TAG: Accounting and auditing
As Germany sneezes, Europe is catching a cold
Germany’s budget mess is threatening to make an already difficult situation worse for the rest of th...
8 months ago
Greedy Belgian taxman should keep hands off Russian assets, West tells Brussels
BRUSSELS — As if Belgium’s tax authorities don’t get enough flak already, the country has now irked leading international governments which accuse it of creaming €1.7 billion from the proceeds generated by frozen Russian assets. Western allies are critica...
5 months ago
EU agrees €3B raid on Russian assets to buy weapons for Ukraine
BRUSSELS — The EU approved a plan to use the profits generated by investing frozen Russian assets to buy weapons for Ukraine.Ambassadors meeting in Brussels on Wednesday gave the go-ahead after Belgium signaled a climbdown on the way it treats tax revenue...
4 months ago
The European Commission hopefuls with one thing on their mind
BRUSSELS ― It’s as if the European Commission is a trendy nightclub with a long line of eager party animals desperate to be admitted.Only a handful will get the chance to strut their stuff the way they crave. And that means a place in the Commission for t...
1 month ago
The enigmatic Irishman hoping to appeal to von der Leyen’s quiet side
BRUSSELS ― Ask around in Dublin and Brussels about the man the Irish government has chosen to send to the EU, and you won’t return much the wiser.Following the clubbable ebullience of Phil Hogan and then the personable dynamism of Mairead McGuinness, Dubl...
1 month ago