Innovative countries in Europe 2
These are the 20 most innovative countries in Europe Part 2 By Fernando Belinchón, From Business Insider Each year, the European Commission publishes a report on innovation, ranking the different EU member countries. While this year has seen positive trends…
Innovative countries in Europe 1
These are the 20 most innovative countries in Europe Part 1 By Fernando Belinchón, From Business Insider Microbiologist Ashley Paulick looks through a stereoscope to identify bacterium in a blood plate in an anaerobe lab within the Infectious Disease Laboratory…
Why 79 ACP countries and EU must enter into new partnership
By Robert Johnson From In Depth News BRUSSELS | LOMÉ (ACP-IDN) – The Cotonou Partnership Agreement (CPA) between the African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) Group of 79 States and 28 European Union (EU) members expires on February 29, 2020. Formal…
Cayman Islands Minister Rivers continues EU engagement, discusses tax matters in Brussels
Minister for Financial Services, the Hon. Tara Rivers, will be in Brussels for the week of 20 May, during which she will have meetings with EU officials, and speak on two panels that include OECD and EU participants. This will be…
The View From Europe: The EU27, common values and the Caribbean
By David Jessop From Dominican Today At the start of February, Stefano Manservisi, the Director General of the European Commission’s Development Directorate, delivered a lecture at the Mona campus of the University of the West Indies (UWI). It was a…
Painful Reality! – European Union’s decision to ditch preferential trade agreements hurting Caribbean
By Romario Scott From Jamaica Gleaner A high-ranking official of the European Union (EU) has admitted that its decision to retreat from offering preferential treatment on commodities such as banana and sugar has had a devastating impact on the region’s…
EU supports recovery and resilience in the Caribbean region with €300 million
European Commission – Press release New York, 21 November 2017 The European Union reaffirms its commitment to support the Caribbean region in the aftermath of recent hurricanes Irma and Maria, as it pledges substantial support during the High-level Donor Conference…
Cayman Islands delegation holds successful meetings with EU officials
The Premier, the Hon. Alden McLaughlin; and Minister of Financial Services and Home Affairs, the Hon. Tara Rivers, met with key EU decision makers in Brussels from 28-29 September to discuss the EU’s preparations for a list of non-cooperative tax…
Truman Bodden Law School Lecturer’s Research lauded in Europe
LLM Course Leader Laura Panades recently presented her latest research at an international conference in Luxembourg. This research will feed into Ms Panades’ teaching on the new LLM in ‘International Finance: Law and Regulation’, starting in September 2017 at the…
Accountants Face Fines for Aggressive Corporate Tax Planning Under Draft EU Law
By REUTERS From The New York Times BRUSSELS — Tax advisers in the European Union risk fines for helping companies to cut their tax bills by shifting profits to low-tax countries, if proposed new EU legislation gets approval. Under the…
