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.
EU politics
Sven Giegold: Commission Proposal on Company Law: Promotional Programme for Tax and Social Dumping in Europe
Wasn’t the EU being reformed? The question is for whose benefit? It looks like the same old EU policy of serving the interests of corporations at the cost of its citizens. Read here
Economics
IISD: Ecuador Referendum Rules Out ISDS Return, Underlining Public Support for a Sustainable Path
In a referendum on Sunday, April 21, the citizens of Ecuador emphatically voted to keep Article 422 of the country’s 2008 constitution, which prevents Ecuador from using international arbitration to settle disputes between Ecuador and […]
EU politics
Thomas Fazi: EU escalates war against Viktor Orbán
For Brussels, the “rule of law” is a convenient pretext for targeting dissenting governments that resist aligning with the EU’s expanding supranational authority and broader political agenda Read HERE
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