...EEA(PR) Version 04/2015 Application for a document certifying permanent residence or permanent residence card under the EEA Regulations This form is to be used for applications made on or after 6 April 2015 Who this form is for Use this application form if you wish to apply for a document certifying permanent residence (if you’re an EEA national) or permanent residence card (if you’re a non-EEA national) as confirmation of a right of permanent residence under the Immigration (European Economic Area) Regulations 2006 (‘the EEA Regulations’). Any reference on this form to EEA nationals includes Swiss nationals. Eligibility You must normally have lived in the UK for a continuous period of five years as: • n EEA national ‘qualified person’ (worker, self-employed, self-sufficient, student or a jobseeker), • family member or extended family member* of an EEA national qualified person or a permanent resident, • former family member of an EEA national if you’ve retained your right of residence after a the EEA national died or left the UK, or your/their marriage or civil partnership ended in divorce, annulment or dissolution, or • family member of a British citizen who worked or was self-employed in another EEA state a before returning to the UK (‘Surinder Singh’ cases). You can also qualify if you are: • n EEA national former worker or self-employed person who has ceased activity in the UK a because you have retired, are permanently incapacitated...
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...membership on the UK This note examines the various channels through which membership of the EU affects the UK economy. A general sense of the EU’s economic impact can be gained by reading Section 1 alone. Subsequent sections deal with particular issues, such as the EU’s effect on UK trade relations, in more detail, and compare the UK’s situation with alternative arrangements. Contents 1 Introduction and summary 2 2 Cost-benefit analyses of EU membership 5 3 The effect of the EU on UK trade relations 6 4 Impact of immigration from the EU 16 5 The impact of EU regulation 20 6 Fiscal consequences of EU membership – the EU budget 23 7 The EU’s effect on consumer prices 28 8 Foreign direct investment (FDI) 30 Appendix table: a comparison of the EU with alternative trading arrangements 32 Boxes Would independence over trade policy lead to better results? 15 The EU budget – winners and losers 27 Trade barriers and economic efficiency 29 Related Library briefings Leaving the EU, Research Paper RP13/42 In brief: UK-EU economic relations, Standard Note SN6091 Norway’s relationship with the EU, Standard Note SN6522 Switzerland’s relationship with the EU, Standard Note SN6090 The UK and Europe: time for a new relationship?, Standard Note SN6393 1 Introduction and summary 1.1 Understanding the economic impact of EU membership EU membership influences the UK economy in...
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...proposal from MCG Group (MCG) 9 Economic benefits and arguments 12 Legal aspect of the Icesave dispute 14 Appendix A 17 Bibliography 18 Executive Summary Objective MCG Consulting Group is a consulting firm specialized in banking. MCG’s goal is to provide effective solutions for multifaceted issues by researching all avenues of a problem and ensuring to always have supporting evidence for given proposals. The following paper is an examination of the current Icesave loan conflict followed by a proposal which MCG believes takes all stake holders into consideration. Important Acronyms EEA (European Economic Area), EU (European Union), EFTA (European Free Trade Association), ECJ (European Court of Justice), Research Methods * Review of the history of the crisis including previous agreement attempts and referendums. * Review of financial influences including: * The conservation of Iceland’s natural resources which are its major exports. * Consideration towards Iceland’s credit score and therefore its ability to raise capital in the long run and the short run. * The possibility of economic sanctions from England and The Netherlands which represent a huge part of...
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...BRIEFING Non-European Labour Migration to the UK AUTHOR: DR SCOTT BLINDER PUBLISHED: 30/01/2012 NEXT UPDATE: 30/01/2013 1st Revision www.migrationobservatory.ox.ac.uk BRIEFING: Non-European Labour Migration to the UK This briefing examines labour migration to the UK among people who are not from the European Economic Area (EEA). Labour migrants are those whose primary reason for migrating or whose legal permission to enter the UK is for employment. Key Points Non-EEA labour migration increased over the 1990s and early 2000s but has declined since a peak in 2004-2006. Skilled and highly-skilled workers (Tier 1 and 2 of the Points-Based System) take up slightly less than half of entry visas issued for work. A majority of non-EEA labour migrants coming to the UK are male; a majority of newly arriving labour migrants are aged 25-44. The largest numbers of non-EEA labour migrants are nationals of Asian countries, followed by the Americas; labour migration among Africans has declined since at least 2004. Understanding the evidence Labour migration involves people coming to the UK for the purpose of paid work. Depending on the source of data, measures of labour migration might involve people who say that they are coming to the UK because of a definite job or to look for work (International Passenger Survey data), or people who have permission to enter the UK through a workrelated visa (administrative data on visas and passenger entries). IPS and administrative...
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...Overseas companies registered in the UK GPO1 March 2015 Companies Act 2006 Is this guidance for you? This guide will be relevant to you if: • you are an overseas company thinking of opening a UK establishment • you are an overseas company with a UK establishment looking for basic guidance on your continuing filing and disclosure obligations • you act as an adviser to an overseas company and are looking for guidance on registration and disclosure requirements in the UK GPO1 March 2015 – Version 3.1 Companies Act 2006 Page 2 of 22 Contents Introduction Chapter 1. Who needs to register? Chapter 2. Registration Chapter 3. Delivery requirements Chapter 4. Changing the accounting reference date or accounting requirements Chapter 5. Disclosure requirements Chapter 6. Insolvency, winding up and closure Chapter 7. Quality of documents Chapter 8. Further information This guide answers many frequently asked questions and provides information on completing the most commonly used filings relating to this area. The guide is not drafted with unusual or complex transactions in mind. Specialist professional advice may be needed in those circumstances. GPO1 March 2015 – Version 3.1 Companies Act 2006 Page 3 of 22 Companies Act 2006 Introduction This guide explains how to register an overseas company that opens an establishment in the UK. It also provides guidance on the disclosure obligations ...
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...economic theories 3.1. Economic effects of the industrial thread cartels 3.2. Description of collusions strategy in the market by abusing market power 3.3. Legal aspect of an industrial thread collusion case 4. Conclusion 5. References 8 1 1. Introduction In a competitive market firms experience a constant pressure to offer the best goods and services to customers. Competition is an important instrument to gain economic efficiency and to maximize the welfare of producers and consumers (Perloff, 2009). Consumer welfare is a public interest and refers to individual benefits derived from the consumption of goods and services (Lowe, 2006). Therefore, the European Commission (EC) monitors the European Economic Area (EEA) to ensure compliance with the competition policy of the European Union (EU). Despite the EC’s desire to anticipate infringements some obstacles such as mergers, cartels and state aids still remain. The EC imposes high fines on firms that try to minimize competition in an illegal way. In September 2005 they “[…] fined thread producers from Germany, Belgium, The Netherlands, France, Switzerland and the United Kingdom a total of €43.497 million for operating cartels […]” (European Commission, 2005a). This paper investigates and analyzes the underlying economic principles of the EC’s action towards the market´s cartel of industrial thread. The first section describes the market structure and products of industrial thread and the firms which...
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...General * July 16, 2009 Icelandic parliament passed motion approving EU Membership application. * Nearly all Icelandic politicians were convinced that EU membership would place constraints on the country, particularly in the fisheries and agrarian sectors, rather than provide benefits * Iceland is already a member of the European Free Trade Association(EFTA) * Iceland must resolve its debt disputes before becoming a member of the EU, according to rules of the EFTA. Meaning, they must pay back GB and the Netherlands IceSave * Icesave, an online subsidiary of Landsbanki bank, collapsed along with its parent and Iceland's other major banks in October 2008, leaving 340,000 British and Dutch citizens out of pocket. * Both Britain and The Netherlands reimbursed their citizens' deposits and have since been seeking repayment from Iceland. The U.K. is owed about 2.3 billion pounds ($3.6 billion) in compensation and The Netherlands euro1.3 billion ($1.7 billion). * Should the taxpayers of Iceland have to pay for the Hubris of a few bankers? * Iceland's failure to settle the dispute has delayed payments from a $4.6 billion loan from the International Monetary Fund. Some legislators believe Britain and the Netherlands could also block Iceland's application to join the European Union until an Icesave deal is signed into law. The Financial Crisis * Under-estimation of the risk of a foreign currency shortage, and a subsequent lack of access to foreign...
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...Topic 2 - Business Environment of UK PESTL Analysis of UK A PESTLE analysis provides and analysis of six of the key macro level factors which affect the country and the decision which it makes. Political There are a wide range of political factors which affects UK at present but also factors which may have an impact upon the country in the future. One key political decision which affects UK is the rate of tax levied by the government. At present, levels of corporation tax in the UK have been lowered in order to attempt to stimulate economic activity. However, given the continuing deficit, there is no guarantee that governments in the future will maintain the rate of corporation tax at its current level. Other key political decisions consider interest rates. At present, UK interest rates stand at an all-time low of 0.5%. This may be seen as a positive factor for firms such as Next who are effectively able to borrow large amounts of money for the purposes of capital expansion at much lower rates than have been previously seen. Such borrowing may take place in the form of long term borrowings from banks and financial institutions, alternatively the company may choose to issue corporate bonds. Other political issues relate to the governments relatively "arm's length" approach to Europe and remaining outside of the single currency area. For UK the international operations in the Euro Zone, this could be seen as negative with the prospect of foreign exchange rate risks being felt...
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...Minyie Abadi Origin of the European Union common foreign policy Informally established by the Member States in 1970, the European Political Cooperation (EPC) was institutionalised under the Single European Act of 1987, and essentially provided mechanisms for consultation among Member States on matters of general foreign policy. In the light of the geo-political changes under way in Europe the early 1990s (German reunification, the collapse of the Soviet Union, the end of the Warsaw Pact), and of intensified nationalistic tensions in the Balkans that would later lead to the dismembering of Yugoslavia, the Union’s Member States decided to establish a “common foreign policy” on the basis of the provisions of the Maastricht Treaty (1993), subsequently modified at Amsterdam and Nice. Today’s European Union works to ensure a high level of cooperation in all sectors of international relations with the following aims: • defend its values, fundamental interests, security, independence and integrity; • consolidate and support democracy, the rule of law, human rights and the principles of international law; • maintain peace, preventing conflicts and strengthening international security, in accordance with the objectives and principles of the UN Charter as well as the Final Helsinki Act and the goals of the Paris Charter, including those concerning external borders; • foster sustainable development in developing countries on economic, social and environmental planes, with the main...
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...ICB Independent Commission on Banking Final Report Recommendations September 2011 ICB Independent Commission on Banking Final Report Recommendations September 2011 Official versions of this document are printed on 100% recycled paper. When you have finished with it please recycle it again. If using an electronic version of the document, please consider the environment and only print the pages which you need and recycle them when you have finished. © Crown copyright 2011 You may re-use this information (excluding logos) free of charge in any format or medium, under the terms of the Open Government Licence. To view this licence, visit www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-governmentlicence/ or e-mail: psi@nationalarchives.gsi.gov.uk. Where we have identified any third party copyright information you will need to obtain permission from the copyright holders concerned. Any enquiries regarding this publication should be sent to: Independent Commission on Banking Victoria House Southampton Row London WC1B 4AD This document is also available from our website at http://bankingcommission.independent.gov.uk/ ISBN 978-1-845-32-829-0 Produced by the Domarn Group, London. Final Report Contents Contents ...................................................................................................................... 1 List of acronyms .........................................................................................
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...The Learner Journey What happens after I return my enrolment form? An email will be sent to you when your form has been received and registered on our system. We will then call you and go through an eligibility check over the phone to confirm your eligibility to study and to complete the enrolment process. Starting your course Once you have completed your eligibility check you will receive your username and password via email within 7 days. You can then begin your course. Your course induction When you log on, the first thing you will be asked to complete is an online induction. You should complete your induction no later than 7 days after you receive your username and password via email. You may be withdrawn from the course if you do not complete your induction. Your course deadlines will then be activated and will appear in your action plan. Course deadlines The course requires a minimum of 10 hours per week study time. Your first Unit Assessment will be due no later than 2 weeks after completing your induction. If you do not submit Assessments and complete the course within the timeframes outlined in your action plan you may be withdrawn and charged an administration fee. Please get in touch if you are unable to meet your deadlines before the assessment due date, as we may be able to grant you a short extension. About the course materials and Assessments All course materials for each Unit can be found on the vision2learn platform. The Assessment...
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...Our Ref: TA/120923/Kos Mrs Diana Kostandino 24 Lister Gardens Upper Edmonton London N18 1HZ 08 June 2012 Dear Mrs Kostandino Re: Your Personal Injury matter Accident Date: 04 August 2010 Thank you for instructing this firm in respect of the above matter. We can confirm that we will be happy to act for you in investigating the accident for which you seek compensation. At AK Solicitors we will do our best to ensure that everything proceeds as smoothly and efficiently as possible. Your case will be dealt with by Taymour Akhtar who is a senior fee earner of this firm. His supervisor is Tamina Akram who is a qualified Solicitor and she will have the overall responsibility of your claim. From the information you have supplied it would appear that you have reasonable prospects of success in pursuing your claim and recovering compensation. Our role in acting for you is to carry out further investigations and to value your claim with view to ultimately obtaining compensation for you. Our professional practice rules dictate that we must inform you of a number of matters concerning this claim and how we intend to deal with it on your behalf. We appreciate that this letter is a lengthy document but it is important that you read it thoroughly. Level of Service & Complaints It is anticipated that your claim will be concluded within 6 months providing that liability is admitted and subject to your satisfactory recovery but we shall keep you fully advised...
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...DEEP FREEZE International Trade Assignment Case Study of Iceland FinancIal Collapse MBA in Marketing&Communication “The most spectacular bankruptcy of the 2008 financial crisis was the collapse of Iceland's financial system. This collapse is especially intriguing as Iceland is not an underdeveloped country!” ---EHMAN BROTHERS Introduction Iceland is an independent Nordic European island country situated at the confluence of the North Atlantic and Arctic Oceans, on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. Its traditional industries are fishing, processing of fish, aluminum, and strong energy industry. During several years of economic boom, the Icelandic financial system expanded considerably. A nation with a slight population erected a banking system whose total assets were 10 times the size of the country's GDP. Greedy bankers, inexperienced upstairs, corrupt political elite, the deregulation of the financial system, make the banking sector grew faster than any other sector of the Icelandic economy. Following the global financial crisis in 2008, Iceland became the most dramatic economic meltdown. The key problem with the banks essentially owning all the bankrupt highly leveraged business (that were and are essentially good ocean harvesting fishing business) and the downgrade in sovereign debt rating led to capital flight. With the collapse of exchange rate of Krona, 3 main banks (Landsbanki, Kaupthing and Glitnir) are nationalized because of the serious liquidity problems of banks...
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...Contents page Executive summary 1. Introduction............................................................................. 2. Single European Market........................................................... 2.1 Single European Act 1986................................................... 2.2 Benefits and costs............................................................... 3. EU Policies................................................................................... 3.1 The free trade policy............................................................. 3.2 Global Market........................................................................ 3.2.1 NAFTA & MERCOSAR................................................. 3.2.2 APEC........................................................................... 3.2.3 EU Vs Global Markets................................................. 4. Corporate Social Responsibility....................................................... 4.1 CSR and BP- Olympics in London; 2012..................................... 4.2 BP vs. the Consumer.................................................................. 4.3 Russian takeover with sex parties............................................. 5. Environmental policies.................................................................... 5.1 Kyoto protocol and the EU........................................................ 5.2 The EU and the environment.......................................
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...of the UK leaving the EU claim that there would be little trouble negotiating a free trade agreement with the EU once it left, because the UK has a large trade deficit with the rest of the Union. If trade barriers between Britain and the remaining member-states were erected upon exit, the EU would lose more exports earnings from Britain than vice versa. At the same time, the UK would be freed from the burdens of EU regulation and hence able to boost trade with faster growing parts of the world, nations such as China, US and emerging markets that include India that are not part of Europe. This could be done by eliminating tariffs and signing trade agreements without the constraints of EU membership. Undermining this assertion is the belief that the UK is a big enough economy to be an effective trade negotiator in its own right. As a result it might be concluded that the UK would see little impact from leaving the EU except perhaps a minor reduction in trade while new arrangements were made. However, it would be ill judged to assume that the UK would be able to dictate terms with the EU simply because it is running a trade deficit. Primarily, the EU buys half of Britain's exports whereas the UK accounts for little over 10 per cent of exports from the rest of the EU, so the UK would be in a weak position to negotiate access on its terms. Furthermore, it could be argued that the UK's access to many non-EU markets comes as a result of its EU membership. On its own, the UK only accounts...
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