cafebabel.com

Economic crisis: how G20 summit in Pittsburgh will go down in history

('euro topics',) — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 12:06:53 -0000

On 24 September, heads of state and government of the 20 leading industrial and emerging countries come together in Pennsylvania to sketch out a new global financial order. The French, Spanish, Luxembourgish and Swiss press hopes for the best, but voices few expectations for the G20 summit

Loretta Napoleoni: 'UK risks decade-long recession'

('Helen Swain',) — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 10:29:06 -0000

The London-based Italian economist, 55, is an expert in the financing of terrorism. We take a taxi to her book launch in Rome and discuss why the financial crisis was a missed opportunity for Europe to have a single voice

Albert Pintat: 'Yes, Andorra is a tax haven, but...'

('Sarah Truesdale',) — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 12:45:00 -0000

At the end of 2008, Andorra organised a summit on the future of Europe (from 27 to 28 November). Prime minister Albert Pintat has initiated an economic metamorphosis and has since had to face pressure from France to reform his fiscal system. This interview takes place on the eve of the legislative elections on 27 April

Liechtenstein: a paradise’s light is dimming

('Erin Woycik',) — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 12:00:00 -0000

Liechtenstein, the geographical heart of the EU, has 35,000 inhabitants, 70,000 foundations and 110,000 million euros deposited in bank accounts whose owners are anonymous. All this leaves a bad taste in the European mouth

Map: be German to be rich, says Forbes

Tue, 22 Apr 2008 12:00:00 -0000

How do you become a billionaire exactly? Flee Europe: out of the 1125 billionaires registered by Forbes, barely 20% are of European origin. The others come mainly from the United States (42%), China, India and Russia

Luxembourg’s citizens on tax havens

Tue, 22 Apr 2008 12:00:00 -0000

Background on the terrestrial fiscal paradise bordering Belgium, France and Germany

Heide Rühle on Andorra, Gibraltar and Liechtenstein tax havens

Tue, 22 Apr 2008 12:00:00 -0000

The German politician and member of the European parliament for the European Greens says fiscal paradises threaten the European social model

Tax havens: what is the best policy?

('Susannah Readett-Bayley',) — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0000

Exploited by multinational companies to increase profits or by the very rich to pay less tax: tax havens represent the slightly shady side of international finance. How to eliminate them?

Switzerland and Europe: the story of an old couple

Sat, 04 Aug 2007 12:43:00 -0000

1 August is the Swiss national holiday – an occasion to reflect back on Swiss moves towards joining the EU

'It is our right to organise our fiscal system as we please'

Wed, 01 Aug 2007 12:00:00 -0000

Switzerland’s stubborn neutrality and the fact that the country is considered a tax haven by many, these are the issues we want to discuss with the Swiss ambassador to the EU

The satellite country

Wed, 01 Aug 2007 00:00:00 -0000

Switzerland cultivates the myth of a paradisiacal country that neutrality will protect from all the worlds torments

'Switzerland copies and pastes EU legislation’

Wed, 01 Aug 2007 00:00:00 -0000

In Switzerland, some are urging accession to the EU to recuperate the country’s sovereignty.We talked to the General Secretary of the New European Movement Switzerland (NEMS)