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Commissioner's Šemeta speech in the Council of the World Customs Organisation
23/06/2011
I am glad to have this opportunity to comment immediately after this clear and convincing speech of Secretary Napolitano.
This is an important moment for the World Customs Organisation. After a period of doubt and debates, it is strongly encouraging to hear that the United States is committed to fully engaging in multilateral customs cooperation.
Algirdas Šemeta EU Commissioner for Taxation and Customs Union, Audit and Anti-Fraud Shared transatlantic customs and tax ambitions AMCHAM PLENARY LUNCHEON Brussels, 21st June 2011
21/06/2011
SPEECH/11/458 Ladies and Gentlemen, The last time I participated in an AmCham event, in September last year, I outlined the "Priorities and Challenges of an Evolving Customs Union". Today, I would like to thank AmCham for inviting me to speak about customs ...
Algirdas Šemeta EU Commissioner for Taxation andAlgirdas Šemeta EU Commissioner for Taxation and Customs Union, Audit and Anti-Fraud "Transparency, competitiveness and innovative financing
16/06/2011
SPEECH/11/442 LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, It is a great honour to me to open this Conference on the effect on taxation of a "new world order". Since 2009, the crisis has been a rude awakening but we are drawing the right lessons from it....