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The Council reached a political agreement on a new directive paving the way for the introduction of an electronic tax certificate for VAT exemptions.

The Council today adopted the FASTER directive, which sets out safer and faster procedures to obtain double taxation relief. This will encourage cross-border investment and help fight tax abuse.

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Statement by the High Representative on behalf of the European Union on the alignment of certain third countries with Council Decision (CFSP) 2024/2936 of 25 November 2024 amending Decision (CFSP) 2019/1894 concerning restrictive measures in view of Türkiye’s unauthorised drilling activities in the Eastern Mediterranean.

Statement by the High Representative on behalf of the EU on the alignment of certain third countries with Council implementing Decision (CFSP) 2024/2933 of 25 November 2024 implementing Decision 2013/255/CFSP concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Syria.

Council agrees on a negotiating mandate on a proposal revising the EU framework as regards non-EU countries allowing non-sustainable fishing.

Press briefings ahead of the upcoming Transport, Telecommunications and Energy Council (Energy) of 16 December 2024 and Environment Council of 17 December 2024 will take place on 13 December 2024 at 11.00.

Press briefing ahead of the upcoming Foreign Affairs Council will take place on 13 December 2024 at 14.30.

Council approves fishing opportunities for 2025 in the Atlantic, North Sea, Mediterranean and Black Seas.

Der Rat hat die positive Bewertung gebilligt, die die Kommission zu den geänderten Aufbau- und Resilienzplänen Schwedens, Sloweniens, Dänemarks und Belgiens abgegeben hat.

The Council reached a political agreement on a new directive paving the way for the introduction of an electronic tax certificate for VAT exemptions.

Der Rat hat heute die sogenannte FASTER-Richtlinie angenommen und damit sicherere und schnellere Verfahren zur Entlastung von der Doppelbesteuerung festgelegt. Dies wird dazu beitragen, grenzüberschreitende Investitionen anzukurbeln und Steuermissbrauch zu bekämpfen.

More Europeans can't keep their homes adequately warm in winter. In 2021, 6.9 per cent couldn’t heat their homes properly, it reached 10.6 per cent in 2023, according to Eurostat. It could be as high as 16 per cent.

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Death threats but no silver bullets. Net zero has become a battleground in some European cities as the quest for smart, clean mobility advances.

The post Combined technology and regulation push required for EU cities to achieve net zero, says new study appeared first on Euractiv.

This special report looks at the complexity of managing European and global forest assets, their role in achieving Net Zero, and significant economic benefits while considering the impact of the EUDR and the potential for carbon removal incentives.

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EU forests absorb around 10 per cent of total EU carbon emissions. Forests cover 40 per cent of Europe. Incentivising carbon renewal has serious Net Zero potential.

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La fin de semaine s’annonce sous un climat marqué par des températures hivernales et une baisse notable du mercure à travers tout le pays. D’après l’Office […]

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Between January 2023 and January 2024, Poland, Greece, and Hungary recorded the most significant population decreases. But migratory dynamics and an ageing population are also creating demographic challenges.

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Polish climate minister Paulina Hennig-Kloska told a Brussels event that citizens must see the benefits of EU policies in the energy bills, as ‘anti-EU propaganda’ is making them question the union’s energy policies.

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