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Former Amazon Employee Points to Juncker in Tax Deal
December 17, 2014
The Guardian reports that pressure is mounting on European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker as new evidence, from the former head of tax at Amazon, points to his direct involvement while Prime Minister in negotiating exceptional tax deals for companies to locate their operations in Luxembourg.
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EU Adopts Rules on Truck Dimensions
December 17, 2014
The EU has adopted legislation that will impose costs on truck manufacturing companies by requiring a new vehicle design that EU experts say will increase drivers' visibility.
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EU Funds Polish "Ghost" Airports
December 17, 2014
An article from EurActiv highlights the inefficiency involved in top-down planning by EU officials, as they provided over 100 million euros to fund the building of at least three "ghost" airports in Poland that did not attract enough passengers to keep them in business.
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Report Finds EU Blow to U.K. Deregulation Campaign
December 17, 2014
A report from the think tank Reform finds that over the past three years, new directives from Brussels, including pension and energy requirements, have heavily obstructed the U.K.'s campaign against deregulation.
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Irish MEP Warns of Economic Effect of EU Tax Plan
December 10, 2014
Irish Member of the European Parliament ("MEP") Brian Hayes has warned that a new EU plan to harmonize business tax policy across the bloc would threaten Irish jobs at international firms that benefit from the country's low corporate tax rate.
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