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		Introduction Update -- Headlines Background CF&P Press Releases CF&P Publications Op-eds New Clips Bush Administration Comments Congressional Opposition Treasury Graph Illustrates the EU Savings Tax Directive's Threat to the U.S. European Comments Reports, Studies and Other Material Introduction: Driving a Stake Through the Heart of Tax Harmonization For several years CF&P has been working with many of our friends to educate and influence lawmakers and policy makers in Washington on why tax competition is beneficial for the U.S. and other free-market countries. We have been quite successful in educating Washington lawmakers and policy makers. Many news sources have credited us with bringing the importance of this issue to the attention of the Bush Administration and we think our efforts have had an enormous impact. To use a sports metaphor, we are in the closing minutes of our game and we can taste victory. CF&P pledges to continue to work hard to make sure our opponents are unable to resuscitate the EU Savings Directive. We are determined to derail the new proposed IRS regulation. And we will fight to reform America's uncompetitive international tax law – and fight to preserve the right to expatriate if politicians do not make needed reforms. But we need your help. Speak out against these proposals and let your elected officials know where you stand. The following is information we hope that can be useful in defeating the Europeans Unions' Savings Tax Directive Headlines Update 1) Floundering EU tax directive takes another step backwards. The Bureau of National Affairs reports that EU nations have officially acknowledged that the proposed savings tax cartel will not be implemented in January. This scheme has been emasculated, but it is still a step in the wrong direction - particularly since bureaucrats in Brussels immediately will agitate to expand its reach once it goes into effect: The European Union member states agreed July 19 to postpone until July 1, 2005, the implementation of a long-awaited and highly controversial cross-border tax on interest income from savings accounts. The EU law will take effect provided Switzerland ratifies a separate agreement to impose a savings tax on income earned by EU citizens with Swiss bank accounts. ...The commission also recognized that, if Switzerland does not implement the law, the EU savings tax will not take effect. "If the Swiss reject it, the whole deal will collapse," the commission official said. "But we do not think that will happen as the Swiss government and banking industry are very happy with this deal as they can maintain bank secrecy." In the Swiss banking industry, the new cross-border tax has been dubbed "the dummy tax" because they believe there are numerous loopholes that will make it easy to avoid. http://pubs.bna.com/ip/BNA/der.nsf/is/a0a9e2a3r7 (subscription required) 2) European money fleeing to Hong Kong? A recent government report shows that Hong Kong investment funds have seen a surge in assets, with much of the money coming from overseas. There is considerable speculation that the EU savings tax directive already is having an effect: The Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission reported on Tuesday that total assets managed by funds in the city surged 80% in 2003 compared to the previous year's total. According to the figures, which include asset management and advisory businesses, in addition to private banking firms, total assets rose to HK$2.947 billion in 2003 from HK$1.635 billion in 2002. Within this total, licensed corporations reported HK$2.317 billion worth of assets and accounted for 79% of the total fund management business. ...The survey found strong interest from overseas funds which amounted to HK$1.860 billion, representing 63% of the total assets in the fund management business. http://www.tax-news.com/asp/story/story.asp?storyname=16584 Background What is the Europeans Union Savings Tax Directive EU-produced description of the Savings Tax Directive CF&P Press Releases on the EU Savings Tax Directive January 27, 2003 Free Market Leaders Denounce New Savings Tax Directive: US Will Not Support EU Tax Harmonization Scheme, OECD Commitment Letters No Longer Binding October 29, 2002 White House Reiterates Opposition to EU Savings Tax Cartel: Free-Market Leaders Hail Administration Stance July 24, 2002 CF&P Hails Death of EU Savings Tax Directive: Bush Administration Rejects Tax Cartel July 22, 2002 Bill Thomas Warns O'Neill of EU's Tax Cartel; Questions Wisdom of Clinton-Era IRS Reg April 18, 2002 The OECD Lays an Egg: Low-Tax Jurisdictions Will Achieve Final Victory When EU Savings Tax Directive is Defeated CF&P Publications on the EU Savings Tax Directive CF&P Strategic Memo Hails Defeat of EU Savings Tax Cartel CF&P Strategic Memo: The EU Savings Tax Directive -- Who will Decide for America: President Bush or IRS Bureaucrats? CF&P Strategic Memo: Paris has Surrendered, Onward to Brussels (March 2002) CF&P Strategic Memo: A Christmas present from Europe . . . The EU's infamous Savings Tax Directive is in disarray (December 2001) CF&P Foundation: New Study Explains Why Tax Harmonization Threatens America's Competitive Advantage In Global Economy Opinion and Commentary Articles on the EU Savings Tax Directive New Clips on the EU Savings Tax Directive Bush Administration Comments on the EU Savings Tax Directive Treasury spokesperson reaffirms Secretary O'Neill's commitment to oppose tax harmonization…IRS tries "to sabotage President Bush's economic team" Treasury's Barbara Angus said that the U.S. taxation of foreign income should move toward a territorial system for taxing multinational corporations Congressional Opposition to EU Savings Tax Directive Third Ranking Republican in U.S. Senate Denounces the EU's Savings Tax Directive US Rep. Pete Sessions asks the EU to answer a "few simple questions." Leading tax reform advocate, Congressman Jim DeMint from South Carolina, urges Treasury Secretary Paul O'Neill to oppose the European Union's Savings Tax Directive. Dozens of Congressional Letters on the OECD and EU Tax Harmonization and Information Exchange Schemes Bush Administration Warned about the Pitfalls of the Proposed European Union Value-Added Tax on Digital Goods European Comments on the EU Savings Tax Directive UK Treasury attacks EU tax plans German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder lets the cat out of the bag (March 2002) Reports, Studys and other material on the EU Savings Tax Directive Cato Paper: International Tax Competition -- A 21st-Century Restraint on Government Competitive Enterprise Institute: Report on Dangers of Information Exchange to U.S. Economy The European Union: Less Growth, Fewer Jobs, and Higher Taxes The Same Old Song…You Can't Spell Tax Harmonization Without EU (April 2002) What a Surprise! Former Clinton Official Endorses EU's Tax Harmonization Scheme (December 2001) Norman Barry -- Competitive Federalism: The Case of the European Union Marshall Langer: New EU, U.K., and U.S. Reporting Rules on Bank Deposit Interest Paid to Nonresidents Dr. Gilbert NMO Morris on International Financial Regulations & The Rule of Law What is the Europeans Union Savings Tax Directive One of the Center's main goals is the defeat of the EU's proposed Savings Tax Cartel. As explained below, blocking this misguided tax scheme will "kill two birds with one stone." Not only will victory protect American financial institutions from having to act as vassal tax collectors for Europe's welfare states, but victory also will give low-tax jurisdictions persecuted by the OECD a perfect excuse to tear up their so-called commitment letters to the Paris-based bureaucracy. In an article for the influential The International Economy magazine, Dan Mitchell of the Heritage Foundation explains why the EU Savings Tax Cartel is contrary to America's national interests. [Link to PDF article below:] http://www.freedomandprosperity.org/Articles/mitchell4.pdf Tax Competition Primer: http://www.heritage.org/library/backgrounder/bg1460.html December 2001, Cato Institute, by Veronique de Rugy, European Union Tax Cartel is Bad for US Economy http://www.freedomandprosperity.org/Articles/rugy12-01/rugy12-01.shtml Graham Mather of the European Policy Forum succinctly explains why the EU's Savings Tax Cartel is collapsing. The United Kingdom's quirky Chancellor of the Exchequer, Gordon Brown, certainly seems to be justifying his reputation as a lightweight. [Link to article below:] April 24 2002, The Financial Times, by Graham Mather, A flawed tax plan: Britain's proposed replacement for the EU withholding tax is causing more problems than the original, says http://news.ft.com/ft/gx.cgi/ftc?pagename=View&c=Article&cid=FT3EZA9JF0D EU-produced description of the Savings Tax Directive. EU Council Directive (pdf format) http://www.freedomandprosperity.org/eudirective.pdf The European Commission's new proposal for a Directive dealing with the taxation of savings income:: frequently asked questions http://europa.eu.int/comm/taxation_customs/publications/official_doc/IP/ip011026/me mo01266_en.pdf July 20, 2001, Tax-News.com, by Ulrika Lomas, EC Presents Proposal On Non-Resident Savings Taxation http://www.tax-news.com/asp/story/story.asp?storyname=4553 Treasury Graph Illustrates the EU Savings Tax Directive's Threat to the U.S. The linked graph below shows that there is more capital in America via the Caribbean than from all of Europe combined. This is very important. Some people claim that there is relatively little money at risk because of the IRS regulation. Some experts disagree with that contention, but admit the data is not precise. We do know, however, that implementation of the IRS regulation would provide a major boost to the EU Savings Tax Directive (the bureaucrats in Brussels are quite explicit about this). And we also know that the EU Savings Tax Directive would apply to UK Territories. And since a lot of European money comes into America via the Caribbean, this would be a threat to America's economic interests. Needless to say, this demonstrates why the EU Savings Tax Directive would be so damaging to America. [Link to graph below:] http://www.ustreas.gov/tic/exhibita.pdf CF&P Foundation: New Study Explains Why Tax Harmonization Threatens America's Competitive Advantage In Global Economy The Center for Freedom and Prosperity Foundation released a comprehensive study showing why tax harmonization is a threat to America's competitive advantage. Andrew Quinlan, President of the Center for Freedom and Prosperity, remarked, "This new study definitively explains why the tax harmonization and information exchange schemes of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, the European Union, and the United Nations are a threat to America's interests." The report, entitled "The Adverse Impact of Tax Harmonization and Information Exchange on the U.S. Economy," is written by Heritage Foundation tax expert Daniel J. Mitchell. "The United States is a low-tax jurisdiction, the United States is a tax haven, and the United States is the world's biggest beneficiary of international tax competition," said Daniel Mitchell. "The overall tax burden in the U.S. is 29 percent of GDP, compared to 43 percent of GDP in the European Union. This enormous advantage helps explain why living standards in the U.S. are 50 percent higher than EU levels, why economic growth has been so much stronger in America over the past two decades, and why unemployment rates are so much lower in the United States." "Hopefully, this new report will make United States policy makers understand that the interests of the United States are not the same as the interests of countries like France or Germany," added Veronique de Rugy, Cato Institute policy analyst and Center for Freedom and Prosperity Board member. "Armed with this new information, we can expect even greater resistance from American policy makers to the anti-taxpayer proposals of the OECD, EU and UN." concluded Quinlan. CF&P Foundation Study: http://www.freedomandprosperity.org/Papers/taxharm/taxharm.shtml CF&P Press Release on Study: http://www.freedomandprosperity.org/press/p11-27-01/p11-27-01.shtml PDF version: http://www.freedomandprosperity.org/Papers/taxharm/taxharm.pdf NEWS CLIPS ON THE REPORT: November 29 2001, Bureau of National Affairs, by Myrna Zelaya-Quesada, Compliance With International Tax Efforts Could Damage U.S. Economy, Center Says http://www.freedomandprosperity.org/Articles/bna11-29-01/bna11-29-01.shtml November 28, 2001, Tax-News.com, US Group Rubbishes Tax Harmonization, http://www.tax-news.com/asp/story/story.asp?storyname=6470 News Clips on the EU Wednesday, July 21, 2004, The Market Center Blog, Blair' spending binge. http://www.freedomandprosperity.org/blog/2004-07/2004-07.shtml#219 Tuesday, July 20, 2004, The Market Center Blog, Wrong reward for the wrong goal. http://www.freedomandprosperity.org/blog/2004-07/2004-07.shtml#201 Tuesday, July 20, 2004, The Market Center Blog, Floundering EU tax directive takes another step backwards. http://www.freedomandprosperity.org/blog/2004-07/2004-07.shtml#207 Sunday, July 18, 2004, The Market Center Blog, Attack on Britain is part of campaign to increase the EU's bloated budget. http://www.freedomandprosperity.org/blog/2004-07/2004-07.shtml#181 Friday, July 16, 2004, The Market Center Blog, Another money grab from Brussels. http://www.freedomandprosperity.org/blog/2004-07/2004-07.shtml#162 Friday, July 16, 2004, The Market Center Blog, Another silly idea from Europe. http://www.freedomandprosperity.org/blog/2004-07/2004-07.shtml#161 Thursday, July 15, 2004, The Market Center Blog, European Commission launches attack on Britain. http://www.freedomandprosperity.org/blog/2004-07/2004-07.shtml#155 Thursday, July 15, 2004, The Market Center Blog, French President criticizes good monetary policy. http://www.freedomandprosperity.org/blog/2004-07/2004-07.shtml#153 Thursday, July 15, 2004, The Market Center Blog, Russia continues to move in right direction. http://www.freedomandprosperity.org/blog/2004-07/2004-07.shtml#152 July 15, 2004, EU Business, Adopting the EU constitution: a wide range of approaches http://www.tax-news.com/asp/story/story.asp?storyname=16607 Wednesday, July 14, 2004, The Market Center Blog, Europe's dismal future. http://www.freedomandprosperity.org/blog/2004-07/2004-07.shtml#146 Wednesday, July 14, 2004, The Market Center Blog, More French hypocrisy. http://www.freedomandprosperity.org/blog/2004-07/2004-07.shtml#144 Wednesday, July 14, 2004, The Market Center Blog, New EU President caters to left. http://www.freedomandprosperity.org/blog/2004-07/2004-07.shtml#142 Tuesday, July 13, 2004, The Market Center Blog, Ambitious French Minister opposes tax cuts. http://www.freedomandprosperity.org/blog/2004-07/2004-07.shtml#131 Monday, July 12, 2004, The Market Center Blog, Economic reality forcing changes to European welfare states. http://www.freedomandprosperity.org/blog/2004-07/2004-07.shtml#125 Monday, July 12, 2004, The Market Center Blog, Europe is lagging, needs dramatic reform. http://www.freedomandprosperity.org/blog/2004-07/2004-07.shtml#124 Monday, July 12, 2004, The Market Center Blog, Europe's unimpressive track record. http://www.freedomandprosperity.org/blog/2004-07/2004-07.shtml#122 Monday, July 12, 2004, The Market Center Blog, Dutch want to ease ridiculous labor regulations. http://www.freedomandprosperity.org/blog/2004-07/2004-07.shtml#121 Thursday, July 8, 2004, The Market Center Blog, European Parliament, playground for the privileged. http://www.freedomandprosperity.org/blog/2004-07/2004-07.shtml#085 Thursday, July 8, 2004, The Market Center Blog, EU bureaucrats launch raid on British taxpayers. http://www.freedomandprosperity.org/blog/2004-07/2004-07.shtml#084 Thursday, July 8, 2004, The Market Center Blog, Will Hungary be the France of Eastern Europe? http://www.freedomandprosperity.org/blog/2004-07/2004-07.shtml#081 Thursday, July 8, 2004, The Market Center Blog, European money fleeing to Hong Kong? http://www.freedomandprosperity.org/blog/2004-07/2004-07.shtml#082 Wednesday, July 7, 2004, The Market Center Blog, No vote on EU constitution will benefit the UK. http://www.freedomandprosperity.org/blog/2004-07/2004-07.shtml#074 Tuesday, July 6, 2004, The Market Center Blog, Is Berlusconi serious about tax reform? http://www.freedomandprosperity.org/blog/2004-07/2004-07.shtml#062 Monday, July 5, 2004, The Market Center Blog, A misplaced parallel. http://www.freedomandprosperity.org/blog/2004-07/2004-07.shtml#055 July 5, 2004, Tax-News.com, by Ulrika Lomas, Overall EU Tax Burden Declined In 2002, Eurostat Reveals http://www.tax-news.com/asp/story/story.asp?storyname=16542 Saturday, July 3, 2004, The Market Center Blog, EU hypocrites don't comply with Kyoto Protocol. http://www.freedomandprosperity.org/blog/2004-07/2004-07.shtml#032 Friday, July 2, 2004, The Market Center Blog, Ireland leads, Sweden lags, in contest for best EU tax system. http://www.freedomandprosperity.org/blog/2004-07/2004-07.shtml#024 Wednesday, June 30, 2004, The Market Center Blog, Preparing for the collapse of the EU. http://www.freedomandprosperity.org/blog/2004-06/2004-06.shtml#303 June 30, 2004, The Washington Times, By Marian L. Tupy, An uncoupled Europe ahead? http://www.washingtontimes.com/commentary/20040629-090641-3054r.htm Tuesday, June 29, 2004, The Market Center Blog, The putative new President of the European Commission may not be so bad after all. http://www.freedomandprosperity.org/blog/2004-06/2004-06.shtml#295 Tuesday, June 29, 2004, The Market Center Blog, Irish lawmakers defend low tax rates. http://www.freedomandprosperity.org/blog/2004-06/2004-06.shtml#293 Monday, June 28, 2004, The Market Center Blog, If Europeans are so worried about unemployment, they should stop voting for socialists. http://www.freedomandprosperity.org/blog/2004-06/2004-06.shtml#284 June 28, 2004, Tax-News.com, by Ulrika Lomas, Savings Tax Directive Delay 'Not Switzerland's Fault', Say Bankers http://www.tax-news.com/asp/story/story.asp?storyname=16466 Friday, June 25, 2004, The Market Center Blog, British politician issues hollow threat to voters. http://www.freedomandprosperity.org/blog/2004-06/2004-06.shtml#253 Friday, June 25, 2004, The Market Center Blog, The Economist urges voters to reject draft constitution. http://www.freedomandprosperity.org/blog/2004-06/2004-06.shtml#252 Thursday, June 24, 2004, The Market Center Blog, Even a watered-down, un-implemented savings tax directive is causing capital flight from Europe. http://www.freedomandprosperity.org/blog/2004-06/2004-06.shtml#244 Thursday, June 24, 2004, The Market Center Blog, Will Swiss voters save Europe from self-imposed folly? http://www.freedomandprosperity.org/blog/2004-06/2004-06.shtml#241 Wednesday, June 23, 2004, The Market Center Blog, Bad news for the EU savings tax cartel, good news for economic liberalization. http://www.freedomandprosperity.org/blog/2004-06/2004-06.shtml#234 June 23, 2004, SwissInfo, Government rejects mandatory Schengen vote http://www.swissinfo.org/sen/swissinfo.html?siteSect=105&sid=5029529 June 22, 2004, EUBusiness, EU says Switzerland to miss deadline for savings tax deal http://www.eubusiness.com/afp/040622120728.8ndpcfon June 21, 2004, The Market Center Blog, Let's all shed a tear for Jacques. http://www.freedomandprosperity.org/blog/2004-06/2004-06.shtml#215 June 21, 2004, The Market Center Blog, Blair wants British to surrender their freedoms to Brussels. http://www.freedomandprosperity.org/blog/2004-06/2004-06.shtml#212 June 19, 2004, Reuters, Triumph Over EU Constitution Gives Way to Gloom http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=topNews&storyID=5462252 June 19, 2004, The Market Center Blog, Apathy toward EU is logical. http://www.freedomandprosperity.org/blog/2004-06/2004-06.shtml#192 June 18, 2004, Isle of Man OniLine, 'Island is Sleepwalking Into Being a Dependent Territory of the EU': THE man behind television celebrity Robert Kilroy-Silk's European election success says those opposed to the EU now have a voice. \|http://www.iomonline.co.im/ViewArticle2.aspx?SectionID=872&ArticleID=808908 June 17, 2004, The Market Center Blog, Will UK Tories ever find their way out of the wilderness? http://www.freedomandprosperity.org/blog/2004-06/2004-06.shtml#174 June 17, 2004, The Market Center Blog, Blair says UK will scuttle EU constitution to block tax harmonization. http://www.freedomandprosperity.org/blog/2004-06/2004-06.shtml#173 June 17, 2004, The Market Center Blog, Is there a Ronald Reagan who can save Germany? http://www.freedomandprosperity.org/blog/2004-06/2004-06.shtml#172 June 16, 2004, BBC News, By Paul Reynolds, EU constitution: The endgame? http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/3809385.stm June 16, 2004, The Market Center Blog, The EU's statist constitution. http://www.freedomandprosperity.org/blog/2004-06/2004-06.shtml#163 June 16, 2004, The Market Center Blog, Big government in Brussels suffers a setback. http://www.freedomandprosperity.org/blog/2004-06/2004-06.shtml#162 June 16, 2004, The Market Center Blog, EU constitution to retain tax competition. http://www.freedomandprosperity.org/blog/2004-06/2004-06.shtml#161 June 14, 2004, BBC News, EU poll blow for ruling parties: Latest results from elections to the EU parliament show gains for opposition parties across Europe. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/3803453.stm June 14, 2004, The Market Center Blog, Bad news for advocates of a Brussels super-state. http://www.freedomandprosperity.org/blog/2004-06/2004-06.shtml#142 June 13, 2004, The Washington Post, By Robert Barr, Europeans Vote for EU Parliament: Parties of German Chancellor Schroeder and French President Chirac Lose Popularity http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A38238-2004Jun13.html June 10, 2004, The Market Center Blog, EU nations fare poorly when compared to US states. http://www.freedomandprosperity.org/blog/2004-06/2004-06.shtml#101 June 10, 2004, The Market Center Blog, Savings tax directive update: Bad news for EU welfare states. http://www.freedomandprosperity.org/blog/2004-06/2004-06.shtml#106 June 9, 2004, Swissinfo, Swiss-EU savings tax deal faces delay http://www.swissinfo.org/sen/swissinfo.html?siteSect=105&sid=4992026 June 7, 2004, The Market Center Blog, EU Constitution could be the new savings tax directive. http://www.freedomandprosperity.org/blog/2004-06/2004-06.shtml#071 June 4, 2004, The Market Center Blog, More problems for EU savings tax cartel. http://www.freedomandprosperity.org/blog/2004-06/2004-06.shtml#042 June 4, 2004, Tax-News.com, by Ulrika Lomas, Agreement Of 'Equivalent Measures' Gives EU Savings Tax The Green Light http://www.tax-news.com/asp/story/story.asp?storyname=16228 June 4, 2004, The Market Center Blog, France proposes global tax scheme. http://www.freedomandprosperity.org/blog/2004-06/2004-06.shtml#043 June 3, 2004, The Market Center Blog, More bad news for the EU and good news for the world economy. http://www.freedomandprosperity.org/blog/2004-06/2004-06.shtml#033 June 3, 2004, The Market Center Blog, Tax competition may save Europe. http://www.freedomandprosperity.org/blog/2004-06/2004-06.shtml#032 June 3, 2004, International Herald Tribune, by Paul Geitner, As EU nears deal on tax dodgers, a real solution is elusive http://www.iht.com/articles/523085.html June 3, 2004, The Guardian, by Ian Black, EU agrees deal to clamp down on tax dodgers http://www.guardian.co.uk/eu/story/0,7369,1230126,00.html June 3, 2004, The Market Center Blog, Savings tax directive won't raise any revenue, but statist politicians already envisioning future expansion. http://www.freedomandprosperity.org/blog/2004-06/2004-06.shtml#034 June 3, 2004, The Market Center Blog, EU Directive stalls again, Luxembourg banks ready to exploit loopholes. http://www.freedomandprosperity.org/blog/2004-06/2004-06.shtml#031 June 2, 2004, EU Business, EU puts off decision savings account taxes http://www.eubusiness.com/afp/040602123804.iws1djdc June 2, 2004, The Market Center Blog, EU directive continues to falter. http://www.freedomandprosperity.org/blog/2004-06/2004-06.shtml#024 June 2, 2004, The Market Center Blog, Misguided EU business leader wants EU political union. http://www.freedomandprosperity.org/blog/2004-06/2004-06.shtml#023 May 31, 2004, The Market Center Blog, EU savings directive is a "tax only for dummies." http://www.freedomandprosperity.org/blog/2004-05/2004-05.shtml#313 May 28, 2004, The Market Center Blog, Savings tax cartel facing new obstacles. http://www.freedomandprosperity.org/blog/2004-05/2004-05.shtml#283 May 28, 2004, The Market Center Blog, More evidence of European uncompetitiveness. http://www.freedomandprosperity.org/blog/2004-05/2004-05.shtml#281 May 28, 2004, The Market Center Blog, More evidence of European uncompetitiveness. http://www.freedomandprosperity.org/blog/2004-05/2004-05.shtml#281 May 27, 2004, The Market Center Blog, Europe's excessive benefits subsidize unemployment. http://www.freedomandprosperity.org/blog/2004-05/2004-05.shtml#273 May 27, 2004, The Market Center Blog, The Mouse that Roared. http://www.freedomandprosperity.org/blog/2004-05/2004-05.shtml#274 May 26, 2004, The Market Center Blog, Even the business community in Europe is brain-dead. http://www.freedomandprosperity.org/blog/2004-05/2004-05.shtml#263 May 26, 2004, The Market Center Blog, The hyper-sensitive French whine about a few jokes. http://www.freedomandprosperity.org/blog/2004-05/2004-05.shtml#261 May 25, 2004, EU Observer, By Richard Carter, Prodi: 'radical change' needed for EU to catch US http://euobserver.com/?aid=16257&rk=1 May 25, 2004, Financial Times Article http://news.ft.com/servlet/ContentServer?pagename=FT.com/StoryFT/FullStory&c=Stor yFT &cid=1084907760939 (subscription required) May 25, 2004, The Market Center Blog, Schroeder's economic illiteracy. http://www.freedomandprosperity.org/blog/2004-05/2004-05.shtml#255 May 25, 2004, The Market Center Blog, Schroeder's economic illiteracy. http://www.freedomandprosperity.org/blog/2004-05/2004-05.shtml#255 May 25, 2004, The Market Center Blog, Has Russia surrendered to EU extortion? http://www.freedomandprosperity.org/blog/2004-05/2004-05.shtml#253 May 24, 2004, The Market Center Blog, The EU's corrupt Parliament. http://www.freedomandprosperity.org/blog/2004-05/2004-05.shtml#244 May 20, 2004, The Market Center Blog, Bureaucratic Hell in Belgium. http://www.freedomandprosperity.org/blog/2004-05/2004-05.shtml#208 May 20, 2004, The Market Center Blog, French politicians thinks Europe needs more government. http://www.freedomandprosperity.org/blog/2004-05/2004-05.shtml#202 May 20, 2004, Bureau of National Affairs, EU, Switzerland Finalize Agreements, Including Cross-Border Savings Tax Pact http://pubs.bna.com/ip/BNA/der.nsf/is/a0a8t4d9m2 (subscription required) May 20, 2004, The Market Center Blog, More bad news for the EU savings tax cartel. http://www.freedomandprosperity.org/blog/2004-05/2004-05.shtml#205 May 20, 2004, Tax-News.com, by Ulrika Lomas, Ahern Rejects Franco-German Call For EU Tax Harmonisation http://www.tax-news.com/asp/story/story.asp?storyname=16064 May 20, 2004, LawAndTax-News.com, by Ulrika Lomas, Swiss Government Faces Domestic Opposition Over Bilateral Treaties http://www.tax-news.com/asp/story/story.asp?storyname=16068 May 19, 2004, Tax-News.com, by Ulrika Lomas, Three EU Countries Lift Objection To Swiss Savings Tax Deal http://www.tax-news.com/asp/story/story.asp?storyname=16051 May 19, 2004, Bloomberg, Switzerland to Miss Jan. 1 Deadline for EU Tax Plan http://quote.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=10000085&sid=afenIiQZiijc&refer=europe May 19, 2004, The Market Center Blog, A useful role for the European Commission. http://www.freedomandprosperity.org/blog/2004-05/2004-05.shtml#193 May 19, 2004, The Market Center Blog, More lunacy from the French. http://www.freedomandprosperity.org/blog/2004-05/2004-05.shtml#191 May 17, 2004, The Market Center Blog, The coming collapse of the EU. http://www.freedomandprosperity.org/blog/2004-05/2004-05.shtml#176 May 17, 2004, The Market Center Blog, Savings tax directive is a farce. http://www.freedomandprosperity.org/blog/2004-05/2004-05.shtml#175 May 17, 2004, The Market Center Blog, Bolkestein should look in the mirror when assigning blame. http://www.freedomandprosperity.org/blog/2004-05/2004-05.shtml#177 May 17, 2004, The Market Center Blog, Why EU waste is sometimes a good thing. http://www.freedomandprosperity.org/blog/2004-05/2004-05.shtml#173 May 17, 2004, The Market Center Blog, The future German Finance Minister? http://www.freedomandprosperity.org/blog/2004-05/2004-05.shtml#171 May 16, 2004, The Market Center Blog, More details on the Franco-Prussian tax axis. http://www.freedomandprosperity.org/blog/2004-05/2004-05.shtml#161 May 14, 2004, Bureau of National Affairs, By Bengt Ljung, EU Agrees to Allow Luxembourg to Retain Bank Secrecy as Long as Switzerland Does http://pubs.bna.com/ip/BNA/der.nsf/is/a0a8r8z0d4 May 14, 2004, EU Observer, by Lisbeth Kirk, Breakthrough in talks with Switzerland http://euobserver.com/?aid=16040&rk=1 May 14, 2004, Offshoreon.com, Swiss Agreement Clears Way for EU Tax Savings Directive http://www.offshoreon.com/articles/5524.asp?docid=5524 May 14, 2004, International Herald Tribune, by Paul Meller, Luxembourg signals support for EU tax law http://www.iht.com/articles/519854.html May 14, 2004, EU Observer, By Lisbeth Kirk, Breakthrough in talks with Switzerland http://euobserver.com/?aid=16040&rk=1 May 14, 2004, Offshoreon.com, Full Text European Union Council Directive on Taxation of Savings Income in The Form of Interest Payments http://www.offshoreon.com/othertext/European%20Union/200348EC.pdf Friday, May 14, 2004, The Market Center Blog, Victory - and defeat - on the EU savings tax cartel. http://www.freedomandprosperity.org/blog/2004-05/2004-05.shtml#145 May 13, 2004, The Market Center Blog, The savings tax cartel death watch, ad nauseum. http://www.freedomandprosperity.org/blog/2004-05/2004-05.shtml#135 May 13, 2004, The Market Center Blog, Wall Street Journal comments on European stagnation, compliments OECD for finally realizing that lower tax rates are good. http://www.freedomandprosperity.org/blog/2004-05/2004-05.shtml#134 May 12, 2004, The Market Center Blog, More good news on the savings tax cartel. http://www.freedomandprosperity.org/blog/2004-05/2004-05.shtml#126 May 12, 2004, The Market Center Blog, Will the EU move in the right direction? http://www.freedomandprosperity.org/blog/2004-05/2004-05.shtml#122 May 11, 2004, The Market Center Blog, EU savings tax directive death watch. http://www.freedomandprosperity.org/blog/2004-05/2004-05.shtml#115 May 11, 2004, The Market Center Blog, French intransigence threatens trade liberalization. http://www.freedomandprosperity.org/blog/2004-05/2004-05.shtml#114 May 11, 2004, The Market Center Blog, The EU wants to treat the symptom rather than the disease. http://www.freedomandprosperity.org/blog/2004-05/2004-05.shtml#113 May 11, 2004, The Market Center Blog, The US isn't always right and the EU isn't always wrong. http://www.freedomandprosperity.org/blog/2004-05/2004-05.shtml#112 May 11, 2004, The Market Center Blog, More economic stupidity from Germany. http://www.freedomandprosperity.org/blog/2004-05/2004-05.shtml#111 May 10, 2004, The Market Center Blog, The continuing slow death of the EU savings tax directive. http://www.freedomandprosperity.org/blog/2004-05/2004-05.shtml#104 May 10, 2004, EU Business, EU eyes summit deal in long-fought Swiss tax row http://www.eubusiness.com/afp/040510151112.jfuyn4mu May 10, 2004, The Market Center Blog, Tony Blair does the right thing, though perhaps for the wrong reason. http://www.freedomandprosperity.org/blog/2004-05/2004-05.shtml#103 May 9, 2004, The Market Center Blog, Europe's tradition: Feudalism/socialism. http://www.freedomandprosperity.org/blog/2004-05/2004-05.shtml#091 Friday, May 7, 2004, The Market Center Blog, Low tax rates boost European growth, not EU transfers. http://www.freedomandprosperity.org/blog/2004-05/2004-05.shtml#074 Friday, May 7, 2004, The Market Center Blog, European elites content with stagnation. http://www.freedomandprosperity.org/blog/2004-05/2004-05.shtml#073 May 6, 2004, The Market Center Blog, Do you believe in miracles? http://www.freedomandprosperity.org/blog/2004-05/2004-05.shtml#067 May 6, 2004, The Market Center Blog, Swedish government resists democracy. http://www.freedomandprosperity.org/blog/2004-05/2004-05.shtml#064 May 5, 2004, The Market Center Blog, Bureaucrats in Brussels undermine EU's original mission. http://www.freedomandprosperity.org/blog/2004-05/2004-05.shtml#052 May 4, 2004, The Market Center Blog, Deficits are a symptom, spending is the disease. http://www.freedomandprosperity.org/blog/2004-05/2004-05.shtml#045 May 4, 2004, The Market Center Blog, Swiss wisely reject joining EU's socialist super-state. http://www.freedomandprosperity.org/blog/2004-05/2004-05.shtml#042 May 4, 2004, The Market Center Blog, Germans want to ignore democratic process. http://www.freedomandprosperity.org/blog/2004-05/2004-05.shtml#041 May 3, 2004, The Market Center Blog, More saber-rattling against democracy in Europe. http://www.freedomandprosperity.org/blog/2004-05/2004-05.shtml#033 May 2, 2004, Swissinfo, Switzerland faces ambiguous role in enlarged EU http://www.swissinfo.org/sen/swissinfo.html?siteSect=111&sid=4901117 May 2, 2004 , Europe's slow death. http://www.freedomandprosperity.org/blog/2004-05/2004-05.shtml#023 April 30, 2004, The Economist, A May Day milestone: After years of often tortuous preparations, the European Union is expanding from 15 countries to 25. The new entrants should catch up with its founder members eventually. But they might not want to emulate them too closely http://www.economist.com/agenda/displayStory.cfm?story_id=2628203 Friday, April 30, 2004, The Market Center Blog, A journey of a million miles begins with a small first step. http://www.freedomandprosperity.org/blog/2004-04/2004-04.shtml#304 April 28, 2004, EUbusiness.com, Economic summit warns of public fear of EU enlargement http://www.eubusiness.com/afp/040428155940.wdj87231 April 27, 2004, The Market Center Blog, President of Czech Republic blasts EU. http://www.freedomandprosperity.org/blog/2004-04/2004-04.shtml#275 April 27, 2004, The Market Center Blog, Even biased studies confirm that Europe is falling farther behind the United States. http://www.freedomandprosperity.org/blog/2004-04/2004-04.shtml#273 April 27, 2004, The Market Center Blog, Vote for the EU Constitution....or else! http://www.freedomandprosperity.org/blog/2004-04/2004-04.shtml#272 April 26, 2004, The Market Center Blog, More evidence of Sweden's collapse. http://www.freedomandprosperity.org/blog/2004-04/2004-04.shtml#263 April 26, 2004, The Market Center Blog, German Chancellor seeks EU "lebensraum." http://www.freedomandprosperity.org/blog/2004-04/2004-04.shtml#262 April 25, 2004, The Market Center Blog, Politicians uber alles in Germany. http://www.freedomandprosperity.org/blog/2004-04/2004-04.shtml#252 April 24, 2004, The Market Center Blog, Why not copy Ireland? http://www.freedomandprosperity.org/blog/2004-04/2004-04.shtml#241 Friday, April 23, 2004, The Market Center Blog, Treasury officials have difficult task - teaching Europeans that lower tax rates are good for growth. http://www.freedomandprosperity.org/blog/2004-04/2004-04.shtml#237 Friday, April 23, 2004, The Market Center Blog, The EU needs less government, not another "high-level group." http://www.freedomandprosperity.org/blog/2004-04/2004-04.shtml#235 Friday, April 23, 2004, The Market Center Blog, French politicians backtrack on referendum promise. http://www.freedomandprosperity.org/blog/2004-04/2004-04.shtml#233 Friday, April 23, 2004, The Market Center Blog, The Economist slams European constitution. http://www.freedomandprosperity.org/blog/2004-04/2004-04.shtml#231 April 23, 2004, The Taipei Times, Swiss starting to feel that Europe is ignoring them: As the European Union expands, many in Switzerland are reconsidering their country's lengthy, self-imposed isolation http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/edit/archives/2004/04/23/2003137777 April 22, 2004, The Market Center Blog, German politicians have no clue. http://www.freedomandprosperity.org/blog/2004-04/2004-04.shtml#22-10 April 22, 2004, The Market Center Blog, Will Europeans voluntarily become serfs? http://www.freedomandprosperity.org/blog/2004-04/2004-04.shtml#228 April 22, 2004, The Market Center Blog, EU Commissioner calls for cost-benefit regulatory analysis. http://www.freedomandprosperity.org/blog/2004-04/2004-04.shtml#226 April 22, 2004, The Market Center Blog, Europe's protectionism robs from the poor to subsidize the rich. http://www.freedomandprosperity.org/blog/2004-04/2004-04.shtml#224 April 21, 2004, Tax-News.com, by Ulrika Lomas, European Commission Orders Germany To Scrap 'Exit Tax' Rules http://www.tax-news.com/asp/story/story.asp?storyname=15759 April 21, 2004, The Market Center Blog, The slow death of the EU savings tax directive. http://www.freedomandprosperity.org/blog/2004-04/2004-04.shtml#215 April 21, 2004, The Market Center Blog, Blair poses false choice on EU constitution. http://www.freedomandprosperity.org/blog/2004-04/2004-04.shtml#214 April 21, 2004, The Market Center Blog, The Brussels power-grab. http://www.freedomandprosperity.org/blog/2004-04/2004-04.shtml#213 April 20, 2004, EUpolitix.com, Swiss still stalling on EU tax law http://www.eupolitix.com/EN/News/200404/0ebdebf8-935c-4137-9191-7c5a36d1032a.htm April 20, 2004, LawAndTax-News.com, by Ulrika Lomas, Gerhard Schroeder Reiterates Tax Warning For New EU Member States http://www.tax-news.com/asp/story/story.asp?storyname=15751 April 20, 2004, The Market Center Blog, More take-it-or-leave-it brinksmanship on the EU constitution. http://www.freedomandprosperity.org/blog/2004-04/2004-04.shtml#207 April 20, 2004, The Market Center Blog, EU sides against German exit tax. http://www.freedomandprosperity.org/blog/2004-04/2004-04.shtml#205 April 19, 2004, The Market Center Blog, Will the English save Europe? http://www.freedomandprosperity.org/blog/2004-04/2004-04.shtml#191 April 18, 2004, The Market Center Blog, The looney left wants Ireland to return to its dismal high-tax past. http://www.freedomandprosperity.org/blog/2004-04/2004-04.shtml#181 April 17, 2004, The Market Center Blog, Democracy in Britain? http://www.freedomandprosperity.org/blog/2004-04/2004-04.shtml#171 April 16, 2004, The Market Center Blog, Will Swiss politicians sell their people into EU slavery? http://www.freedomandprosperity.org/blog/2004-04/2004-04.shtml#168 April 16, 2004, The Market Center Blog, British Labor Party rebels against European super-state. http://www.freedomandprosperity.org/blog/2004-04/2004-04.shtml#162 April 16, 2004, The Market Center Blog, Will bloated government turn Europe into a tourist attraction? http://www.freedomandprosperity.org/blog/2004-04/2004-04.shtml#161 April 15, 2004, Swissinfo, by Jonathan Summerton, Bigger EU prompts second thoughts in Switzerland http://www.swissinfo.org/sen/swissinfo.html?siteSect=111&sid=4845398 April 15, 2004, The Market Center Blog, Classical liberals ponder dangers of the EU and tax harmonization. http://www.freedomandprosperity.org/blog/2004-04/2004-04.shtml#156 April 14, 2004, The Market Center Blog, French socialist whines that "shadow of sovereignty" is undermining Europe. http://www.freedomandprosperity.org/blog/2004-04/2004-04.shtml#143 April 13, 2004, International Herald Tribune, by Mark Landler, A 'Detroit' for Europe takes shape in Slovakia http://www.iht.com/articles/514413.html April 13, 2004, The Market Center Blog, Pro-market policies help Slovakia overcome legacy of communism and corruption. http://www.freedomandprosperity.org/blog/2004-04/2004-04.shtml#134 April 12, 2004, The Market Center Blog, Liechtenstein leader warns that savings tax cartel will cause capital flight from Europe. http://www.freedomandprosperity.org/blog/2004-04/2004-04.shtml#124 April 12, 2004, The Market Center Blog, Wasteful spending in Brussels. http://www.freedomandprosperity.org/blog/2004-04/2004-04.shtml#123 April 12, 2004, The Market Center Blog, EU bureaucrats continue their assault on Gibraltar. http://www.freedomandprosperity.org/blog/2004-04/2004-04.shtml#121 April 10, 2004, The Market Center Blog, French and German politicians: United in stupidity. http://www.freedomandprosperity.org/blog/2004-04/2004-04.shtml#104 April 10, 2004, Washington Post, By Glenn Frankel, No Permit, No Work: A Price of Joining EU: East Europeans Face New Restrictions http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A248-2004Apr9.html April 9, 2004, The Market Center Blog, Will Blair allow a vote on staying in the EU? http://www.freedomandprosperity.org/blog/2004-04/2004-04.shtml#093 April 7, 2004, The Market Center Blog, Free market tax policies are verboten! http://www.freedomandprosperity.org/blog/2004-04/2004-04.shtml#072 April 6, 2004, Tax-News.com, by Ulrika Lomas, Swiss Insist Banking Confidentiality Is Non-Negotiable http://www.tax-news.com/asp/story/story.asp?storyname=15615 April 6, 2004, The Market Center Blog, Is the EU savings tax cartel dead? http://www.freedomandprosperity.org/blog/2004-04/2004-04.shtml#065 April 6, 2004, The Market Center Blog, Greedy EU bureaucrats lobby for bigger budget. http://www.freedomandprosperity.org/blog/2004-04/2004-04.shtml#063 April 6, 2004, The Market Center Blog, Swiss resist EU duplicity. http://www.freedomandprosperity.org/blog/2004-04/2004-04.shtml#062 April 5, 2004, The Market Center Blog, EU's attack on Microsoft symptomatic of broader problem. http://www.freedomandprosperity.org/blog/2004-04/2004-04.shtml#051 April 3, 2004, The Market Center Blog, Is Europe dying? http://www.freedomandprosperity.org/blog/2004-04/2004-04.shtml#032 April 3, 2004, The Market Center Blog, Switzerland continues to resist EU bullying. http://www.freedomandprosperity.org/blog/2004-04/2004-04.shtml#031 April 1, 2004, The Market Center Blog, Berlusconi pushes Italy in the right direction. http://www.freedomandprosperity.org/blog/2004-04/2004-04.shtml#016 April 1, 2004, The Market Center Blog, EU draft Constitution is a minefield of government intervention. http://www.freedomandprosperity.org/blog/2004-04/2004-04.shtml#015 March 31, 2004, Tax-News.com, by Amanda Banks, Cayman Financial Association Supports Information Exchange With EU http://www.tax-news.com/asp/story/story.asp?storyname=15558 March 31, 2004, Swissinfo, by Katrin Holenstein, Cabinet sets out stall for EU negotiations http://www.swissinfo.org/sen/swissinfo.html?siteSect=105&sid=4835984 Mar 31, 2004, Moneylaundering.com, European Commission proposes new EU information-sharing and other measures on terrorism http://www.moneylaundering.com/NewsBriefDisplay.aspx?id=476 March 31, 2004, Bureau of National Affairs, By Arthur Rogers, EU Parliament Calls on Commission to Take Tough Line With Switzerland Over Savings Tax http://pubs.bna.com/ip/BNA/der.nsf/is/a0a8h0h2z3 March 31, 2004, The Market Center Blog, European attack on Switzerland uses more Orwellian double-speak. http://www.freedomandprosperity.org/blog/2004-03/2004-03.shtml#314 March 31, 2004, Associated Press, By Paul Geitner, European Parliament Says EU-US Agreement on Sharing Airline Passenger Data Violates Privacy Law http://ap.tbo.com/ap/breaking/MGAQJ70RHSD.html March 31, 2004, CF&P's The Market Center Blog, European Commission launches Orwellian attack on Gibraltar tax system. http://www.freedomandprosperity.org/blog/2004-03/2004-03.shtml#315 March 29, 2004, The Market Center Blog, Economist magazine says proposed EU constitution is a terrible mess. http://www.freedomandprosperity.org/blog/2004-03/2004-03.shtml#292 March 29, 2004, The Market Center Blog, Is Germany finally coming to its senses? http://www.freedomandprosperity.org/blog/2004-03/2004-03.shtml#294 March 29, 2004, Swissinfo, by Jean-Didier Revoin, Swiss economy challenged by EU enlargement http://www.swissinfo.org/sen/swissinfo.html?siteSect=105&sid=4822570 March 27, 2004, The Market Center Blog, The EU tramples freedom of the press in an effort to stifle dissent. http://www.freedomandprosperity.org/blog/2004-03/2004-03.shtml#271 March 26, 2004, The Market Center Blog, A better idea for the EU Constitution. http://www.freedomandprosperity.org/blog/2004-03/2004-03.shtml#263 March 25, 2004, The Market Center Blog, European bureaucrats want to impose an indirect tax on American shareholders. http://www.freedomandprosperity.org/blog/2004-03/2004-03.shtml#251 March 24, 2004, LawAndTax-News.com, by Ulrika Lomas, Swiss Government Seeks To Overturn German Decision On Banking Sector http://www.tax-news.com/asp/story/story.asp?storyname=15481 March 23, 2004, The Market Center Blog, Low taxes help the US out-perform Europe. http://www.freedomandprosperity.org/blog/2004-03/2004-03.shtml#235 March 23, 2004, The Market Center Blog, Former Congressman condemns German tactics, defends Swiss privacy protections. http://www.freedomandprosperity.org/blog/2004-03/2004-03.shtml#233 March 23, 2004, The Market Center Blog, Bolkestein continues his fight against competition and liberalization. http://www.freedomandprosperity.org/blog/2004-03/2004-03.shtml#231 March 22, 2004, The Market Center Blog, Germany reverts to form in bullying campaign against Switzerland. http://www.freedomandprosperity.org/blog/2004-03/2004-03.shtml#222 March 22, 2004, Tax-News.com, by Ulrika Lomas, Bolkestein Speaks On Tax Progress In EU http://www.tax-news.com/asp/story/story.asp?storyname=15442 March 21, 2004, The Sunday Times (London), Luxembourg and the EU http://www.timesofmalta.com/core2/article.php?id=149729 March 18, 2004, The Market Center Blog, Will socialists kill the Spanish Miracle? http://www.freedomandprosperity.org/blog/2004-03/2004-03.shtml#185 March 18, 2004, The Market Center Blog, Good and bad news from Europe. http://www.freedomandprosperity.org/blog/2004-03/2004-03.shtml#181 March 17, 2004, Swissinfo, Swiss indignant over German clampdown on banks http://www.swissinfo.org/sen/swissinfo.html?siteSect=105&sid=4796781 March 16, 2004, The Market Center Blog, Spanish election could reinvigorate drive for EU constitution. http://www.freedomandprosperity.org/blog/2004-03/2004-03.shtml#167 March 16, 2004, Statement by Frits Bolkestein Member of the European Commission, Progress on Financial Services Action Plan and Taxation http://europa.eu.int/rapid/start/cgi/guesten.ksh?p_action.gettxt=gt&doc=SPEECH/04/136\| 0\|RAP ID&lg=EN&display= March 11, 2004, Savings tax directive death watch continues... Switzerland is refusing to become an EU colony. http://www.freedomandprosperity.org/blog/2004-03/2004-03.shtml#116 March 10, 2004, San Marino and Liechtenstein join Swiss in resisting savings tax cartel. http://www.freedomandprosperity.org/blog/2004-03/2004-03.shtml#101 Europeans don't understand causes of economic growth. http://www.freedomandprosperity.org/blog/2004-03/2004-03.shtml#95 March 9, 2004, The EU savings tax directive death watch continues. http://www.freedomandprosperity.org/blog/2004-03/2004-03.shtml#94 March 5, 2004, Bad news for Europe's tax-aholics: Swiss people support privacy for law-abiding investors. http://www.freedomandprosperity.org/blog/2004-03/2004-03.shtml#5-11 March 5, 2004, European stagnation shows that big government is a failure. http://www.freedomandprosperity.org/blog/2004-03/2004-03.shtml#57 March 4, 2004, Tax-News.com, by Ulrika Lomas, Majority Of Swiss Supportive Of The Nation's Banking Industry http://www.tax-news.com/asp/story/story.asp?storyname=15265 March 3, 2004, European effort to boost entrepreneurship ignores problem of bloated government. http://www.freedomandprosperity.org/blog/2004-03/2004-03.shtml#33 March 2, 2004,Singapore cuts tax rates, prepares for windfall if EU savings tax cartel is approved. http://www.freedomandprosperity.org/blog/2004-03/2004-03.shtml#22 March 1, 2004, Will EU expansion promote statism or liberalization? http://www.freedomandprosperity.org/blog/2004-03/2004-03.shtml#15 February 27, 2004, The EU fantasy land. http://www.freedomandprosperity.org/blog/2004-02/2004-02.shtml#271 February 25, 2004, Bloomberg, Swiss Favor Money Laundering Crackdown, Bank Secrecy http://quote.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=10000085&sid=a9Bxd5Kx6Idk&refer=europe February 25, 2004, Swissinfo, Banks hit back at "capital flight" claims http://www.swissinfo.org/sen/swissinfo.html?siteSect=105&sid=4743808 February 25, 2004, Reuters, Swiss banks say secrecy is here to stay http://www.forbes.com/home_europe/newswire/2004/02/25/rtr1275098.html February 24, 2004, Tax-News.com, by Ulrika Lomas, Bolkestein Proposes Harmonisation Of EU Corporate Tax Base http://www.tax-news.com/asp/story/story.asp?storyname=15173 February 24, 2004, Swissinfo, EU grants Switzerland breathing space http://www.swissinfo.org/sen/swissinfo.html?siteSect=105&sid=4743084 February 21, 2004, Is a smaller EU better than a large one? http://www.freedomandprosperity.org/blog/2004-02/2004-02.shtml#212 February 20, 2004, The EU wants to subsidize corruption and economic decline in poor nations http://www.freedomandprosperity.org/blog/2004-02/2004-02.shtml#203 February 20, 2004, EU tries more blackmail against Switzerland http://www.freedomandprosperity.org/blog/2004-02/2004-02.shtml#206 February 20, 2004, No wonder the left hates Berlusconi http://www.freedomandprosperity.org/blog/2004-02/2004-02.shtml#207 February 20, 2004, Swissinfo, Swiss demand freeze on EU tax plans http://www.swissinfo.org/sen/Swissinfo.html?siteSect=105&sid=4734055 February 18, 2004, Two cheers for Switzerland and one cheer for stubborn EU politicians http://www.freedomandprosperity.org/blog/2004-02/2004-02.shtml#184 February 18, 2004, SwissInfo, EU hits Switzerland with new tax http://www.swissinfo.org/sen/swissinfo.html?siteSect=105&sid=4728896 February 14, 2004, EU: Taxes Yes, Accountability No http://www.freedomandprosperity.org/blog/2004-02/2004-02.shtml#142 February 13, 2004, Will the Swiss save Europe? http://www.freedomandprosperity.org/blog/2004-02/2004-02.shtml#132 February 13, 2004, EUpolitix.com, by Anna McLauchlin, EU delays Swiss Schengen talks http://www.eupolitix.com/EN/News/200402/823b34ff-516d-4257-8b7e-8d201a6fe740.htm February 12, 2004, Tax-News.com, by Ulrika Lomas, Switzerland Holds Out Against EU Pressure Over Savings Tax Directive http://www.tax-news.com/asp/story/story.asp?storyname=15056 February 11, 2004, Caribbean Net News, Conflicting reports over Cayman Islands commitment to EU Tax Directive http://www.caribbeannetnews.com/2004/02/11/directive.htm February 11, 2004, More good news on the EU savings tax cartel http://www.freedomandprosperity.org/blog/2004-02/2004-02.shtml#112 February 11, 2004, More bad news for the EU savings tax directive http://www.freedomandprosperity.org/blog/2004-02/2004-02.shtml#111 February 10, 2004, Financial Times, By Daniel Dombey And George Parker, Savings tax plans likely to cause EU quarrel http://www.freedomandprosperity.org/Articles/ft02-10-04/ft02-10-04.shtml February 10, 2004, EUpolitix.com, by Anna McLauchlin, Tax talks trouble finance ministers http://www.eupolitix.com/EN/News/200402/1a9c7c8b-f67b-4fe8-ac67-7311d7bcc676.htm February 10, 2004, EUbusiness, EU presses Switzerland as tax standoff heats up http://www.eubusiness.com/afp/040210164023.p9fi20ny February 10, 2004, SwissInfo, Switzerland rejects EU tax demand http://www.swissinfo.org/sen/Swissinfo.html?siteSect=111&sid=4711480 February 10, 2004, EU Savings Tax Directive Death Watch http://www.freedomandprosperity.org/blog/2004-02/2004-02.shtml#102 February 9, 2004, Caribbean Net News, Cayman Islands reported to have signed on to EU Tax Directive http://www.caribbeannetnews.com/2004/02/09/directive.htm February 9, 2004, EUpolitix.com, by Anna McLauchlin, Savings tax teeters http://www.eupolitix.com/EN/News/200402/875c969a-1812-46b6-a4f8-176cd498d3cf.htm February 9, 2004, Financial Times, By Raphael Minder and Andrew Parker, Impasse in EU talks with tax havens http://www.freedomandprosperity.org/Articles/ft02-09-04/ft02-09-04.shtml February 6, 2004, Tax-News.com, by Jason Gorringe, House Of Lords Debates Tax Evasion And Avoidance http://www.tax-news.com/asp/story/story.asp?storyname=14989 February 5, 2004, European Foundation Intelligence Digest, Berlin rejects euro tax http://www.e-f.org.uk/pubs/id/Issue%20No%20185.pdf February 4, 2004, LawAndTax-News.com, by Ulrika Lomas, Germany Expresses Opposition To EU Tax Plans http://www.tax-news.com/asp/story/story.asp?storyname=14960 February 4, 2004, Tax-News.com, by Amanda Banks, Cayman Optimistic Over EU Tax Deal http://www.tax-news.com/asp/story/story.asp?storyname=14966 February 3, 2004, Financial Times, By Andrew Parker, Caymans in move on EU tax crackdown http://www.freedomandprosperity.org/Articles/ft02-03-04/ft02-03-04.shtml February 2, 2004, SwissInfo, Swiss fail to break deadlock over EU bilaterals http://www.swissinfo.org/sen/swissinfo.html?siteSect=105&sid=4687065 January 22, 2004, The Economist, One Europe, united in fiscal misrule http://www.economist.com/agenda/displayStory.cfm?story_id=2367033