Channel Islands Brussels Office (CIBO)
Following the terrorist attacks on 22 March at Zaventem airport and Maelbeek metro station, the Chief Ministers of Guernsey and Jersey have today sent letters to the Belgian government. Their letters express deepest sympathy to the families and victims of these atrocities and solidarity with the government and people of …
Read More »Channel Islands officials meet with European Parliament Tax Committee
On 14 March Guernsey and Jersey representatives attended a hearing of the European Parliament’s TAXE 2 Committee, following an invitation from the Chair of the Committee. The Committee has a remit to examine tax rulings, aggressive tax planning and information exchange in EU Member States and in relations between the …
Read More »Guernsey and Jersey to become part of the geographic scope of the Single Euro Payments Area (SEPA)
The European Payments Council has today [4 February 2016] confirmed that from 1 May 2016 the islands of Guernsey and Jersey, together with the Isle of Man, will become part of the geographic scope of the direct debit and credit transfer schemes of the Single Euro Payments Area (SEPA). For further information, please …
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