Read Commission’s lips: Pay more taxes
Pierre Moscovici, commissioner for economic and financial affairs | Julien Warnard/EPA Read Commission’s lips: Pay more taxes The EU launches a new ‘Action Plan’ aimed at businesses. By Tara Palmeri 6/17/15, 12:35 PM CET Updated 6/17/15, 2:28 PM CET The European Commission is taking aim at corporate tax avoidance in the EU with a politically ambitious…
The test of Apple’s different political thinking
Finding Tim Cook’s Brussels rep has been a tough job. That could change | John Thys/AFP via Getty The test of Apple’s different political thinking As a major tax ruling looms, the company keeps a low profile in Brussels. By Zoya Sheftalovich 11/4/15, 7:26 PM CET Updated 9/7/16, 8:17 AM CET Apple products are everywhere…
Academy Mulling Host-Less Oscars After Kevin Hart Bails: 'They’re Freaking Out'
The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts & Sciences is weighing a host-less Oscars this year after comedian Kevin Hart quit amid a firestorm of criticism over the resurfacing of previous gay jokes, according to a report. Academy leadership is “scrambling” to replace Kevin Hart while mulling several other options, including not having a host at all…
POLITICO Brussels Influence: Former MEP gets a career — Boyden back in the Bubble — Desk officers are easy
POLITICO Brussels Influence: Former MEP gets a career — Boyden back in the Bubble — Desk officers are easy By James Panichi and Quentin Ariès 6/25/15, 1:14 PM CET Updated 6/25/15, 1:15 PM CET POST-EU CAREERS CAN HAPPEN: Conventional wisdom has it that for UK politicians a stint as an MEP is more tombstone than…
'Talk of the records is all media' – Van Dijk reacts to Watford defeat that ends Liverpool's 44-game run
The fact Liverpool remain on course for the title is all that matters to the Netherlands defender, despite their unbeaten run coming to an end Virgil van Dijk says “talk of records is all media” as he attempted to play down the significance of Liverpool’s shock 3-0 defeat at Watford, a result that brought their 44-game…
State of Juncker’s union
European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker | John Thys/AFP via Getty Images State of Juncker’s union The Commission president gets ready to address a defining moment in European history. By Tara Palmeri and Ryan Heath 9/7/15, 5:30 AM CET Updated 9/7/15, 4:09 PM CET The EU’s political credibility will take center stage along with one of its leading…
Canadian Humanitarian Organization: 13 Canadians Detained In Ethiopia
Thirteen Canadians who work with an Alberta-based humanitarian organization are among 15 people detained in Ethiopia, the charity said Saturday. Canadian Humanitarian said a group of 10 Canadian volunteers, three Canadians on staff and two Ethiopian staff members were in custody in the African country on allegations they were practicing medicine without permission and had…
Novel Coronavirus: What The World Health Organization Knows From Research In China
OTTAWA — Renowned Canadian epidemiologist Dr. Bruce Aylward led a team of researchers into China earlier this month to study the novel coronavirus on behalf of the World Health Organization. Here’s what you need to know about their newly released discoveries: What are the symptoms? The novel coronavirus can cause a respiratory illness, called COVID-19,…