SMEs to be paid more promptly ?
Ombudsman approves changes to Commission payment scheme following 15 month investigation
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SMEs not ready for euro
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Commission concerned after new survey finds majority of SMEs in EU unprepared for switch to...
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Germany opposes Verhofstadt's EU Tax
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Germany will not support ideas for an EU-wide tax to finance the activities of the...
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A timebomb under European pension systems?
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Europe's looming pensions crisis focus of attention of conference organised by Friends of Europe
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Moderate consequences of enlargement for SMEs
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Commission study concludes that macroeconomic consequences of enlargement on EU will be moderate but positive
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ECOFIN: no agreement over tax breaks for truck drivers
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ECOFIN fails to reach political agreement on proposal concerning excise duty derogations for petroleum products
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Council agrees on final text savings tax Directive
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On 13 December the Economic and Finance minister came to an agreement on the text...
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SME subsidy rules amended
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In a move to aid small and medium-sized firms the subsidy rules of the Union...
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Luxembourg questions tax deal
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After more than three years, EU Finance ministers finally reached a deal on the issue...
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Prodi's plea for end to veto on taxes
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Commission President Romani Prodi urges EU member states to give up veto on tax issues
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