New rules to combat fraud on cross-border payments in the EU came into force on 1 January

mennessä CrNet Oy | tammi 4, 2024 | Science and Research News of Sustainable Development

New transparency rules that will help EU Member States to crack down on Value-Added Tax (VAT) fraud came into force on 1 January. The new rules will provide tax administration of the EU Member States with payment information allowing them to detect VAT fraud more...

Bulgaria, Romania to join Schengen area through air and sea

mennessä CrNet Oy | tammi 3, 2024 | Science and Research News of Sustainable Development

EU member states reached agreement Saturday for Bulgaria and Romania to join the Schengen border-free area with a first removal of air and maritime internal border controls. Since their accession to the EU, Bulgaria and Romania have applied parts of the Schengen legal...

EU sets up new authority to combat money laundering

mennessä CrNet Oy | joulu 15, 2023 | Science and Research News of Sustainable Development

The European Parliament and EU Council reached provisional agreement Wednesday to create a new European authority for countering money laundering and financing of terrorism (AMLA). The creation of the new authority is expected to transform AML/CFT supervision in the...

EU’s deforestation observatory goes live

mennessä CrNet Oy | joulu 13, 2023 | Science and Research News of Sustainable Development

An EU observatory on deforestation and forest degradation went online Monday, helping to protect and restore world’s forests and ensuring that Europeans consume deforestation-free products.  The observatory, managed by the EU’s Joint Research Centre, is...

EU’s critical minerals act welcome but falling short, say green groups and industry

mennessä CrNet Oy | joulu 8, 2023 | Science and Research News of Sustainable Development

The EU’s Critical Raw Materials Act, adopted on Thursday (7 December), aims to reduce permitting times for domestic mining and recycling projects but fails to create the broader conditions necessary for companies to make those investments, the industry says – a...