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7th Mar 2019

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France frustrated by EU tech tax blockade

The EU should decide new taxes by majority instead of consensus, France has said, after four member states vetoed a levy on tech giants such as Google. "Finland, Denmark, Ireland, and Sweden shouldn't be allowed to block 23 countries from imposing a tax that they think is needed," French finance minister Bruno Le Maire said in Paris Wednesday, referring to the EU-27 after Brexit, the Bloomberg news agency reported.

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Analysis

Germany's CSU eyes centre-stage in Europe

Bavaria's Manfred Weber is running to take over the EU Commission presidency from fellow EPP member, Jean-Claude Juncker. His CSU party has lined up behind him, after last year's failed move to the right to compete with the populists.

Opinion

Ukrainian election: a country struggling to reform itself

With a record of 44 candidates running for president, it remains to be seen who will become Ukraine's next leader. But will Ukrainian politicians and their international partners be able to keep the country on the road to reform?

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