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Re:IKEA buys 11,000 acres of U.S. forest to keep it from bei... by yohannparis on Wednesday January 27, 2021 @10:01AM (#25928988)
This is an issue caused by the European Parliament. I'm sure if they want to stop this behaviour they could write some laws.
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Re:IKEA buys 11,000 acres of U.S. forest to keep it from bei... by chopin on Wednesday January 27, 2021 @10:52AM (#25929718)
Afaik they can't. The European Commission can. Which is not elected.
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Re:IKEA buys 11,000 acres of U.S. forest to keep it from bei... by yohannparis on Wednesday January 27, 2021 @01:16PM (#25931692)
True, thanks for mentioning my mistake. They are not elected but we can still write to our MEP and National government to demand that things changes.
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Re:IKEA buys 11,000 acres of U.S. forest to keep it from bei... by bjourne on Wednesday January 27, 2021 @01:31PM (#25931913)
Taxation is handled by the member states, not EU. This means that many states act as the lowest bidder (e.g Ireland) to attract foreign companies.
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