In February last year, Swiss voters sent their government back to the drawing board by rejecting a proposal that would have overhauled the corporate income tax system in the country.
EU-movie quotas are cultural protectionism
The European Parliament calls for a 30 per cent mandatory quota of European productions for audiovisual content providers, surpassing the Commission’s suggested 20 per cent. We have to call this proposal what it is: cultural protectionism.
[Video] The EU reforms consumer compensation claims for train travel
Click down below to see my latest video on EU Updates. What consequences could the rail passenger rights reform have?
[Video] Should Serbia join the European Union?
Click down below to see my latest video on EU Updates. Should Serbia join the European Union, or can we find other agreements?
[Video] On the Audiovisual Media Services Directive
Click down below to see my second video on EU updates, where I’m explaining the implications of the quota system in EU’s audiovisual media services directive.
[REPORTAGE] Christophe Hansen wëll EU-Adhésiounsfongen un Tierkei kappen
Dëse Reportage gouf fir RTL Radio Lëtzebuerg produzéiert, an ass den 8. Oktober ausgestraalt ginn. D’Europäesch Unioun wëll d’EU-Adhésiounsfongen fir d’Tierkei kierzen, nodeems d’Land a Saachen Biergerrechter ee Schrëtt zréck gemaach huet. D’Fuederung zitt sech säit iwwert engem Joer duerch Parlament a Conseil, an ass grondsätzlech keng Iwwerraschung. D’Tierkei huet sech duerch d’Aspären vu Journalisten […]
Die Abschaffung von Kreditkartengebühren wird teuer
Die EU hat Einzelhändlern verboten, Kreditkartengebühren von Verbrauchern zu verlangen. Eine solche Regulierung kann sinnvoll sein, aber auch das Gegenteil bewirken – wie das Beispiel Fluggebühren zeigt.
Here are the important EU-related issues the next government will have to deal with
Luxembourg’s next government, following the current three-party coalition comprising the DP, the LSAP and déi Gréng, will need to deal with several major European Union (EU) issues certain to have a major effect on the Grand Duchy. And because the European elections in May will come after Luxembourg’s parliamentary elections next month, for voters, the […]
[Video] Who are the Spitzenkandidaten and why does nobody like them?
Click down below to see my second video on EU updates, where I’m explaining the process of the Spitzenkandidaten.
Voici une question que les consommateurs devraient adresser aux institutions européennes
Il y a ce truisme qui dit que vous ne remarquez ce qui vous manque que lorsque vous ne l’avez plus à votre disposition. C’est l’impression que vous obtenez quand vous remarquez l’immense choix qui se présente dans nos supermarchés. Le progrès n’est pas seulement visible dans le fait qu’il y a des oranges, des […]
Bill Wirtz 