No more tax evasion with crypto, as service providers now need licenses to operate and are required to collect and share data on all transactions with the relevant authorities.
The UK and the Netherlands have vowed to create an international “fighter jet coalition” to help Kyiv procure F-16s and other aircraft. France and Belgium have promised to train Ukrainian pilots, however, no aircraft has been pledged so far.
EU funds must be disbursed without political bias, the delegation stressed, but as Minister Navracsics noted, the MEPs themselves were prone to partiality, inevitable since they hadn’t read the document’s contents.
More concessions from the Commission are to be expected as EU members remain divided on shutting down gas pipelines, barring deceitful vessels, and slapping third countries who help Russia with separate sanctions in fear of economic blowback.
Officially, Hungary wants clarifications on the future role of the EU’s peace fund, but local sources claim the move is also a response to Kyiv’s unfair decision to sanction a Hungarian bank.
The proposal seeks to eliminate the existing €150 limit on importing small goods free of charges, so European customers would have to pay both sales tax and customs duties on every item in the future.
President Vučić called the amnesty a success, with over 13 thousand illegally held firearms surrendered in less than two weeks.
The aim is not to decouple the EU and China’s economies, but to “rebalance” the relationship, Borrell said.
With all the heads of state legitimizing the Ukraine Charter, it should be regarded as the West’s collective program towards Ukraine, both during the war and beyond.
The incumbent forces clearly won in the parliament, but there’s still a chance the opposition can snatch the presidential seat in the upcoming run-ups. But if left to the kingmaker, chances are they won’t.
Erdoğan’s election defeat would likely be celebrated in Europe, even if it means the end of the EU-Turkey refugee deal, after which new ways will have to be found to keep migration in check.
European taxpayers have been financing the Muslim Brotherhood’s activities for years. Now, with the Parliament and Council on the same page, the Commission will not be able to ignore the calls to end this for too long.
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