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Werner Faymann

Type: Person

Name: Werner Faymann

Title: Minister for Transport, Innovation and Technology

Organization: Government of Austria

Date of Birth: 04/05/1960

Place of Birth: Vienna

Nationality: Austria

Fact Sheet: Biography for Werner Faymann

First reported May 23 2013 - Updated 4 hours ago - 4 reports

Tax havens: All talk and little action

European leaders have decided to reinforce the drive to fight tax evasion. However, the shortfall between their stated objective and a real political will for change has undermined their credibility, argues an Austrian columnist.Rarely have EU heads of ... [Published Presseurop - 18 hours ago]

Entities: Tax-Haven, Taxes, Tax Evasion, Austria, Werner Faymann

First reported May 23 2013 - Updated 21 hours ago - 1 reports

Europe targets Switzerland in fight against bank secrecy

Austria's dropping of objections allowed EU leaders to commit to an exchange of bank information between countries by the end of the year, as cash-strapped states seek to stop tax evasion and close loopholes highlighted by Apple Inc's use of a base in ... [Published NewsRT.co.uk - May 23 2013]

Entities: Bank Secrecy, Switzerland, European Union, Austria

First reported May 23 2013 - Updated May 23 2013 - 1 reports

EU plans for crackdown on tax evasion

BERLIN: European Union leaders have agreed to crack down on tax evasion more effectively by abolishing their banking secrecy and by improving the exchange of information on account holders among themselves and with non-EU countries.The heads of state ... [Published Economic Times - May 23 2013]

Entities: Tax Evasion, European Union, Taxes, Switzerland, Tax Avoidance

First reported May 23 2013 - Updated May 23 2013 - 1 reports

EU leaders spearhead global clampdown on tax fraud (News)

The summit reached a compromise deal on the savings directive after Austria dropped objections to an exchange of bank information affecting EU deposits by the end of the year. "It's a bad day for tax cheats," Austrian Chancellor Werner Faymann told reporters ... [Published EurActiv.com - May 23 2013]

Entities: European Union, Tax Fraud, Austria, Werner Faymann, Maria Fekter

First reported May 22 2013 - Updated May 23 2013 - 2 reports

European Union

EU leaders step up fight against banking secrecy

BRUSSELS European leaders on Wednesday targeted a year-end deadline to do away with banking secrecy, hoping to recoup a trillion euros in lost tax each year to help beat recession and unemployment.But British Prime Minister and current G8 chair David ... [Published Oman Tribune - May 23 2013]

Entities: European Union, Switzerland, Tax Evasion

First reported May 22 2013 - Updated May 23 2013 - 7 reports

Werner Faymann

Europe steps up fight against tax cheats

European leaders took the fight to tax cheats Wednesday with a pledge to share bank account data across the European Union and accelerate initiatives to tackle abuse by companies.Faced with rising anger from hard-pressed taxpayers about lost revenue and ... [Published WDSU New Orleans - May 22 2013]

Entities: Taxes, European Union, Werner Faymann, Bank Secrecy

First reported May 22 2013 - Updated May 22 2013 - 3 reports

Europe targets Switzerland in fight against bank secrecy

By BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Europe edged closer to lifting banking secrecy on Wednesday after Austria said it was ready to share data on foreign depositors but Vienna's support could fade should efforts to strike a similar deal with Switzerland fail. Austria's ... [Published Reuters Canada - May 22 2013]

Entities: Switzerland, Bank Secrecy, Austria, Luxemburg (Luxembourg), Tax Evasion

First reported May 22 2013 - Updated May 22 2013 - 1 reports

Van Rompuy seeks tax compromise by imposing deadline

Austria and Luxembourg have so far stalled EU-wide agreement on automatic exchange of information on deposit accounts.Officials and diplomats seemed doubtful that a final breakthrough would be achieved on Wednesday (22 May) since both countries are giving ... [Published EurActiv.com - May 22 2013]

Entities: Deadline, Taxes, Austria, Maria Fekter, Jean-Claude Juncker

First reported May 22 2013 - Updated May 22 2013 - 1 reports

Austria's Faymann says ready to exchange bank data by year end

Austria is ready to agree to anautomatic exchange of bank account information by the end ofthis year, Austria's chancellor said on Wednesday ahead of ameeting of EU leaders to discuss the issue of cooperation on taxand fighting fraud.Most developed countries ... [Published Reuters - May 22 2013]

Entities: Werner Faymann, Austria, Luxemburg (Luxembourg), European Union, Taxes

First reported May 21 2013 - Updated May 21 2013 - 1 reports

Österreich im Kampf gegen Steuerflüchtlinge auf EU-Kurs

Von unserem dpa-Korrespondenten und Europe OnlineWien (dpa) - Österreich will gemeinsam mit der EU den Kampf gegen Steuerflüchtlinge aufnehmen. Bundeskanzler Werner Faymann unterstütze den Austausch von Daten ausländischer Konten innerhalb der EU und ... [Published Europe Online Magazine - May 21 2013]

Entities: Austria, Werner Faymann, European Union, Vienna

First reported May 20 2013 - Updated May 20 2013 - 1 reports

Tax-News.com: Austria's Spindelegger Slams 'Faymann's Taxes'

During his keynote address at the Austrian People's Party (ÖVP) conference, Austria's Vice Chancellor Michael Spindelegger vehemently rejected what he referred to as the "Faymann taxes," namely Chancellor Werner Faymann’s plans to introduce wealth taxes ... [Published Tax-News.com - May 20 2013]

Entities: Michael Spindelegger, Taxes, Austria

First reported May 12 2013 - Updated May 13 2013 - 4 reports

EU finance ministers to thrash out tax clampdown

BRUSSELS — As tens of millions languish on the dole with EU austerity blamed for deepening recession, finance ministers will switch their focus tomorrow from bailout negotiations to the pursuit of a trillion-euro annual tax-fraud bounty.European Union ... [Published Oman Observer - May 13 2013]

Entities: European Union, Taxes, Austria

Quotes

Austrian Chancellor Werner Faymann described it is a bad day for tax cheats. "i believe we will manage the exchange of data by the end of the year" Faymann said...

EU leaders call for global clampdown on corporate tax fraud [Published Computer Business Review - 19 hours ago]

"our aim is to pursue a deal outside the eu--with switzerland, san marino--with the aim, not the blocking condition, to move forward" said Austria's Chancellor Werner Faymann

EU eyes bank secrecy in tax evasion push [Published TD Ameritrade - May 23 2013]

"it's a bad day for tax cheats" Austrian Chancellor Werner Faymann told reporters as he arrived in Brussels, confirming he would support the legislation...

Europe steps up fight against tax cheats [Published WDSU New Orleans - May 22 2013]

More Content

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Tax havens: All talk and little action [Published Presseurop - 18 hours ago]
EU leaders call for global clampdown on corpora... [Published Computer Business Review - 19 hours ago]
EU eyes bank secrecy in tax evasion push [Published TD Ameritrade - May 23 2013]
EU leaders make progress on tax fraud [Published New Europe - May 23 2013]
EU plans for crackdown on tax evasion [Published Economic Times - May 23 2013]
EU leaders spearhead global clampdown on tax fr... [Published EurActiv.com - May 23 2013]
EU leaders step up fight against banking secrecy [Published Oman Tribune - May 23 2013]
EU in drive against tax evasion [Published Campus Daily Australia - May 23 2013]
Europe targets Switzerland in fight against ban... [Published NewsRT.co.uk - May 23 2013]
Europe targets Switzerland in fight against ban... [Published Reuters Canada - May 22 2013]
Europe steps up fight against tax cheats [Published WDSU New Orleans - May 22 2013]
'A bad day for tax cheats': EU to crack down on... [Published The Independent - May 22 2013]
EU Leaders Pledge to Ensure All Pay Fair Share ... [Published 4 Traders - May 22 2013]
EU steps up fight against tax evasion by end 2013 [Published Rock Hill Herald - May 22 2013]
Europe's push against tax fraud gains momentum [Published BBC - May 22 2013]
EU’s 27 leaders discuss beefing up fight agains... [Published Canadian Business Magazine - May 22 2013]
Europe closes in on tax havens; Austria agrees ... [Published NewsRT.co.uk - May 22 2013]
EU leaders call time on banking secrecy at tax ... [Published Yahoo! UK and Ireland - May 22 2013]
Europe closes in on tax havens; Austria agrees ... [Published Reuters - May 22 2013]
Austria's Faymann says ready to exchange bank d... [Published Reuters - May 22 2013]
Van Rompuy seeks tax compromise by imposing dea... [Published EurActiv.com - May 22 2013]
Highlights - Comments ahead of EU leaders' summit [Published Yahoo! UK and Ireland - May 22 2013]
Tax issue continues to divide EU [Published New Europe - May 22 2013]
Austria, Luxembourg expected to play ball in ta... [Published EUobserver - May 21 2013]
EU-Gipfel setzt Frist für Abschaffung von Bankg... [Published Europe Online Magazine - May 21 2013]
Österreich im Kampf gegen Steuerflüchtlinge auf... [Published Europe Online Magazine - May 21 2013]
ANIVERSARIO SPD alemán cumple 150 años arropad... [Published Europe Online Magazine - May 21 2013]
German SPD seeks to relaunch itself on 150th bi... [Published Expatica Germany - May 21 2013]
Tax-News.com: Austria's Spindelegger Slams 'Fay... [Published Tax-News.com - May 20 2013]
Austrian Social Democrats suffer massive losses... [Published World Socialist Web Site - May 17 2013]

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EU politics: Cameron's strategy in tatters? [Published EU Referendum - Jan 12 2013] The Guardian is claiming that "David Cameron's entire European strategy has been thrown into doubt" by Angela Merkel who has abandoned plans to call for a major revision of EU treaties.Cameron's current strategy (or so we are told), is to wait ...
Martin Schulz zu offiziellem Besuch in Österrei... [Published European Parliament President Martin Schulz - all - Oct 22 2012] Der Präsident des Europäischen Parlaments Martin Schulz, wird am Donnerstag, 11. Oktober und Freitag, 12. Oktober zu einem offiziellen Besuch in Österreich sein. Schulz wird sich mit wichtigen Politikern in Österreich treffen, darunter Bundespräsident ...
Martin Schulz to pay official visit to Austria ... [Published European Parliament President Martin Schulz - all - Oct 22 2012] The President of the European Parliament Martin Schulz will pay an official visit to the Austria on Thursday 11 October and Friday 12 October. EP President Schulz will hold meetings with Austria's key politicians, including President Heinz Fischer, ...