Financial24 (Free subscription) | 02/12/2008
(BRUSSELS) - The head of the Eurogroup of eurozone finance ministers, Jean-Claude Juncker, urged the European Central Bank on Monday to cut its interest rates."I do think that the bank has room for
People Daily (Free subscription) | 02/12/2008
The European Central Bank (ECB) has room for more rate cuts to support economic growth, Luxembourg Prime Minister Jean-Claude Juncker, who chairs the Eurogroup of eurozone finance ministers, said on Monday. "I do think that as the president of the ECB said, the bank has room for maneuver," Juncker told reporters as he arrived to chair a monthly meeting with his eurozone...
Pro-Life News (Free subscription) | yesterday
Prime Minister Jean-Claude Juncker, who rushed back from an economic summit in Brussels, told a news conference on Tuesday that his government would seek a rewording of the constitution. "That means he will only technically enact laws," Juncker said. Luxembourg...
The hermeneutic of continuity (Free subscription) | yesterday
Henri, Grand Duke of Luxembourg, Duke of Nassau, has taken a stand against Euthanasia by stating that he will refuse to sign into law a bill to legalise euthanasia. The Grand Duke's courageous and principles stand has brought about a constitutional crisis in Luxembourg. Jean-Claude Juncker, Prime Minister of Luxembourg, has threatened to propose a change to the constitution to...
People Daily (Free subscription) | 03/12/2008
Finance ministers from 27 European Union members agreed here on Tuesday to support a stimulus plan in general though they remained divided concerning certain details. Eurogroup Chairman and Luxembourg Finance Minister Jean-Claude Juncker said that the sum of the plan was not important, but that "everyone agrees with the general direction" was more important. Juncker chaired...
Top Stories: BreakingNews.ie (Free subscription) | yesterday
... financial crisis are also likely to be raised.Mr Cowen flew to Luxembourg to meet Prime Minister Jean-Claude Juncker yesterday morning before travelling to Berlin for an evening discussion with Chancellor Angela Merkel.On Friday he will fly to Paris to see President Nicolas Sarkozy.The European Union reform was plunged into chaos in June when the Lisbon Treaty was rejected...
People Daily (Free subscription) | 02/12/2008
Eurogroup Chairman Jean-Claude Juncker said here on Monday that 15-nation eurozone finance ministers were not in favor of cutting VAT, value-added tax, as the European Commission proposed to simulate economic growth. "The 15 member states of the euro area have declared they don't want to do anything about the standard rate of VAT," Juncker, who is also Luxembourg's prime...
The Irish Times (Free subscription) | 03/12/2008
... Treaty defeat.Mr Cowen will also travel to Luxembourg to discuss the issue with prime minister Jean-Claude Juncker ahead of the European Council meeting at the end of next week.After his meeting in Luxembourg today, Mr Cowen will travel on to Berlin for a meeting with Chancellor Angela Merkel to discuss the outline of the plan the Government is framing to deal with the issue.Tomorrow,...
Star Tribune (Free subscription) | 02/12/2008
On Monday night the smaller group of finance ministers from the 15 nations that share the euro saw the spending plan as a step "in the right direction," said Luxembourg Prime Minister Jean-Claude Juncker, who chaired the talks. But the proposal to lower the minimum rate for value added tax to below 15 percent found no broad support, he added.
Deutsche Welle: DW-WORLD.DE (Free subscription) | 02/12/2008
Finance minister from the 12 EU countries using the common euro currency have rejected calls to lower the VAT, or sales tax, in the eurozone. Euro group chairman Jean-Claude Juncker of Luxembourg, said the eurozone would not follow the lead of Britain, which cut its VAT from 17.5 to 15 percent on Monday. The ministers said it was not clear if such a move would actually boost consumption....
