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EUROPE AUTOMOTIVE
Car industry turmoil in Turkey
Turkey's thriving auto industry has been hit by one of the worst strikes in years. A wave of strikes began last week in the country�s largest car plant, the Renault factory in Bursa.To watch video report ...   Read on...
Why forthcoming EU data regulations will affect global auto industry players
New privacy and data protection law is coming in Europe. It's a slow process, but the contours of the final regulation are becoming discernible. Enterprises that handle personal data of Europeans - and particularly US companies with ...     Read on...
Autos: Western Europe Build Improves, while Eastern Europe Remains Weak
Total European production (EU28+EFTA) fell 1% in April, slightly below our estimate for 2% growth in Q2. Build mix was a positive during the month with Western European production up 3% versus Eastern Europe down 7%. Major luxury ...    Read on...
Additional Europe automotive articles

- Autos: Western Europe Strength Continues in April
- Poland: Automotive industry, Edition Q1/2015
- The East European Trailer Market has stalled again
- Europe: When every gram counts: The growing cost of missing CO2 emissions targets 

 

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EU, TRADE AND INVESTMENT
Don't invest in UK until EU exit vote, warns German industry boss 
EU companies should not invest in the UK before before the impending in/out referendum, according to the general manager of a German industrial giant.Daniel Boese, who runs the education department of factory automation firm ...   Read on...
TTIP: Why the EU-US trade deal matters
There's one big issue for the new UK government that stayed below the radar during the election campaign - trade negotiations between the European Union and the United States, known as TTIP, the Transatlantic Trade and Investment ...     Read on...
Additional manufacturing and economy articles
- Manufacturers organisation EEF asks for EU referendum as soon as possible to head off uncertainty
- The E.U.-China bilateral investment treaty     
   

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TAX AND FINANCE
Financial, Political Woes Hit Eastern Europe's SMEs Hard

Late payments are a new normal for many of Europe's businesses, and for eastern Europe, SMEs are in an especially tight spot. External factors including weak growth throughout the Eurozone and tensions between Russia and ...     Read on... 

Investment in Turkey 2015 (download guide)

This publication "Investment in Turkey - 2015", compiled by KPMG Turkey's Tax Practice, aims to provide general outline of the Turkish tax environment in which foreign investors consider investing and doing business in ...     Read on... 

Additional tax and finance articles

- Turkish Investment Incentive Regime
- Germany: Parliament recommends codification of 5% addback of dividends for trade tax purposes in tax group situations
- Hungary: Expected changes for 2016 to the tax legislation

 

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HUMAN RESOURCES
German labour costs exceed EU average by one-third

The latest numbers show labour is more expensive in Germany than in many other EU member states, especially in the industrial sector, though the trend does not show any negative effects for the country's competitiveness.In 2014 ...    Read on...

France: New Supplemental Health Insurance Rules Introduced

In June 2013, the French government passed a law requiring that employers provide supplemental health insurance for salaried employees by January 1, 2016. Most multinationals already provide supplemental health in ...    Read on...

Additional European human resources articles

- UK Immigration: NHS surcharge 2015
- Poland: Transfer of a Non-Compete Agreement to a New Employer
- UK: Tax and social security treatment of conditional share awards from 6 April 2015
- UK Key Case Report: Including Commission Payments in Holiday Pay
- Italy: National Collective Bargaining Agreement for the Commercial Sector
- Japanese Citizens Entitled to Work in the Netherlands Without a Work Permit
- Belgium: Foreign account reporting required for individuals 

 

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EUROPEAN AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY: EXPANDING SALES
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EUROPE UPDATE: GLOBAL HEADLINES

  

Poland's new president could shift Eastern Europe's biggest economy to the right
Source: Business Insider

David Cameron takes hit as France and Germany agree closer EU ties
Source: The Guardian

Jaguar Land Rover nears decision on new eastern Europe plant
Source: Financial Times

East Europe Must Trim Debt to Revive Growth Prospects, IMF Says
Source: Bloomberg Business

EU calls for global investment court
Source: Financial Times

Women in eastern Europe lead the way to senior roles
Source: Financial Times

Germans develop smart garage for self-driving cars
Source: EETIndia

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ADDITIONAL ARTICLES

 

- Africa: Conflict Minerals - Meps Ask for Mandatory Certification of EU Importers
- 6 in 10 EU businesses use design - more investment needed says European Commission
- Business service centres migrate to Slovakia   

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