dataset on the transparency on merger control in the EU banking sector, we estimate the probability that a bank is taken over … integration of EU banking markets requires a higher degree of transparency of the regulatory process. …

Ownership structures widely differ across the EU. While large blockholdings dominate in the banking sector in … governance in the EU banking sector. This paper analyzes the efficiency of shareholder control and hostile takeovers as corporate … governance mechanisms in the EU banking sector against the background of the regulatory environment and differences in the …

the EU-wide activities of multinationals as proposed by the European Commission. Second, we estimate the consequences on … the effective levels of company tax burdens in selected EU member states if IFRS are considered as a tool for defining the …

protect domestic banks from foreign investors. A survey of the EU Commission indicates that the misuse of supervisory powers … and political interference is not only a barrier to cross-border consolidation in Italy, but in other EU countries as well … transparency of merger control. The main source of information is a questionnaire that was sent to the supervisors in the 25 EU …

reasons and formal errors’. Following these events, the EU Commission brought actions against Italy for infringement of the … questionnaire on banking regulation that was sent to the supervisory authorities in the 25 EU member countries between October 2006 …

Consolidated Corporate Tax Base (CCCTB) for their EU-wide activities. The application of the CCCTB is limited to the boundaries of … the EU. For those cross-border business activities between member states and third countries, separate accounting using … affiliated companies resident in third countries. This paper investigates options for the tax treatment of non-EU income of EU …

Ownership structures widely differ across the EU. While large blockholdings dominate in the banking sector in … governance in the EU banking sector. This paper analyzes the efficiency of shareholder control and hostile takeovers as corporate … governance mechanisms in the EU banking sector against the background of the regulatory environment and differences in the …

There is ample anecdotal evidence that political influence constitutes a barrier to the integration of the EU banking … market. Based on a dataset on the transparency on the supervisory review process of bank mergers in the EU, I estimate the …