April 2024 Newsletter

Introduction

• Philippe Arraou, ETAF president

EU elections

• The road to the 2024 European elections
• New EP internal working methods after EU elections

Professional law

• Empowering the Single Market: Enrico Letta unveils his High-Level Report
• CJEU AG opinion on the applicability of DAC6 professional privilege waiver to non-lawyers
• Frankfurt prepares to host the new EU Anti-Money Laundering Authority

Tax law

• State of play of pending tax proposals under the Belgian Presidency
• New global momentum for wealth taxation
•  Four jurisdictions removed from the EU Blacklist of tax havens
• European Commission relaunches discussion on unanimity voting in taxation in enlargement communication

CJEU tax case-law digest

• February - April 2024

ETAF news

• ETAF General Assembly re-elects Philippe Arraou as President and re-appoints its Board
• ETAF unveils its manifesto for the upcoming European elections
• EU officials and tax practitioners discuss how to make the EU tax system simpler, rationalised and future-proof