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Weekly Tax News – 7 March 2022
- EU reflecting on new countermeasures in reaction to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine
- The Implementing Directive for Pillar II back on Ecofin’s agenda
- High-level group makes recommendations for fair and effective taxation in post-COVID-19 time
- ECON committee starts its work on the recast of the Energy Taxation Directive
- Updated EU black and grey lists of tax havens
- Marlene Nembhard-Parker appointed co-chair of OECD/G20 Inclusive Framework on BEPS
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Weekly Tax News – 21 February 2022
- MEPs recognize the special status of regulated professions in the Single Market
- Six countries want the future AMLA to supervise crypto assets
- European Commission to propose VAT waiver for defence purchases by 2023
- European Parliament look at solutions to reduce the VAT gap
-MEPs call for greater tax harmonisation in the EU
- OECD to set up a new Inclusive Framework on carbon pricing
- FISC subcommittee mission to Paris
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Weekly Tax News – 14 February 2022
- Philippe Arraou participates to the French Presidency’s conference on e-invoicing
- The Commission proposes to extend until 2025 two VAT anti-fraud measures
- Ten third countries to join the EU grey list for tax purposes
- Stakeholders discuss the importance of taxpayer education
- A digital euro proposal to be presented in early 2023
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Weekly Tax News – 7 February 2022
- OECD sticking to the Global Tax deal timeline
- OECD launches public consultation on a first building block under Pillar One
- EU is preparing the next update of its Blacklist of tax havens
- MEPs make recommendations for fairer and simpler taxation
- European Court of Auditors looks at tax exemptions for fossil fuels
- Belgium to cut VAT on electricity in response to energy crisis
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Weekly Tax News – 31 January 2022
- Bruno Le Maire presents the French priorities to MEPs
- EU Code of Conduct Group on Business Taxation planning its work
- MEPs ask for an EU-wide framework for withholding tax
- Paul Tang re-elected as Chair of the FISC subcommittee of the EP
- Spanish fines for undisclosed assets abroad violate EU Law, CJEU says
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Weekly Tax News – 24 January 2022
- Roberta Metsola elected new president of the European Parliament
- Some EU Finance Ministers have concerns about Pillar II implementing Directive
- DEBRA proposal to be presented in 2022
- European Commission launches its work on the modernization of VAT
- AMLA is high on the agenda of the French Presidency of the EU Council
- European Commission seeks Member States’ feedback on the transposition of the Proportionality Test Directive
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Weekly Tax News – 17 January 2022
- European Parliament President David Sassoli has died
- EU Finance Ministers to discuss Pillar II
- The European Commission wants an agreement on Pillar II in Spring
- MEPs quiz experts on harmful tax practices
- FATCA: the European Commission rules out once again any action
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Weekly Tax News – 10 January 2022
- France kicks off its Presidency of the EU Council
- EU launches the implementation process of the OECD Pillar II
- European Commission proposes new rules to go after shell companies
- European Commission proposes three new own resources for EU budget
- Commission extends customs and VAT waiver for imports of Covid-19 medical equipment
- MEP Mohammed Chahim wants a more ambitious CBAM
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PRESS RELEASE - ETAF welcomes Commission’s proposal for Pillar II – but still many challenges ahead
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Weekly Tax News – 20 December 2021
- European Commission considering an EU-wide regulation of tax advisers
- The OECD model rules on Pillar II to be released on Monday 20 December
- European Commission to propose three new EU own resources
- Fiat state aid case: advocate General Priit Pikamäe submits his opinion
- European Commission registers European Citizens’ Initiative for ‘Green VAT’
- Claes Bengtsson appointed Principal Adviser at DG TAXUD
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Weekly Tax News – 13 December 2021
- European Commission considers taking part of revenues of Pillar I for the EU budget
- France unveils its priorities for its Presidency of the EU Council
- Member States reach an agreement on VAT rates
- Revision of the Code of Conduct on Business Taxation stuck in EU Council
- Simplification of business taxation still part of EU agenda, European Commission says
- EU Finance Ministers take stock of the progress on the AML package
- ECON committee adopts its report on the impact of national tax reforms on EU economy
- Thomas Westphal appointed Director-General for ECOFIN in the Council’s General Secretariat
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