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Whistleblowers "essential for democracy" says LuxLeaks lawyer

Antoine Deltour is the man at the heart of one of the biggest scandals of the last few years. He is going on trial in Luxembourg accused of having

26/04/2016

Luxembourg

Trial begins of 'LuxLeaks' whistleblowers

Two former employees of the accountancy firm PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) go on trial today in Luxembourg along with a French journalist. Antoine

25/04/2016

World News

'Critical times' for EU say the bloc's founding members

10/02/2016

World News

Polyglot or ‘polynot’: a look at language skills across the EU

Luxembourgers are the multilingual champions of the EU while the Irish, Bulgarians, Austrians and Hungarians are among the worst, latest official

04/02/2016

Europe News

EU interior ministers discuss speeding up relocation of refugees

Speeding up the relocation of refugees, strengthening borders and fighting human trafficking are up for discussion, as EU interior ministers meet in

09/11/2015

Greece

Migrants: the first EU relocations leave Athens

Six families from Syria and Iraq have boarded a plane leaving Athens for northern Europe. They are the first refugees to be relocated from Greece to

04/11/2015

Europe News

One year after Lux Leaks, European Union members still fail to crack down on tax avoidance, say NGOs

New research from European NGOs claim 22 European Union member states are allowing corporations avoid tax despite the revelations from the Lux Leaks scandal this time last year.

03/11/2015

Europe News

Russia's role in Syria crisis scrutinised at EU foreign ministers meeting

The Syria crisis and Russia’s involvement are topping the agenda of an EU foreign ministers meeting in Luxembourg. It comes as questions mount over

12/10/2015

Europe News

Migrant crisis: EU ministers agree to step up deportations and beef up borders

EU governments have agreed to step up deportations of migrants deemed to be illegal. Creating a border guard force has also been on the agenda at a

08/10/2015

Luxembourg

Luxembourg votes for no change to electoral role

Luxemburgers have rejected, by referendums, key changes to their voting rules. The Grand Duchy said no to allowing foreign residents to vote in their

08/06/2015

Luxembourg

Gay wedding for Luxembourg PM a first for serving EU leader

The prime minister of Luxembourg has become the first serving leader in the EU to marry someone of the same sex

15/05/2015

World News

Activists look to take bite out of McDonalds for EU tax avoidance

America’s fast food giant McDonalds is being accused of setting up an elaborate tax avoidance scheme. Labour unions backed by the War on Want

26/02/2015

Europe News

European Parliament shuns committee of inquiry into LuxLeaks

The European Parliament has failed to set up a committee of inquiry into the LuxLeaks affairs. Parliamentarians wanted to investigate how and why

05/02/2015

Luxembourg

European court orders removal of Hamas from EU terror list on 'procedural' grounds

The ruling by the General Court of the European Union keeps measures against Hamas in place for three months, or pending an appeal.

17/12/2014

Luxembourg

Leaker of documents exposing secret Luxembourg tax deals charged with theft

A Luxembourg court has charged the person responsible for whistleblower revelations which exposed secret tax avoidance deals between Luxembourg and

13/12/2014

Europe News

EU's Juncker sworn in amid ongoing tax row

Embattled European Commission president Jean-Claude Juncker has officially been sworn as the head of the EU executive amid an ongoing tax row. He and

10/12/2014

My Europe Series

Europe Weekly: Juncker's Lux Leaks tax row rumbles on

14/11/2014

My Europe Series

Europe Weekly: EU's Juncker embroiled in blazing tax row

07/11/2014

World

Luxembourg's attractive company tax leaks tempt scandal

06/11/2014

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