Background briefing on the EU EcoFin Council in Luxembourg on 12 April 2024
Among the issues on the agenda are the Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF), the support to Ukraine and the EU mandate…
Europol supports EPPO investigation into €195m VAT fraud scheme
On 28 February, 14 individuals believed to have orchestrated a massive EUR 195 million VAT fraud, spanning across 17 countries,…
Europol: Crackdown on multimillion euro VAT fraud involving car sales
Three individuals, suspected of being the ringleaders of the fraud scheme, were arrested in Germany. During the searches, carried out…
EU Court of Justice: Judgment of the Court in Case C-442/22 (Dyrektor Izby Administracji Skarbowej w Lublinie)
Between January 2010 and April 2014, the employee of a company established in Poland operating a petrol station issued 1,679…
Employee VAT fraud: EU Judgment in Case C-442/22 Dyrektor Izby Administracji Skarbowej w Lublinie
Tuesday 30th January 2024 Judgment in Case C-442/22 Dyrektor Izby Administracji Skarbowej w Lublinie (Employee fraud) (Taxation)...
New rules to combat fraud on cross-border payments in the EU came into force on 1 January
New transparency rules that will help EU Member States to crack down on Value-Added Tax (VAT) fraud came into force…
Europol: Five suspects responsible for €38m VAT fraud scheme arrested
Today, a team of over 2 000 tax, customs and police investigators from 7 countries has made 5 arrests, carried…
Europol supports EPPO investigation into €2.2bn VAT fraud scheme
The Hague, 13 December 2022 Europol has been actively supporting the European Public Prosecutor’s Office...
EU Commission dossier on digital and fraudulent VAT practices and gaps
Brussels, 8 December 2022 The European Commission today proposed a series of measures to modernise...
Eurojust supports action against large-scale VAT fraud to the EU
The Hague, 29 August 2022 Authorities in Hungary, Austria, the Czech Republic and Poland have...
Eurojust supports successful action against VAT fraud in trade of used cars
The Hague, 22 June 2022 Supported by Eurojust, authorities in Lithuania, Hungary, Slovakia and Latvia...
Main results of the EU Economic and Financial Affairs Council on 17 June 2022
Luxembourg, 17 June 2022 Economic and financial situation Over breakfast, ministers had an informal exchange...
Combatting VAT fraud: EU Recommendation to strengthen the VAT cooperation with Norway
Brussels, 26 April 2022 The EU Commission has today published its Recommendation to step up...
MEPs call to sharpen EU approach against organized crime involving EU funds
Next Generation EU spending must be met with sufficient human and financial resources to tackle...
Europol: VAT fraud with cash registers uncovered in Germany
5 October 2021 More than 300 Italian restaurants in Germany allegedly used manipulated cash registers...
Eurojust assists Italy in blocking VAT fraud scheme with car imports from Germany
The Hague, 8 July 2021 Eurojust has supported the Italian authorities to stop an elaborate...
Europol: €14.2 million seized from cross-border VAT fraudsters in Hungary
The Hungarian National Tax and Customs Administration (NTCA), supported by Europol, dismantled an organised crime...
Eurojust supports Spanish action against massive VAT-fraud
The Hague, 17 May 2021 Eurojust has supported an operation against large-scale VAT fraud, money...
Europol: Hungarian authorities break up €8 million VAT fraud scheme
The Hungarian National Tax and Customs Administration (NTCA) has dismantled an organised criminal group (OCG)...