green-lighted a special committee to look into the EU’s authorisation procedure for pesticides. The full House will...

LIFE congratulates MEPs on vote to ban electric pulse beam

Welcoming the European Parliament’s vote to ban the use of electric pulse beam trawling, Low Impact Fishers of Europe (LIFE) highlighted the “massive negative...

King, MEPs tackle pro-Kemlin disinformation

The European Commissioner for the Security Union, Sir Julian King, discussed Russian propaganda with MEPs at the European Parliament in Strasbourg on January 17. The...

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