EU Commission Q&A: Taxonomy Climate Delegated Act and Amendments to Delegated Acts on fiduciary duties, investment and insurance advice
Brussels, 21 April 2021 What is the EU Taxonomy Climate Delegated Act? The EU’s Taxonomy...
Sustainable Finance and EU Taxonomy: EU Commission takes further steps to channel money towards sustainable activities
Brussels, 21 April 2021 The European Commission has today adopted an ambitious and comprehensive package...
BDEW: EU-Taxonomie darf wichtige Energiewende-Investitionen nicht gefährden
Am heutigen Mittwoch hat die Europäische Kommission eine politische Einigung zur EU-Taxonomie-Verordnung erzielt. Die hier...
An ambitious EU – UK relationship needs strong foundations, says Renew Europe
Today marks one more important step for the future of EU-UK relations; talks on the...
Anna Cavazzini (Die Grünen/EFA) zur Abstimmung der federführenden Ausschüsse über den EU-UK-Deal
Die Grüne/EFA-Fraktion wird dem Abkommen in den Ausschüssen zustimmen. Hierzu erklärt die Grünen-Europaabgeordnete Anna Cavazzini, handelspolitische Sprecherin...
S&Ds lead support for EU-UK Agreement in committee but seek assurances ahead of final vote
Today in a joint vote by the foreign affairs and the international trade committees, the...
David McAllister (EVP/CDU) zur Ausschussabstimmung über das EU-UK Handels- und Kooperationsabkommen
Zur heutigen Abstimmung über das EU-UK Handels- und Kooperationsabkommen in den federführenden Ausschüssen für Auswärtiges (AFET) und...
EP Foreign Affairs and International Trade committees recommend giving consent to EU-UK agreement
On Thursday, the Foreign Affairs and Trade committees voted in favour of the agreement that...
57/2021 : 15 April 2021 – Judgment of the Court of Justice in Case C-846/19
The activity of protecting adults lacking legal capacity carried out by a lawyer constitutes, as...
ESMA updates its LEI Statement for third-country issuers
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA), the EU’s securities markets regulator, has published today...
Coronavirus response: EU Commission wants to exempt vital goods and services from VAT if distributed by EU bodies
Link 12 April 2021 Brussels The European Commission has today proposed to exempt from Value Added Tax...
EU Commissioner Gentiloni on the risk of fiscal dumping in the UK: what safeguards does the EU have against it? – Answer to a written question
EN E-000326/2021 Answer given by Mr Gentiloni on behalf of the European Commission (9.4.2021) The...
EP Think tank Briefing – Advances in administrative cooperation in the field of taxation
The digitalisation of the economy opens the door to new cross-border economic activities that makes...
Eurojust: Action to counter Italian fuel tax fraud worth almost € 1bn
The Hague, 8 April 2021 Eurojust has ensured the coordination of cross-border investigations at the...
EU Commission starts consultation on tobacco taxation and excise duties for manufactured tobacco products
Source: Tobacco taxation – excise duties for manufactured tobacco products (updated rules) About this consultation...
EP DRAFT OPINION on Tackling non-tariff and non-tax barriers in the Single Market
DRAFT OPINION on Tackling non-tariff and non-tax barriers in the Single Market Committee on Agriculture...
European Court of Accountants: Customs controls are still insufficiently harmonised across Member States
Customs controls are still insufficiently harmonised across Member States to properly safeguard the EU’s financial...
Europol: Action against laundering of drug profits in Germany and Luxembourg at French request
The Hague, 29 March 2021 At the request of the French authorities, Eurojust has supported...
EP Text adopted – Own resource based on non-recycled plastic packaging waste and certain aspects of the GNI-based own resource * – Final edition
European Parliament legislative resolution of 25 March 2021 on the draft Council regulation on the...
EP Text adopted – Collection of own resources accruing from value added tax * – Final edition
European Parliament legislative resolution of 25 March 2021 on the draft Council regulation amending Regulation...
S&Ds score success for effective minimum tax rate as game changer for tax justice
Today, the economic and monetary affairs committee adopts a report on digital taxation, which for...
Renew Europe calls for the swift introduction of fair taxation of the digital sector
Ahead of the European Council meeting on 25 and 26 March, Renew Europe is working...
Digital taxes: MEPs lay out plans for a tax system fit for the digital age
MEPs called for a reset of outdated international tax rules, including the setting of a...
Taxation: EU Council adopts new rules to strengthen administrative cooperation and include sales through digital platforms
The Council today adopted new rules to improve administrative cooperation in the field of taxation...
EP OPINION on digital taxation: OECD negotiations, tax residency of digital companies and a possible European Digital Tax
OPINION on digital taxation: OECD negotiations, tax residency of digital companies and a possible European...
CJEU: The Polish tax on the retail sector and the Hungarian tax on advertisements do not infringe EU law on State aid
The Polish tax on the retail sector and the Hungarian tax on advertisements do not...
Eurocommerce: Taxes on retail turnover a short-sighted attack on innovation and consumers’ purchasing power
Noting the judgment of the Court of Justice of the European Union today on the Polish retail...
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Brexit Withdrawal Agreement: EU Commission sends formal notice to the United Kingdom for breach of its obligations under the Protocol on Ireland and Northern Ireland
The European Commission has sent today a letter of formal notice to the United Kingdom...
EU Customs Union: First phase of new EU import control system (ICS2) comes into operation today
The European Commission is today launching its new import control system (ICS2), a major reinforcement...
Luxembourg – IMF Staff Concluding Statement of the 2021 Article IV Mission
March 15, 2021 A Concluding Statement describes the preliminary findings of IMF staff at the...
EU Commissioner Gentiloni answers MEP question on Facebook’s VAT practices
See question(s) : P-007002/2020 Source : © European Union, 2021 – EP Parliamentary questions 24...
EU Parliament demand better cooperation between national authorities on taxation of digital trading
Link Tax authorities should share information more quickly Sanctions should be introduced for platforms and...
Greens/EFA on Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism: Free pass to pollute holds future of industry & planet hostage
Today, the European Parliament has voted in favour of a new Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism....
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MEPs: Put a carbon price on certain EU imports to raise global climate ambition
Link All products under the EU Emissions Trading System should be included Revenue to be...
Businesseurope position on carbon border: WTO-compatibility and continuity of free allowances are essential
Brussels, 8 March 2021 This week, the European Parliament will vote on a report on...
Sustainable finance: EU Commission welcomes reports on development of EU sustainability reporting standards
The European Commission has welcomed today the publication of two reports setting out recommendations on...
EU Council approves greater corporate transparency for big multinationals
Coreper today mandated the Portuguese presidency to negotiate with the European Parliament the public country-by-country...
Bruegel: A K-shaped recovery and the role of fiscal policy
This opinion piece was originally published in the Money Review Section of Kathimerini and is...
ESMA proposes rules for Taxonomy-alignment of non-financial undertakings and asset managers
Monday 01 March 2021 09:12 The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA), the EU’s securities...
ESMA Final Report – Advice on Article 8 of the Taxonomy Regulation
Monday 01 March 2021 09:11 Under Article 8(1) of the Taxonomy Regulation, undertakings required to...
ESMA delivers statement on Cum-Ex/Cum-Cum at EP Subcommittee on Tax Matters
Monday 01 March 2021 08:28 The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA), the EU’s securities...
OECD calls on countries to crack down on the professionals enabling tax and white-collar crimes
Countries should increase efforts to detect and deter the activities of professionals who enable tax...
S&Ds call on EU ministers to finally heed citizens’ call for tax transparency of big businesses
Ahead of this Thursday’s meeting of the Competitiveness Council, the Socialists and Democrats Group urges...