EUROPEAN officials could deliver a decision on whether Guernsey’s corporate tax strategy is harmful on the eve of the general election.

TURBULENT times could be ahead for Guernsey if the eurozone falls apart, according to the author of the States’ independent fiscal review.

EUROZONE uncertainty has seen the value of funds managed and administered in the island fall for the first time in two years.

THE EU needs to act quickly over the sovereign debt crisis to avoid recessionary blight for years to come.

GUERNSEY has a privileged relationship with the European Union, according to one financial expert.

THE issue of whether the European Union was Guernsey’s friend or foe made the subject of a seminar organised by law firm Collas Crill yesterday.

ENSURING that Europe fully understands Guernsey’s position on issues such as tax and VAT relief for low value goods is a top priority for the island, Guernsey’s ‘man in Brussels’ has said.

A POLICY COUNCIL explanation of the total costs to Guernsey of running a three-man Brussels office was acceptable, backbench deputies have said.

Just when it seemed that there was some certainty on what the EU and Britain might consider acceptable as a competitive but not harmful offshore tax structure as an alternative to zero-10, further doubts have again been raised by Jersey.

GUERNSEY officials continue to represent the island’s interests on the development of the alternative investment fund managers directive.