Thursday
29th Jun 2017
By EUOBSERVER
The European Commission on Tuesday ordered Apple to repay up to €13 billion to Ireland. The EU executive ruled that tax arrangements between Irish authorities and the US tech firm that allowed it to pay less taxes amounted to illegal state aid. The Irish government earlier said it might appeal against any EU decision forcing Apple to pay.
Finding a suitable successor is a problem for many ageing European farmers, but according to the European Court of Auditors it is unclear how EU funds help to address the problem.
The World Food Programme's new executive director, David Beasley, says some 600,000 children will die in the next few months from famine in four countries.
Italy has said it might stop NGO vessels from disembarking rescued migrants on its territory after a recent surge in arrivals.
EU states in Nato and Canada spent $46 billion more on defence in the past three years in money that is partly being used to buy more “armour”.
EU seeks novel ways to plug a Brexit-based budget hole of up to €11 billion, but income from fines, such as the one on Google, cannot be relied on.
Croatia said it would not apply a ruling to be delivered by the international arbitration court on Thursday. Slovenia appeals to the EU to pressure its neighbour.
