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Electricity Merger Control In The Light Of The Eu "Third Energy Package", Jorge Velasco Fernández
Electricity Merger Control In The Light Of The Eu "Third Energy Package", Jorge Velasco Fernández
Cornell Law School Inter-University Graduate Student Conference Papers
After more than two years of legislative proceedings within the European Union Institutions, the “third energy package” –a set of legislations conceived to lead the EU electricity and gas markets to a complete integration and liberalization - was published on August 2009. Nonetheless, the set of legislations was not passed without long discussions on some of its cornerstones, particularly in that related to the unbundling provisions in the electricity markets.
Against this backdrop, the EU merger control applied by the European Commission faces new challenges. The role that the EU merger regulation should play in the liberalization process arena is …
The Reform Of Corporate Taxation In The European Union, Nina Winkler
The Reform Of Corporate Taxation In The European Union, Nina Winkler
Cornell Law School Inter-University Graduate Student Conference Papers
The Commission of the European Communities is currently drafting a proposal for an EU Directive to implement the first comprehensive corporate tax strategy for the Internal Market. The adoption of a common consolidated corporate tax base for EU multinational enterprises is one of today’s most highly debated issues on Brussels’ political agenda. Since the reform would affect all international companies conducting business in the Internal Market, it should also be of great interest for non-EU corporate and tax law scholars and lawyers. The paper critically evaluates the key advantages and disadvantages of the concept of an EU consolidated tax base …