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EC Proposes New Tax on Tech Companies
March 28, 2018
The European Commission (EC) has announced a proposal for an EU-wide tax on the revenue of large tech companies, many of which are located in the US, generated from user activities and the sale of user data in a move to ensure such companies are paying their "fair share" of taxes in the EU.
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EU Data Protection Law Imposes Stiff Penalties
March 28, 2018
Christopher Mirasola outlines the provisions of the EU General Data Protection Regulation, set to enter force in May, establishing EU-wide standards on the protection of digital personal data of EU internet users across the globe and imposing stiff fines on companies for the misuse of such data.
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EU Committee Rejects British Proposal on Migration
March 28, 2018
The Guardian reports that members of the European Parliament's Brexit steering group recently rejected a British concession on allowing migrants from the EU arriving after the date of Brexit to apply for long-term residence in the UK, rejecting restrictions on the rights of family reunification and on review by the Court of Justice of the EU contained in the proposal.
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EU Official Calls for UK to Stay in Bloc's Customs Union
March 28, 2018
The Guardian reports that the European Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural Development, Phil Hogan from Ireland, has called on the British government to drop its opposition to remaining in a customs union with the EU after Brexit, asserting that such a concession would be the only way for a successful resolution of negotiations over Britain's border with Ireland.
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Cleppe: EU Cannot Justify Rigidity in Trade Talks with UK
March 27, 2018
Pieter Cleppe of the think tank Open Europe argues that EU officials are responding to reasonable proposals from UK Prime Minister Theresa May on opening up specific sectors to the EU in a broad, post-Brexit free-trade deal with a "rigidity" that cannot be justified given the EU's relative flexibility in trade arrangements with countries like Switzerland.
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