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"Crypto sits largely outside the traditional financial system, with no international third-party reporting. In Norway (2021), approximately 5% of adults owned crypto, but only 0.89% reported it for tax purposes—implying a reporting rate of about 17%." 💬 Andreas Okland
February 3, 2026 at 3:03 PM
"Crypto sits largely outside the traditional financial system, with no international third-party reporting. In Norway (2021), approximately 5% of adults owned crypto, but only 0.89% reported it for tax purposes—implying a reporting rate of about 17%." 💬 Andreas Okland
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"Oligarchs’ companies have a very global footprint & rely heavily on tax havens. Sanctions have no impact on their global footprint. After sanctions are imposed, these companies tend to reallocate toward more secretive locations & continue to receive Western capital." 💬 Marcel Olbert
February 3, 2026 at 1:55 PM
"Oligarchs’ companies have a very global footprint & rely heavily on tax havens. Sanctions have no impact on their global footprint. After sanctions are imposed, these companies tend to reallocate toward more secretive locations & continue to receive Western capital." 💬 Marcel Olbert
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"Adopted in 2015, the EU’s 4th AML Directive required beneficial ownership registries. Exploiting its staggered adoption, evidence shows higher competition in public procurement, driven by open procurement procedures." 💬 Carol Seregni
February 3, 2026 at 1:24 PM
"Adopted in 2015, the EU’s 4th AML Directive required beneficial ownership registries. Exploiting its staggered adoption, evidence shows higher competition in public procurement, driven by open procurement procedures." 💬 Carol Seregni
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Session 2: transparency & beneficial ownership
"Tax havens create negative spillovers—eroding tax bases & enabling crime. In 2015, #Ecuador 🇪🇨 imposed a +3pp corporate tax surcharge on firms owned via tax havens. Result: a 30% drop in observed haven ownership." 💬 @jakobbrounstein.bsky.social
"Tax havens create negative spillovers—eroding tax bases & enabling crime. In 2015, #Ecuador 🇪🇨 imposed a +3pp corporate tax surcharge on firms owned via tax havens. Result: a 30% drop in observed haven ownership." 💬 @jakobbrounstein.bsky.social
February 3, 2026 at 1:04 PM
Session 2: transparency & beneficial ownership
"Tax havens create negative spillovers—eroding tax bases & enabling crime. In 2015, #Ecuador 🇪🇨 imposed a +3pp corporate tax surcharge on firms owned via tax havens. Result: a 30% drop in observed haven ownership." 💬 @jakobbrounstein.bsky.social
"Tax havens create negative spillovers—eroding tax bases & enabling crime. In 2015, #Ecuador 🇪🇨 imposed a +3pp corporate tax surcharge on firms owned via tax havens. Result: a 30% drop in observed haven ownership." 💬 @jakobbrounstein.bsky.social
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"The Automatic Exchange of Information (AEOI) seems to deter the shifting of new wealth to offshore accounts; when people become wealthier after the AEOI, they are less likely to transfer money offshore." 💬 @gabrielzucman.bsky.social
February 3, 2026 at 11:01 AM
"The Automatic Exchange of Information (AEOI) seems to deter the shifting of new wealth to offshore accounts; when people become wealthier after the AEOI, they are less likely to transfer money offshore." 💬 @gabrielzucman.bsky.social
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"In the Isle of Man, many offshore clients actively avoided tax reporting. Plus, 80% of assets aren’t reported directly by the bank but rather by entities with weaker incentives to comply." 💬 @jeannebomare.bsky.social
February 3, 2026 at 10:13 AM
"In the Isle of Man, many offshore clients actively avoided tax reporting. Plus, 80% of assets aren’t reported directly by the bank but rather by entities with weaker incentives to comply." 💬 @jeannebomare.bsky.social
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First session dives into the economic effects & limitations of #CRS.
“Following the introduction of CRS, it seems that matching rates and reporting rates are very high, so the picture is starting to be positive, but at the same time, tax havens haven’t disappeared.” 💬 @jakobmiethe.bsky.social
“Following the introduction of CRS, it seems that matching rates and reporting rates are very high, so the picture is starting to be positive, but at the same time, tax havens haven’t disappeared.” 💬 @jakobmiethe.bsky.social
February 3, 2026 at 9:36 AM
First session dives into the economic effects & limitations of #CRS.
“Following the introduction of CRS, it seems that matching rates and reporting rates are very high, so the picture is starting to be positive, but at the same time, tax havens haven’t disappeared.” 💬 @jakobmiethe.bsky.social
“Following the introduction of CRS, it seems that matching rates and reporting rates are very high, so the picture is starting to be positive, but at the same time, tax havens haven’t disappeared.” 💬 @jakobmiethe.bsky.social
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“The same mechanisms that operate for tax evasion are used for corruption. There is almost a perfect congruence/coincidence.” 💬 Matthew Caruana Galizia
February 3, 2026 at 5:59 PM
“The same mechanisms that operate for tax evasion are used for corruption. There is almost a perfect congruence/coincidence.” 💬 Matthew Caruana Galizia
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How effective are transparency innovations in curbing offshore tax evasion? We’re spending the next two days examining the latest evidence on illicit financial flows.
🎙️ Opening remarks by @gabrielzucman.bsky.social.
Can’t make it? Catch the full recording on our YouTube later this week!
🎙️ Opening remarks by @gabrielzucman.bsky.social.
Can’t make it? Catch the full recording on our YouTube later this week!
February 3, 2026 at 9:36 AM
How effective are transparency innovations in curbing offshore tax evasion? We’re spending the next two days examining the latest evidence on illicit financial flows.
🎙️ Opening remarks by @gabrielzucman.bsky.social.
Can’t make it? Catch the full recording on our YouTube later this week!
🎙️ Opening remarks by @gabrielzucman.bsky.social.
Can’t make it? Catch the full recording on our YouTube later this week!
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Wrapping up Day 2 with the closing keynote: "The AEOI – A Success Story?" by Pascal Saint-Amans.
💬 "Despite some gaps, the AEOI has been a success story. However, growing geopolitical fragmentation risks undermining the infrastructure on the ground that makes it work."
💬 "Despite some gaps, the AEOI has been a success story. However, growing geopolitical fragmentation risks undermining the infrastructure on the ground that makes it work."
February 4, 2026 at 12:02 PM
Wrapping up Day 2 with the closing keynote: "The AEOI – A Success Story?" by Pascal Saint-Amans.
💬 "Despite some gaps, the AEOI has been a success story. However, growing geopolitical fragmentation risks undermining the infrastructure on the ground that makes it work."
💬 "Despite some gaps, the AEOI has been a success story. However, growing geopolitical fragmentation risks undermining the infrastructure on the ground that makes it work."
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"In terms of challenges, the issue is twofold: the quality of CRS data and timing, as we hope to move toward real-time CRS reporting in the future." 💬 Diego Armando Miranda Barrios
February 4, 2026 at 11:09 AM
"In terms of challenges, the issue is twofold: the quality of CRS data and timing, as we hope to move toward real-time CRS reporting in the future." 💬 Diego Armando Miranda Barrios
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Day 2 kicks off with a session on Common Reporting Standard (CRS) & compliance.
"There is significant tax evasion through offshore tax havens, mostly driven by the wealthiest. Third-party information is key to tax enforcement, & AEoI contributes to this objective." 💬 @hjaltefb.bsky.social
"There is significant tax evasion through offshore tax havens, mostly driven by the wealthiest. Third-party information is key to tax enforcement, & AEoI contributes to this objective." 💬 @hjaltefb.bsky.social
February 4, 2026 at 8:38 AM
Day 2 kicks off with a session on Common Reporting Standard (CRS) & compliance.
"There is significant tax evasion through offshore tax havens, mostly driven by the wealthiest. Third-party information is key to tax enforcement, & AEoI contributes to this objective." 💬 @hjaltefb.bsky.social
"There is significant tax evasion through offshore tax havens, mostly driven by the wealthiest. Third-party information is key to tax enforcement, & AEoI contributes to this objective." 💬 @hjaltefb.bsky.social
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After the ‘ceasefire’, the global silence – a message from Gaza
After the ‘ceasefire’, the global silence – a message from Gaza
<div><img width="600" height="390" src="https://static.euobserver.com/2009/08/329a523d7a032248239f29d893c1b200-600x390.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" fetchpriority="high" srcset="https://static.euobserver.com/2009/08/329a523d7a032248239f29d893c1b200-600x390.jpg 600w, https://static.euobserver.com/2009/08/329a523d7a032248239f29d893c1b200.jpg 990w" sizes="(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px" /></div>Gaza is treated as a temporary humanitarian problem rather than a long-term political failure requiring accountability, protection, and reconstruction. Once the violence becomes less visible, so does the obligation to act, writes Mahmoud Shehada in Gaza.
euobserver.com
February 4, 2026 at 8:03 PM
After the ‘ceasefire’, the global silence – a message from Gaza
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Listen, this headline is a better endorsement of the Digital Services Act than any 1000 words I could come up with.
There has been criticism of the European Union's Digital Services Act at a committee hearing in the United States.
Linehan among critics in US of EU Digital Services Act
There has been criticism of the European Union's Digital Services Act at a committee hearing in the United States.
www.rte.ie
February 4, 2026 at 9:58 PM
Listen, this headline is a better endorsement of the Digital Services Act than any 1000 words I could come up with.
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Two very different demonstrations in Paris — and what they tell us about the Iranian opposition and EU politicians
Two very different demonstrations in Paris — and what they tell us about the Iranian opposition and EU politicians
<div><img width="589" height="496" src="https://static.euobserver.com/2026/02/Screenshot-2026-02-02-at-14.42.32.png" class="attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="Demonstrators against the Islamic regime in Iran and the Shah in Paris, January 2026" decoding="async" fetchpriority="high" /></div>Any approach to current events in Iran that is driven primarily by self-interest and opportunism – condemning human rights abuses perpetrated by the regime, while readily ignoring violations by other actors – risks alienating the Iranian population in the long term, regardless of whether the Islamic Republic endures or not.
euobserver.com
February 3, 2026 at 12:43 AM
Two very different demonstrations in Paris — and what they tell us about the Iranian opposition and EU politicians
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As inequality reaches extreme levels, the question is no longer whether to tax the super-rich, but how.
🎙️ @gabrielzucman.bsky.social at the University of Amsterdam on taxing the super-rich.
🎙️ @gabrielzucman.bsky.social at the University of Amsterdam on taxing the super-rich.
February 2, 2026 at 6:34 PM
As inequality reaches extreme levels, the question is no longer whether to tax the super-rich, but how.
🎙️ @gabrielzucman.bsky.social at the University of Amsterdam on taxing the super-rich.
🎙️ @gabrielzucman.bsky.social at the University of Amsterdam on taxing the super-rich.
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Hybrid US warfare against it’s neighbour evolving…
Trump officials met group pushing Alberta independence from Canada
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Trump officials met group pushing Alberta independence from Canada
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Trump officials met group pushing Alberta independence from Canada
Separatists from oil-rich province try to capitalise on friction between White House and Mark Carney
giftarticle.ft.com
January 29, 2026 at 11:32 AM
Hybrid US warfare against it’s neighbour evolving…
Trump officials met group pushing Alberta independence from Canada
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Trump officials met group pushing Alberta independence from Canada
giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/...
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Ireland won't be the 1st country to meet its quota but we can't let Italy beat us
Only 2,450 more signatures needed
📍 SIGN NOW 📝
Demand the full suspension of the EU-Israel Association Agreement in view of Israel’s violations of human rights
#spéirgorm
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Demand the full suspension of the EU-Israel Association Agreement in view of Israel’s violations of human rights
#spéirgorm
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January 26, 2026 at 9:17 PM
Ireland won't be the 1st country to meet its quota but we can't let Italy beat us
Only 2,450 more signatures needed
📍 SIGN NOW 📝
Demand the full suspension of the EU-Israel Association Agreement in view of Israel’s violations of human rights
#spéirgorm
eci.ec.europa.eu/055/public/#...
Only 2,450 more signatures needed
📍 SIGN NOW 📝
Demand the full suspension of the EU-Israel Association Agreement in view of Israel’s violations of human rights
#spéirgorm
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📃Today the Council gave the final greenlight to a regulation to phase out Russian pipeline and liquefied natural gas imports into the EU.
Read more about the EU's efforts to end its reliance on Russian energy ➡️https://link.europa.eu/F9Y4pT
Read more about the EU's efforts to end its reliance on Russian energy ➡️https://link.europa.eu/F9Y4pT
January 26, 2026 at 9:24 AM
📃Today the Council gave the final greenlight to a regulation to phase out Russian pipeline and liquefied natural gas imports into the EU.
Read more about the EU's efforts to end its reliance on Russian energy ➡️https://link.europa.eu/F9Y4pT
Read more about the EU's efforts to end its reliance on Russian energy ➡️https://link.europa.eu/F9Y4pT
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358 806 signatures for the full suspension of the EU-Israel association, more than 1/3 of what is needed and 4 of the 7 countries needed over 100%.
tinyurl.com/mv8fzdhu
☑️Belgium 103%
☑️Finland 100.5%
☑️France 296%
Ireland 58.7%
Italy 79.8%
Netherlands 31%
Poland 51.4%
☑️Spain 111.9%
Sweden 81.6%
tinyurl.com/mv8fzdhu
☑️Belgium 103%
☑️Finland 100.5%
☑️France 296%
Ireland 58.7%
Italy 79.8%
Netherlands 31%
Poland 51.4%
☑️Spain 111.9%
Sweden 81.6%
January 24, 2026 at 1:35 PM
358 806 signatures for the full suspension of the EU-Israel association, more than 1/3 of what is needed and 4 of the 7 countries needed over 100%.
tinyurl.com/mv8fzdhu
☑️Belgium 103%
☑️Finland 100.5%
☑️France 296%
Ireland 58.7%
Italy 79.8%
Netherlands 31%
Poland 51.4%
☑️Spain 111.9%
Sweden 81.6%
tinyurl.com/mv8fzdhu
☑️Belgium 103%
☑️Finland 100.5%
☑️France 296%
Ireland 58.7%
Italy 79.8%
Netherlands 31%
Poland 51.4%
☑️Spain 111.9%
Sweden 81.6%
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No way we let Sweden get over the line on this ahead of Ireland.
Tell your friends. This isn’t just any old petition, this mechanism has EU clout.
Tell your friends. This isn’t just any old petition, this mechanism has EU clout.
358 806 signatures for the full suspension of the EU-Israel association, more than 1/3 of what is needed and 4 of the 7 countries needed over 100%.
tinyurl.com/mv8fzdhu
☑️Belgium 103%
☑️Finland 100.5%
☑️France 296%
Ireland 58.7%
Italy 79.8%
Netherlands 31%
Poland 51.4%
☑️Spain 111.9%
Sweden 81.6%
tinyurl.com/mv8fzdhu
☑️Belgium 103%
☑️Finland 100.5%
☑️France 296%
Ireland 58.7%
Italy 79.8%
Netherlands 31%
Poland 51.4%
☑️Spain 111.9%
Sweden 81.6%
January 25, 2026 at 10:40 AM
No way we let Sweden get over the line on this ahead of Ireland.
Tell your friends. This isn’t just any old petition, this mechanism has EU clout.
Tell your friends. This isn’t just any old petition, this mechanism has EU clout.
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I use that French A.I. bot too. Very good.
January 24, 2026 at 8:40 PM
I use that French A.I. bot too. Very good.
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Well said. I went on Linux half a year ago. Would have been a nightmare (sorry geeks) without AI: french of course:
But with all the digital experts in Europe we can develop a OS for phones and PC that will require 0 input from Win, Google, META and Grok 🤮
apps.apple.com/dk/app/le-ch...
But with all the digital experts in Europe we can develop a OS for phones and PC that will require 0 input from Win, Google, META and Grok 🤮
apps.apple.com/dk/app/le-ch...
Appen Le Chat by Mistral AI - App Store
Download Le Chat by Mistral AI af Mistral AI i App Store. Se skærmbilleder, vurderinger og anmeldelser, brugertips og flere spil som Le Chat by Mistral AI.
apps.apple.com
January 24, 2026 at 8:36 PM
Well said. I went on Linux half a year ago. Would have been a nightmare (sorry geeks) without AI: french of course:
But with all the digital experts in Europe we can develop a OS for phones and PC that will require 0 input from Win, Google, META and Grok 🤮
apps.apple.com/dk/app/le-ch...
But with all the digital experts in Europe we can develop a OS for phones and PC that will require 0 input from Win, Google, META and Grok 🤮
apps.apple.com/dk/app/le-ch...