EU again fails to agree on tax evasion law
BRUSSELS The European Union on Tuesday again failed to agree on a key policy to fight tax evasion due to resistance from Luxembourg, a tiny country that has long prospered from its secretive banking...
View ArticleGerman Parliament backs Greek aid after Merkel lobbies MPs
The German parliament voted in favor of a third bailout for Greece, one of the last hurdles to approving the program, after Chancellor Angela Merkel pressed lawmakers to lend their support. Germany’s...
View ArticleTiny Luxembourg blocks tax evasion law for EU
BRUSSELS (AP) -- European Union finance ministers failed once again Tuesday to agree on a sweeping new policy to fight tax evasion because of resistance from Luxembourg, a tiny country that long has...
View Article>Tiny Luxembourg blocks tax evasion law for EU
BRUSSELS (AP) — European Union finance ministers failed once again Tuesday to agree on a sweeping new policy to fight tax evasion because of resistance from Luxembourg, a tiny country that long has...
View ArticleChina’s Li Relying on Merkel to Resolve Crisis
Chinese Premier Li Keqiang said his country will rely on Germany to lead the euro out of its crisis and boost the global economy as European leaders begin to tackle soaring unemployment after three...
View ArticleGerman lawmakers approve extension of bailout program for Greece
German lawmakers approved an extension of Greece’s loan program after Chancellor Angela Merkel’s coalition staved off dissent from bailout-weary members in its own ranks. With Merkel’s government...
View ArticleSwitzerland seeks EU deal on tax evasion
AFP - Switzerland wants "to settle the past" with the EU and begin settling disputes over Swiss bank accounts hidden from European tax authorities, the country's finance minister said Thursday. "We...
View ArticleEU nations agree on rules to fight tax evasion
European Union nations on Thursday agreed on a sweeping policy to fight tax evasion after tiny Luxembourg dropped its reservations to new rules which render its secretive banking culture more...
View Article10 EU nations set to tax financial transactions
A group of ten European Union countries has agreed to introduce a financial transaction tax from 2016 onward, in an effort to curb speculation and claw back revenues after governments had to bail out...
View ArticleG-20 Pushes for Measures to End Tax Evasion
The Group of 20 countries called Friday for a coordinated effort to stop international tax evasion, urging governments to systematically share bank data. Finance ministers and central bankers of the...
View ArticleVote Against Europe's ‘Blackmail'
By Lefteris Karagiannopoulos and George Georgiopoulos ATHENS, July 3 (Reuters) - Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras rejected European warnings that Greeks will be deciding on their future in the euro zone...
View ArticleEurope closes in on tax havens; Austria agrees to swap bank data
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Europe moved closer to ending banking secrecy on Wednesday after Austria dropped objections to sharing data on foreign depositors and the EU focused on negotiating a similar...
View ArticleG-7 weighs in on Greece as Tsipras government told to be serious
Germany and France told Greece to get serious about striking a deal on rescue aid, as ministers from the world’s biggest economies urged a resolution of the crisis to stop it from spilling beyond...
View ArticleGreece PM Tsipras dismisses Europe's warnings on referendum vote
ATHENS - Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras rejected European warnings that Greeks will be deciding on their future in the euro zone in a referendum on Sunday, saying negotiations would continue for a...
View ArticleREFILE-WRAPUP 4-Tsipras dismisses Europe's warnings to Greece on vote
(Corrects typo in 'argues', second paragraph) * Latest poll shows 44.8 pct 'Yes', 43.4 pct 'No' * PM Tsipras repeats rejection of lenders' "blackmail" * Schaeuble warns talks will be difficult *...
View Article51 countries sign deal in tax evasion crackdown
Click photo to enlarge Organiszation for Economic Co-operation and Development, OECD Secretary General Angel Gurria, right looks on as Spanish Finance Minister Luis De Guindos, left, and British...
View ArticleWRAPUP 1-Greek minister: Europe can't afford to let Athens go under
* Germany's Schaeuble says Greece might lose euro "temporarily" * Greek finance minister accuses creditors of "terrorism" * Greece votes Sunday in referendum on aid deal By Lefteris Karagiannopoulos...
View ArticleWRAPUP 4-Tsipras dismisses Europe's warnings to Greece on vote
* Latest poll shows 44.8 pct 'Yes', 43.4 pct 'No' * PM Tsipras repeats rejection of lenders' "blackmail" * Schaeuble warns talks will be difficult * Council of State to rule on legality of referendum...
View ArticleTsipras dismisses Europe’s warnings to Greece on vote
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View ArticleMore than 50 governments sign deal to tackle tax evasion
Minister for Finance Michael Noonan has said a new global agreement compelling banks to exchange information on foreign customers will strike an important blow against tax evasion. Representatives from...
View ArticleGermany trusts Greece to fulfill bailout terms
Click photo to enlarge FILE - In this Nov. 5, 2014 file picture German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble gestures during a cabinet meeting in Berlin. s German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble...
View ArticleEU nations agree to combat tax evasion
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View Article11 EU nations set to tax financial transactions
Click photo to enlarge «12» BRUSSELS (AP) — A group of 11 European Union countries agreed to introduce a financial transaction tax from 2016 onward, Austrian Finance Minister Michael Spindelegger said...
View ArticleSchaeuble hails Greek bailout deal ahead of key vote
BERLIN, August 16 Germany’s hardline FinanceMinister Wolfgang Schaeuble on Sunday hailed a dramatic change in tone from Greece over its next bailout ahead of a key parliamentary vote that will prove a...
View ArticleSwiss, Italian ministers sign deal to fight tax evasion
MILAN Feb 23 (Reuters) - Switzerland signed an agreement with Italy on Monday to share tax information to help Rome combat tax evasion that costs the government 90 billion euros ($100 billion) a year....
View ArticleBank-Data Sharing Accord Expands Push to Find Tax Cheats
Governments are closing in on tax evaders with a data-sharing agreement that broadens efforts by the U.S. and the five biggest European Union economies to at least 50 countries and territories. The...
View ArticleJoining forces to fight tax evasion (German Federal government)
(Source: German Federal government) Wednesday, 29. October 2014 The automatic exchange of information on financial accounts around the world is coming. More than fifty countries have committed to this...
View Article51 countries agree to stop rich from hiding money in Switzerland and Singapore
Finance ministers from over 51 countries signed an agreement in a step closer to ending the dark financial underworld of tax-evasion and money-laundering. Another 30 countries pledged to join by 2018....
View ArticleNo chance Swiss tax deal can be renegotiated - German finance minister
BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany's finance minister sees no chance of renegotiating a failed bilateral deal with Switzerland that would have sought to sweep Swiss accounts clean of German tax dodgers, even...
View ArticleGerman finance minister: no chance Swiss tax deal can be renegotiated
BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany's finance minister sees no chance of renegotiating a failed bilateral deal with Switzerland that would have sought to sweep Swiss accounts clean of German tax dodgers, even...
View ArticleGerman finmin: no chance Swiss tax deal can be renegotiated
BERLIN May 4 (Reuters) - Germany's finance minister sees no chance of renegotiating a failed bilateral deal with Switzerland that would have sought to sweep Swiss accounts clean of German tax dodgers,...
View ArticleTax summit in Berlin aims to say goodbye to banking secrecy
Berlin (AFP) - The finance ministers of around 50 countries meet in Berlin on Wednesday to sign a deal they hope will put an end to banking secrecy and aid the worldwide fight against tax fraud and...
View ArticleData-sharing deal helps governments track tax evaders
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View Article51 economies sign pact to fight tax evasion
BERLIN, Oct. 29 (Xinhua) -- 51 economies signed a pact in Berlin on Wednesday to exchange financial information in order to fight against tax evasion. By signing the pact which was officially named...
View ArticleFifty-one countries sign OECD pact to tackle tax cheats
BERLIN (Reuters) - Finance ministers and tax chiefs from 51 countries signed an agreement on Wednesday to automatically swap tax information, which Germany's finance minister said heralded the end of...
View ArticleUPDATE 1-Fifty-one countries sign OECD pact to tackle tax cheats
* OECD gets 51 countries to agree on transparent tax data * Evaders can no longer count on bank secrecy, minister says (Adds quotes from ministers, details and background) By Stephen Brown and Michelle...
View ArticleNations sign pact to share data to fight tax evasion
Led by Europe’s five biggest economies, 51 nations signed an agreement that commits them all to automatic exchange of tax information starting in 2017. The accord will end banking secrecy as it has...
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