Finance minister Pierre Gramegna has expressed the view that Luxembourg should not give up the principle of unanimity voting on tax issues in the European Council. This was in reaction to a suggestion by the European Commission to replace the procedure with qualified majority voting. Were this to happen, Luxembourg could see itself being outvoted […]
In Britain, Europe and across the world, taxes on tobacco, alcohol and sugar are used by governments to try to push people into what they deem to be healthier lifestyles.
Dëse Reportage gouf fir RTL Radio Lëtzebuerg produzéiert, an ass de 25. Januar ausgestraalt ginn. D’Europäesch Kommissioun wëll dass bei Steierfroen an d’Zukunft d’eestëmmegt Averständnis am Europäesche Conseil net méi gebraucht gëtt. Lëtzebuerg géif esou säi Vetorecht zu Bréissel verléieren. De Finanzminister Pierre Gramegna huet sech dogéint ausgeschwat.
Dëse Reportage gouf fir RTL Radio Lëtzebuerg produzéiert, an ass de 24. Januar ausgestraalt ginn. D’Europäesch Kommissioun zu Bréissel ass géint d’Vetorecht vun den EU-Membersstaaten a Steierfroen. De Finanzminister Pierre Gramegna huet sech géint Concessiounen op dësem Sujet ausgeschwat.
Click down below to see my latest video on EU Updates. I’m going through how the European Commission handled the latest consultation on tax unanimity, and what it says for the process as a whole.
Click down below to see my latest video on EU Updates. I’m explaining the current Commission consultation process on tax unanimity in voting.
The European Commission is attempting to secretly consult member states on unanimity voting on tax issues through a consultation process launched just before Christmas.
In light of the yellow vests protests in France, president Emmanuel Macron has made a number of concessions to the movement. However, the people involved in the Gilets jaunes demonstrations aren’t likely to be helped by those measures.
Dësen Tëscheruff gouf fir RTL Radio Lëtzebuerg produzéiert, an ass den 3. Dezember ausgestraalt ginn. De Beitrag kann och am Replay op www.rtl.lu nogelauschtert ginn. (www.wirtzbill.com) USO: Innerhalb vun der Europäescher dréckt Frankräich weider op d’Aféierung vun enger Steier op groussen Entreprisen am Digitalberäich. Nach ass kee Kompromëss am Europäesche Conseil erreecht ginn, dee jo a Steierfroen […]
“Victoire.” From many standpoints, France’s yellow vest protests have been the most successful of their kind in decades. This is because they directly achieved the scrapping of a specific political measure. For many protests, we could attribute some sort of effect to their chants and drums, but we also presume it was just the last […]
Bill Wirtz 