International and Dutch unions filed a complaint with a global trade body on Tuesday accusing Chevron Corp. (CVX.N) of funneling billions of euros through letter box companies in the Netherlands to avoid taxation. This will be an interesting case.
Environment
The Irish Times: EU critical of ‘severe’ weaknesses in Ireland’s fisheries controls
This is the lovely thing about the EU. So many beautiful laws concerning car emissions, taxes, workers’ rights, financial regulation, etc., but so full of loopholes (especially when it is about profits) that no one […]
Finance
Chris Dillow – Stumbling and Mumbling: Capitalism’s bad incentives
Capitalism contains many dysfuntional incentives – ones that constrain innovation and encourage rent-seeking. Read here
EU politics
cnet: Facebook fined $11.4M in Italy over data misuse
After a year of woe, the social network’s data-related troubles aren’t yet over. Read here After a year of woe, the social network’s data-related troubles aren’t yet over.
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