Police dismantle criminal network linked to international VAT fraud trading vegetable oil
Provider: View Original Type: Link Title: Police dismantle criminal network linked to international VAT fraud trading vegetable oil Description: The Polish Central Anti-Corruption Bureau (Centralne Biuro Antykorupcyjne) and German Tax Office for Prosecution and Criminal Matters in Berlin (Finanzamt für Fahndung und Strafsachen Berlin), with the support of Europol dismantled an organised crime group involved in international VAT fraud and money laundering. The fraud scheme revolved around the trade of vegetable oil and caused the Polish treasury to lose an estimated €17.8 million in tax. On an action day on 18 February 2021, investigators raided 45 locations across Germany and Poland resulting in the arrest of twelve suspects.
Article - Coming up: EU recovery, vaccines, sustainable tourism
Provider: View Original Type: Link Title: Coming up: EU recovery, vaccines, sustainable tourism | News | European Parliament Description: MEPs will debate the Covid-19 crisis and recovery with members of national pariaments, discuss vaccine production and vote on a strategy for tourism.
Provider: View Original Type: Link Title: EU Plant Variety Rights in the United Kingdom | CPVO Description: According to the withdrawal agreement of the United Kingdom (UK) from the European Union (EU), holders of a Community Plant Variety right which has been granted before the end of the transition period, 31 December 2020, have become holders of a plant variety right in the UK under UK law. The full list of plant varieties with EU registered rights that have been granted a
EIB President highlights importance of COVAX initiative to provide COVID-19 vaccines in low and middle income countries
Provider: View Original Type: Link Title: EIB President highlights importance of COVAX initiative to provide COVID-19 vaccines in low and middle income countries Description: President of the European Investment Bank Werner Hoyer today welcomed global engagement to scale up support for the international COVAX vaccine-access facility. Today’s G7 summit is dedicated to vaccination and will help to accelerate international cooperation to tackle the COVID-19 pandemic.
Provider: View Original Type: Link Title: CoR ECONomic Bulletin No. 10 Description: The Covid-19 pandemic has substantial repercussions on the European economies. The ECON Commission of the European Committee of the Regions prepares regular economic bulletins on recent research, articles and discussions on the socio-economic impact of the pandemic in Europe and on the different economic response measures planned and implemented at EU, national, regional and local level.
Christine Lagarde: Investing in our climate, social and economic resilience: What are the main policy priorities?
Provider: View Original Type: Link Title: Investing in our climate, social and economic resilience: What are the main policy priorities? Description: The European Central Bank (ECB) is the central bank of the 19 European Union countries which have adopted the euro. Our main task is to maintain price stability in the euro area and so preserve the purchasing power of the single currency.