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Spain, Denmark and Romania 'fat tax' for citizens
One popular New Year's resolution is to eat less unhealthy food. Although this tends to be a personal decision, at the start of 2010 the three EU countries are discussing ways to slim down their citizens - or at least swell their coffers
tax, gastronomy, taxation, presse, yum nyam, society, cooking
Europe's political scandals: Alicante-gate, MP scandals and Berlusconi
Italy's playboy PM, Britain's MP guzzlers and Germany’s 'Minister Shameless' (according to the Berliner Zeitung) are sharing the heat: the lull in the traditional summer silly season has prompted mass media coverage of affairs and scandals
tax, italy, united kingdom, nicolas sarkozy, summer, silvio berlusconi, france
Map: be German to be rich, says Forbes
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
tax, germany, western eu, map, lifestyle, fiscal paradise, politics
Liechtenstein: a paradise’s light is dimming
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
tax, switzerland, united states, cyprus, malta, peer steinbrück, western eu
Heide Rühle on Andorra, Gibraltar and Liechtenstein tax havens
The German politician and member of the European parliament for the European Greens says fiscal paradises threaten the European social model
tax, billionaire, luxembourg, andorra, interview, gibraltar, paradise
Tax havens: what is the best policy?
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?
Brussels: commissioners play musical chairs
Frattini and Kyprianou to jump ship? Internal stories of fraud, external stories of fraud and far too few children born in Europe - it's the latest news from the EU capital
tax, euweek, schengen, ageing society, markos kyprianou, schengen zone, news
