We all tend to think more about what we want than what we don't want. If we contemplate an undesirable development at all, we have such a profound negative reaction that we rapidly turn our attention back to our preferred outcome.
You remember the whistle blower of Germany about Portuguese enterprises and/or individuals involved in fraud fiscal (In criminal law, fraud is the crime or offense of deliberately deceiving another in order to damage them – usually, to obtain property or services unjustly.) in Liechtenstein’s TAX paradise? Exactly after Portuguese Minister of Economy Manuel Pinho show to the World his antlers and than with big tiers of Solana – Jaime Gama “took off”.
Bern to block UBS handing records to US July 8 2009 14:37. The Swiss government on Wednesday waded into the legal battle between UBS and the US authorities by saying it would forbid the bank from handing over confidential client information if a crucial court case next week required it. Bern warned it might go as far as confiscating the data, should a US court in Miami rule the bank was obliged to transfer the client names requested. The move marks a major escalation in the war of words between Bern and Washington over US demands that UBS hand over names of up to 52,000 US taxpayers holding offshore accounts in Switzerland. Although the Swiss government is not directly involved, Bern is represented as a “friend of the court.” In a filing revealed on Wednesday, the government warned it would issue a blocking order and, if necessary, confiscate all relevant material, to prevent UBS from complying, should the Miami court side with the US authorities. “UBS is unable to comply with the summon without violating Swiss law. The Government of Switzerland will use its legal authority to ensure that the bank cannot be pressured to transmit the information illegally, including if necessary by issuing an order taking effective control of the data at UBS that is the subject of the summon and expressly prohibiting UBS from attempting to comply,” Bern said UBS has argued it cannot reveal the information without breaking Swiss bank secrecy laws, and such matters are best handled bilaterally between governments. The US has contended its action is valid, as UBS has admitted that Switzerland-based bankers broke US laws when visiting clients in America. Last February, UBS agreed to pay $780m to settle a separate, but linked, criminal action by the US authorities. However, a civil case requiring the bank to reveal up to 52,000 client identities remained open, culminating in next week’s hearings. Legal experts said the conflict recalled a similar case in the 1980s, when the US sought information about Marc Rich, the controversial commodities dealer based in Switzerland. Both sides have used that precedent to justify their positions. Swiss ministers have acknowledged UBS has made grave mistakes in soliciting business from US clients, and recognised that the bank will face heavy penalties. Observers still expect an out-of-court settlement, involving heavy fines and possible other sanctions. But while the bank has long appeared ready for a deal, the US has stuck out for names, upping the pressure on UBS and turning the affair into a diplomatic issue. Both sides have cited laws to justify their positions. However, Bern’s contention has been undermined by the fact that, in February, UBS was forced by the Swiss bank regulator to hand over 255 US client names most suspected of using sham companies to evade tax. Switzerland has subsequently also accepted international rules on greater transparency. But Swiss critics have accused the US of hypocrisy in moralising on tax evasion. Many have noted the irony that next week’s case will be heard in Miami, an established offshore centre for the – possibly undeclared – assets of thousands of rich South Americans.
02/07/2009 - 15:53 Ministro da Economia português pede demissão. O pedido de demissão foi feito após Manuel Pinho, durante debate parlamentar, ter dirigido gesto obsceno ao líder parlamentar do PCP. Lisboa - O ministro da Economia português anunciou nesta quinta-feira (2) o seu pedido de demissão. O pedido foi apresentado depois de Manuel Pinho ter feito gesto obsceno, simulando chifres, em direcção ao líder parlamentar do Partido Comunista Português, Bernardino Soares, durante debate na Assembleia da República sobre " o estado da nação". O gesto de Manuel Pinho obrigou o primeiro-ministro José Sócrates a fazer um pedido público de desculpas em nome do governo. “Quero apresentar um pedido de desculpas a todos os parlamentares”, afirmou Sócrates. “Nada justifica o acto do ministro”, disse o primeiro-ministro. Ex-administrador do Banco Espírito Santo (BES), Manuel Pinho tornou-se conhecido pelas sucessivas "gafes", cometidas em diversas situações. O líder parlamentar do Partido Socialista, Alberto Martins, considerou a atitude de Manuel Pinho "inaceitável". “É inaceitável e condenamos”, adiantou o líder parlamentar do PS, partido presidido pelo primeiro-ministro. Também o socialista Jaime Gama, presidente de Assembleia da República, considerou "lastimável" o sucedido. “O que aqui ocorreu não devia ter ocorrido”, disse Jaime Gama.
Há portugueses envolvidos em fraude fiscal no Liechtenstein O ministro das Finanças confirmou que existem portugueses envolvidos na fraude fiscaldescoberta pelas autoridades alemãs no início de 2008, implicando centenas de pessoas e instituições no "off-shore" do Liechenstein.9:16 Quinta-feira, 2 de Jul de 2009 O ministro das Finanças, Teixeira dos Santos, confirmou que existem portugueses envolvidos nas fraudes fiscais descobertas o ano passado pela Alemanha, recusando revelar mais informação por dever de segredo fiscal. "De acordo com a informação que pudemos obter há um envolvimento de portugueses", afirmou o ministro das Finanças, em declarações aos jornalistas no final do debate no plenário da Assembleia da República. Teixeira dos Santos recusou responder às perguntas sobre quantos portugueses estariam envolvidos e se são pessoas ou instituições, alegando o dever de segredo fiscal. O ministro adiantou que está a ser analisada a "gravidade das infracções" e se têm ou não natureza criminal. "Havendo infracções com certeza que haverá abertura dos processos que a lei exige", afirmou ainda Teixeira dos Santos. No debate, o deputado do PCP Honório Novo questionou o ministro sobre se Portugal já teria ou não informações por parte das autoridades alemãs, O deputado referia-se à mega fraude fiscal descoberta pelas autoridades alemãs no início de 2008, implicando centenas de pessoas e instituições no "off-shore" do Liechenstein. Em declarações à Agência Lusa, o deputado Honório Novo disse que "a administração fiscal alemã, por acordo entre os Estados-membros da União Europeia, automaticamente presta informação aos Estados membros", e que na sequência dessas informações, vários estados-membros já iniciaram processos de averiguações. No caso de Portugal, acrescentou, "importa agora saber quem são, se são empresas ou pessoas e sobretudo saber quando é que a administração fiscal alemã prestou esta informação à administração fiscal portuguesa", afirmou Honório Novo. O deputado frisou que já no início de Maio questionou o ministro Teixeira dos Santossobre o caso e que, na altura, não obteve resposta.
If “him” recognizes my “events” then I will feel the effort is worthwhile and I have a purpose. Also is same if I willing to put in my two-cents worth, I will get what’s owed to me in return. Previously, in this case, where the “children” in London’s Bond Street, now is in clean 5 off-shores: Armed robbery at Benzie jewellers, Cowes, on Friday. Detectives would like to speak with two men seen on CCTV as the robbery was in progress, at around 3.15pm. The footage shows a man, who appeared to be wearing a white and blue hoop shirt, standing on the pavement, only a short distance away from the robbers during the incident. He was joined by another witness. who was wearing a pink shirt, as the stolen silver Land Rover Freelander left the robbery scene. "These men appear to have had a clear view of the robbery in progress and the moments immediately afterwards," said Det Sgt Gary Lyons of IW CID. "Both men are potentially significant witnesses and could have extra information, vital to the investigation and I would appeal directly to them to contact the investigation team at Newport Police Station on 101 or 0845 045 45 45." Meanwhile, the two people arrested in West Sussex on Monday night have been transferred to custody on the Island. A 21-year-old man and a 23-year-old woman, both from Worthing, West Sussex, are being questioned by detectives in relation to the robbery.
45 STITCHES AS ROO NEARLY LOSES HIS EAR 5/07/2009. Larking about after all-nighter Wayne Rooney needed 45 stitches in an emergency operation to save his ear. The England and Manchester United star was hurt as he "larked around" with friends aboard his £150,000-a-week chartered yacht after being out partying all night. The striker, holidaying in St Tropez on the French Riviera, fell to the ground in agony with blood spurting from his ear as crew raced to help him. He was then rushed to shore by tender while an ambulance was called to the dockside, and taken the 10 miles to St Tropez hospital's surgery clinic after the drama at 8.30am on Friday. Earlier reports had suggested Rooney, 23, had simply fallen and cut his head. But he told staff at the hospital his ear lobe was torn through while "larking about" with pals. Just hours earlier, Rooney - on holiday at the chic resort with wife Coleen, who is six months pregnant - had been out drinking with male friends at the famous Quai Joseph nightclub. He and two pals had only returned at dawn to the yacht. At the hospital, with a worried Coleen at his side, one of France's top plastic surgeons, Dr Mathieu Piquet, carried out the delicate surgery required to sew back the lobe.
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