EU threatens Gibraltar tax break
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The European Commission calls on the UK government to phase out a tax break for offshore companies based in Gibraltar.
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MADRID, Aug 4  (IPS) - On the 300th anniversary of Britain's  occupation of  the Rock of Gibraltar, the British government  actively took part in the  celebrations, irking Spain, which  continues to claim sovereignty over the  enclave, the last  existing colony in Europe.
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Weak growth in the 25-member European Union bloc is endangering the global economy, Britain's Chancellor of the Exchequer Gordon Brown warned in a newspaper article.
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The European Union on Thursday threatened Microsoft Corp. with fines of up to $4 million a day, claiming the software giant had failed to live up to promises for providing affordable and useful information that could help rivals make software for workgroup servers compatible with its Windows system.
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European Union economic commissioner Joaquin Almunia warned that the undervaluation of China's currency was an economic headache for Europe.
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The European Commission is warning Greece about publishing false information about its public finances.
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The European Commission is to warn Greece about publishing false information about its public finances.
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The European Union head office threatened Tuesday to take France to court and demand the return of subsidies to troubled energy and train giant Alstom SA, alleging that the government has not complied with EU conditions for the company's bailout.
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The European Union&#39;s economy commissioner said in a newspaper interview Friday the bloc is worried about the low level of the dollar against the euro.
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Dutch Finance Minister Gerrit Zalm has warned Britain&#39;s argument for keeping its 4.6 billion euro (3.1 billion pounds) annual rebate from the European Union was not sustainable, the Financial Times says.
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Britain remains opposed to any attempts to harmonise taxes across the European Union, Chancellor of the Exchequer Gordon Brown said as EU ministers gathered to discuss common rules for taxing company profits.
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Britain and Spain have settled a long-running dispute over Gibraltar that blocked the European Union from ratifying some international conventions, including treaties on aviation and on children, Britain said on Tuesday.
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Threat to imperial measures to be lifted after European commission climbdown.
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The European Commission warned Poland on Tuesday it could lose money and support if it blocks a deal to reform European Union institutions at a summit this week, but Warsaw vowed to fight on ruthlessly.
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The European Union is to threaten sanctions against Sudan&#39;s government for failing to stop &quot;massive and severe&quot; human rights abuses by Arab militia against African villagers in Darfur.
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EU leaders are set to discuss a new treaty on managing the bloc, amid veto threats by the UK and Poland.
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The European Union was considering Monday whether to levy punitive tariffs against Boeing Corp. &#151; the main beneficiary of U.S. tax breaks found to violate global trade rules. The move came despite a U.S. warning that it could aggravate a trans-Atlantic fight over subsidies to Boeing and its European rival, Airbus.