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...Treaty of Rome, which enshrines the freedom of establishment and outlaws any form of discrimination based on nationality. He said the British law "imposes a specific disadvantage on operators desirous of moving or establishing themselves within the Community." While the full Court of Justice won't issue a final opinion before the fall, governments are quaking over the ruling's potential effects. "This is pretty strong stuff," says Fred de Hosson, a tax partner at Baker & McKenzie in Amsterdam. "It's another wake-up call for member states" to bring their tax systems closer in line...
...London. Simon Whitehead of solicitors Dorsey & Whitney, which is representing Marks & Spencer, says that 70 multinational firms have already signed up for a group action that his law firm is organizing. He won't detail the total amount of claims they are seeking but says the advocate general's opinion "is very positive for them." The impact goes far beyond Britain. The tax codes of many E.U. member states treat domestic entities differently from foreign ones, and they could also be on the hook for huge back claims. Indeed, at the oral hearing of the case in Luxembourg...
...Common opinion says that [the frequency of] drinking games has increased significantly,” says Paul J. Barreira, a psychiatry professor and director of Harvard University Health Services’ Department of Behavioral Health and Academic Counseling, who added there is no data to support that notion...
...like to express my deep disagreement with the way Klaus, the President of the Czech Republic, expresses his skepticism about a "stronger" European Union. Klaus uses the pronouns we and us, so it might seem like he is speaking on behalf of the whole Czech nation and expressing the opinion of all Czechs. That is definitely not the case. He doesn't speak for me, and opinion polls show a lot of support for the new E.U. constitution. So Klaus and the Czech Communist Party represent only the skeptical and closed-minded part of our nation. Is Klaus anxious because...
...Crimson editorial highlights the need for an increased voice for graduate students on campus. As a media outlet, The Crimson should applaud an open and fair exchange of ideas like the opinion polling conducted by the GSC. Instead, The Crimson appears content to criticize graduate student efforts to engage the larger community in an important and timely discussion. Hopefully, as members of The Crimson Staff graduate and perhaps continue their education here at Harvard, they will realize that the relevance of their views does not cease when they acquire their undergraduate degrees...