Sections SEARCH Skip to content Skip to site index Technology Subscribe Log In Subscribe Log In Today’s Paper Technology | France, Not Waiting for European Union, to Tax U.S. Tech Firms as ’19 Starts Supported by ByLiz Alderman Dec. 18, 2018 PARIS — With the so-called Yellow Vest movement forcing concessions that have widened the country’s budget shortfall, the French government is accelerating a plan to place hefty taxes on American technology giants that have long maneuvered to keep their bills low while reaping huge sums of money. France has been working with other countries on a European Union-wide digital tax on companies including Amazon, Apple, Facebook and Google, but some members of the bloc have balked at the proposal. Bruno Le Maire, the French finance minister, said last week that France would move ahead on its own if the union did not approve such a tax by March. On Monday, he … [Read more...] about France, Not Waiting for European Union, to Tax U.S. Tech Firms as ’19 Starts
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European Union seals Brexit deal as May faces a hard sell at home
Lorne Cook, Jill Lawless and Raf Casert Associated Press Published 6:45 PM EST Nov 25, 2018 Brussels – After months of hesitation, stop-and-start negotiations and resignations, Britain and the European Union on Sunday finally sealed an agreement governing the U.K.’s departure from the bloc next year. So much for the easy part. British Prime Minister Theresa May must now sell the deal to her divided Parliament — a huge task considering the intense opposition from pro-Brexit and pro-EU lawmakers alike — to ensure Britain can leave with a minimum of upheaval on March 29. It’s a hard sell. The agreement leaves Britain outside the EU with no say but still subject to its rules and the obligations of membership at least until the end of 2020, possibly longer. Britons voted to leave in June 2016, largely over concerns about immigration and losing sovereignty to Brussels. EU leaders were quick to warn that no better offer is available. “I am totally … [Read more...] about European Union seals Brexit deal as May faces a hard sell at home
European Union leaders approve Brexit deal in a matter of minutes
BRUSSELS -- European Union leaders on Sunday approved an agreement on Britain's departure next year — the first time a member country will have left the 28-nation bloc. It took leaders a matter of minutes at a summit in Brussels to endorse a withdrawal agreement that settles Britain's divorce bill, protects the rights of U.K. and EU citizens hit by Brexit and keeps the Irish border open. They also rubber-stamped a 26-page document laying out their aims for future relations after Britain leaves in March. Barely half an hour after leaders sat down, European President Donald Tusk tweeted: "EU27 has endorsed the Withdrawal Agreement and Political Declaration on the future EU-UK relations." British Prime Minister Theresa May, waiting in the wings as the other leaders met, joined them once they had given the deal the seal of approval to discuss the next steps on the road to Brexit. May has hailed the deal as the start of a new chapter for Britain, but European Commission President … [Read more...] about European Union leaders approve Brexit deal in a matter of minutes
Corbyn: Labour Will Stop Britain Fully Leaving European Union on WTO Brexit Terms
LONDON (AP) – British opposition leader Jeremy Corbyn says his party will try to stop Britain leaving the European Union without an agreement if Prime Minister Theresa May’s divorce deal is rejected by Parliament. Corbyn, leader of the Labour Party, said in a speech to the Confederation of British Industry that “neither the Cabinet nor Parliament would endorse such an extreme and frankly dangerous course.”He said “Labour will not countenance a no-deal Brexit,” which could cause upheaval for businesses and people. But it is unclear what would happen if Parliament rejected the deal when it is put to a vote, likely next month. Corbyn said the proposed agreement is “a botched, worst-of-all-worlds deal which is bad for Britain.” Labour is calling for Britain to stay in a customs union with the EU and to have a “strong” relationship with the bloc’s single market. Critics say that’s a vague and unachievable goal. … [Read more...] about Corbyn: Labour Will Stop Britain Fully Leaving European Union on WTO Brexit Terms
Victor Davis Hanson: Macron Wants ‘European Union Army,’ Can’t Make NATO Payments
Victor Davis Hanson told Breitbart News Editor-in-Chief Alex Marlow on Monday’s edition of SiriusXM’s Breitbart News Daily that French President Emmanuel Macron’s proposal for a European Union army is “absurd,” noting France’s failure to meet its financial commitments to NATO. Hanson reflected on Macron’s Sunday remarks at the centennial commemoration of World War I’s armistice in Paris, France, where the French leader said, “Patriotism is the exact opposite of nationalism: Nationalism is treason.”Hanson said, “I was kind of shocked, because here the host was taking the occasion to pose as Europe’s next leader by basically attacking not only Eastern European leaders, but Trump with his nationalist point, and then framing a hyper-fascist nationalist like Petain, who not only, you could argue about his behavior in World War I, good and bad, but he was the leader of French fascist nationalism in World War II, and yet … [Read more...] about Victor Davis Hanson: Macron Wants ‘European Union Army,’ Can’t Make NATO Payments