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EC Not to Impose Anti-Dumping Duties on Iran

EghtesadOnline: The European Commission has decided not to impose preliminary anti-dumping duties on hot rolled coil imported from five countries, including Iran, and sent official papers on the issue to the parties involved on April 4, according to market participants.
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Publish Date:08/April/2017 | 10:12

EU says U.S. explanation of Yahoo email scanning not enough

EghtesadOnline: The United States has not satisfied the European Union's concerns about Yahoo's scanning of all customers' incoming emails for U.S. intelligence purposes, the bloc's justice chief said in an interview.
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Publish Date:12/January/2017 | 09:50

EU fines Japanese rechargeable battery makers over cartel

EghtesadOnline: The European Commission said on Monday it had fined three Japanese makers of rechargeable lithium-ion batteries 166 million euros ($176.2 million) for their involvement in a price-fixing cartel from 2004 to 2007.
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Publish Date:12/December/2016 | 14:51

EU's Juncker says Apple tax decision is clearly based on facts, rules

EghtesadOnline: The EU's ruling that Apple Inc must pay a huge tax bill to Ireland was clearly based on facts and existing rules and was not a decision aimed against the United States, European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker said on Sunday.
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Publish Date:04/September/2016 | 07:33

Pinning Down Apple’s Alleged 0.005% Tax Rate Is Nearly Impossible

EghtesadOnline: The European Commission ’s finding that Ireland must collect as much as an attention-getting 13 billion euros ($14.5 billion) in back taxes from Apple Inc. contained a second stunning number: 0.005 percent.
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Publish Date:03/September/2016 | 24:04

The EU's Apple Ruling Is a Victory for Tax Confusion

EghtesadOnline: The European Commission ’s decision to impose a tax bill of 13 billion euros ($14.5 billion) on Apple is unjust and unnecessary. And the harm is not confined to a single company: The ruling has cast a cloud of uncertainty over Europe’s corporate-tax rules, potentially affecting all multinational investors.
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Publish Date:31/August/2016 | 09:14

EU Commission to Propose Bank Capital Reform by June

EghtesadOnline: The European Commission could propose new rules on bank capital in the European Union by June, to introduce a reform that was agreed globally nearly two years ago, the EU finance commissioner said on Tuesday.
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Publish Date:13/November/2019 | 09:56

EU Will Unveil SPV on Monday

EghtesadOnline: The European Commission said it’s seeking to launch “very soon” a special purpose vehicle to help European companies bypass US sanctions on Iran, with three European diplomats saying the official unveiling could come as early as Monday.
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Publish Date:26/January/2019 | 08:54

EU Moves to Block US Sanctions Against Iran

EghtesadOnline: The European Commission said on Friday it had started the process of renewing a sanctions-blocking measure to protect European businesses in Iran, after the United States pulled out of the Iran nuclear accord and reimposed sanctions on Tehran.
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Publish Date:19/May/2018 | 04:19

Juncker says Britain may divide EU over Brexit talks

EghtesadOnline: European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker said he fears Britain will divide the European Union's 27 remaining members by making different promises to each country during its Brexit negotiations.
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Publish Date:12/February/2017 | 05:21

EU urges U.S. tech giants to act faster against hate speech

EghtesadOnline: U.S. tech giants including Facebook, Twitter, Google's YouTube and Microsoft will have to act faster to tackle online hate speech or face laws forcing them to do so, the European Commission said on Sunday.
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Publish Date:05/December/2016 | 10:18

Deutsche Boerse CEO expects EU objections in mid-December

EghtesadOnline: Deutsche Boerse expects to hear what objections the European Commission has to its planned merger with London Stock Exchange in the second week of December, the German firm's chief executive said on Tuesday.
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Publish Date:22/November/2016 | 13:34

EU questions U.S. over Yahoo email scanning, amid privacy concerns

EghtesadOnline: The European Commission has asked the United States about a secret court order Yahoo used to scan thousands of customer emails for possible terrorism links, following concerns that may have violated a new data transfer pact.
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Publish Date:12/November/2016 | 06:40

May’s Brexit Red Lines Prompt Warning From European Commission

EghtesadOnline: The European Commission fired a warning shot across Theresa May’s bow after her government decided to seek a tailor-made Brexit deal on its own terms, saying that the U.K. could not pick and choose the conditions it preferred.
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Publish Date:04/September/2016 | 09:21

Political? Mais oui, of course, EU insiders say of Apple case

EghtesadOnline: The European Commission denies that its shock demand that Apple Inc. hand 13 billion euros in back taxes to Ireland is, in the pungent phrase of Apple CEO Tim Cook, "total political crap".
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Publish Date:04/September/2016 | 07:26

Ireland to join Apple in fight against EU tax ruling

EghtesadOnline: Ireland's cabinet agreed on Friday to join Apple in appealing against a multi-billion-euro back tax demand that the European Commission has imposed on the iPhone maker, despite misgivings among independents who back the fragile coalition.
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Publish Date:03/September/2016 | 10:48

EU ruling on Apple stirs calls for U.S. tax reform

EghtesadOnline: A European Commission order requiring Apple Inc to pay Ireland $13 billion euros ($14.5 billion) in unpaid taxes on Tuesday drew swift rebukes from the Obama administration and lawmakers in Congress, while reigniting calls for U.S. tax reform.
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Publish Date:31/August/2016 | 07:39

EU to hand Apple Irish tax bill of $1.1 billion, source says

EghtesadOnline: The European Commission will rule against Ireland's tax dealings with Apple on Tuesday, two source familiar with the decision said, one of whom said Dublin would be told to recoup over 1 billion euros in back taxes.
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Publish Date:30/August/2016 | 07:06