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Austria attacks UK as EU finance talks get ugly
EU Observer ^ | 12.04.13 @ 09:28 (April 12) | Andrew Rettman

Posted on 04/12/2013 6:25:31 PM PDT by Olog-hai

Austria has accused the UK of being a haven for money launderers ahead of an EU meeting in Dublin, with Cyprus, Ireland, Portugal and Slovenia’s (potential) bailout needs also on the agenda.

The Austrian finance minister, Maria Fekter, described Britain as “the island of the blessed for tax evasion and money laundering” in an interview with her country’s Kurier newspaper on Thursday (11 April).

Comparing the UK and its “protectorates”—micro-states subject to British law—to Cyprus in terms of hosting secretive foundations and trusts, she noted: “Just as we urged the abolition of sealed foundations in the Cyprus rescue to drain the money laundering swamp, we must demand the same of the United Kingdom.” …

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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Foreign Affairs; Germany; Israel; News/Current Events; Russia; United Kingdom
KEYWORDS: austria; cyprus; eucrisis; eurobanking; europeanunion; eussr; euunhinged; germany; ireland; israel; mariafekter; portugal; russia; slovenia; taxtheworld; unitedkingdom; yprus
A country with a government that is 30 percent neo-Nazi ought not even speak against anyone else. Fekter is a member of the People’s Party (Christian Social party), but she is a bit shaky herself . . .
1 posted on 04/12/2013 6:25:31 PM PDT by Olog-hai
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To: Olog-hai
Avoidance, evasion;

It's a delicate balance when socialists/Marxists are in charge.

2 posted on 04/12/2013 6:31:22 PM PDT by Paladin2
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To: AdmSmith; AnonymousConservative; Berosus; bigheadfred; Bockscar; ColdOne; Convert from ECUSA; ...

Thanks Olog-hai.


3 posted on 04/12/2013 6:39:49 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (Romney would have been worse, if you're a dumb ass.)
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To: Olog-hai

And people still push Free Trade as the EU is in meltdown

The EU Freakshow won’t stop until they all devour each other


4 posted on 04/12/2013 6:43:29 PM PDT by SeminoleCounty (GOP - Greenlighting Obama's Programs)
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To: Olog-hai
A country with a government that is 30 percent neo-Nazi ought not even speak against anyone else.

HOLY MOTHER F@@@ing LOVE OF GOD, if you add the other 60% and the other 10% we have the perfect storm and who will be abel to stannndeded and deliver or just sayin we Cain dooo..it...

5 posted on 04/12/2013 6:46:57 PM PDT by bigheadfred
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To: SeminoleCounty

They have that enjoyment. Devour each other.


6 posted on 04/12/2013 6:52:44 PM PDT by bigheadfred
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To: Olog-hai

Getting a little snippy in the Socialist Wonderland.


7 posted on 04/12/2013 7:06:51 PM PDT by RetiredTexasVet (Who you gonna believe .... your lying eyes or the Bureau of Lies & Statistics?)
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To: Olog-hai

>>> the island of the blessed for tax evasion and money laundering

So Austria is heading towards French pres François Hollande’s tax scheme, and this is the pre-emp strike?

Why wouldn’t she ask the reason why people want to ‘evade’ paying taxes instead?


8 posted on 04/12/2013 7:19:59 PM PDT by Sir Napsalot (Pravda + Useful Idiots = CCCP; JournOList + Useful Idiots = DopeyChangey!)
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To: Olog-hai; a fool in paradise; Slings and Arrows

I hear from my cousin in Vienna that Austria is sore that Austrian was not adopted as the official language of European Union.


9 posted on 04/12/2013 7:21:37 PM PDT by Revolting cat! (Bad things are wrong! Ice cream is delicious!)
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To: Sir Napsalot

They seem to equate tax avoidance with tax evasion.


10 posted on 04/12/2013 7:34:36 PM PDT by Olog-hai
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To: Paladin2

He doth protest too much me thinks


11 posted on 04/12/2013 7:39:02 PM PDT by STD (One day closer to street justice)
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To: Olog-hai; Revolting cat!; a fool in paradise

This must be that European “nuance” I’ve heard so much about.


12 posted on 04/12/2013 9:02:46 PM PDT by Slings and Arrows (You can't have IngSoc without an Emmanuel Goldstein.)
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To: Olog-hai

The UK needs a new Thatcher, not another Euro sycophant. I met Mrs Thatcher once, she was gracious and interested in us, people doing and going about our professions and life. She was not the media portrait people are quite happily embracing and demonising.


13 posted on 04/13/2013 2:21:16 AM PDT by Hawker Tempest
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