Wednesday
28th Jun 2017
By EUOBSERVER
The European Commission on Monday opened a case over tax rulings granted by Luxembourg to French gas company Engie, formarly GDF Suez. It said it "considers at this stage that the treatment endorsed in the tax rulings resulted in tax benefits in favour of GDF Suez, which are not available to other companies subject to the same national taxation rules in Luxembourg."
Baltic nation of 1.3 million inhabitants plans to use its EU presidency to showcase its stats as a digital frontrunner.
Despite many MEPs in the EU parliament striving for more openness and transparency, others don't appear to see it that way.
Brussels says Google has abused a near-monopoly position in online searches to favour its shopping service, but the US company said Brussels cannot prove the charges.
EU states have given initial backing for the Commission to negotiate the legal model of the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline with Russia.
With US president Trump's withdrawal from the Paris agreement, the future of climate governance will depend on how the other major emitters react.
Ahead of negotiations for the 2021-2027 EU budget, the question of linking funds to EU policies and values has come to the forefront.
