July 2024 Newsletter

Introduction

• Philippe Arraou, ETAF president

EU elections

• European Parliament begins its tenth term
• European Commission President-elect presents her political guidelines for the next five years

Professional law

• CJEU grants specific protection to relationship between lawyers and clients
• CJEU Advocate General upholds legal professional privilege
• CJEU Advocate General grants Member States broad discretion in restricting external influences on legal professions
• European Court of Auditors assesses the performance of the recognition of professional qualifications in the EU

Tax law

• Hungarian Presidency’s tax priorities
• EU Finance Ministers reach an agreement on FASTER
• Estonia continues to oppose the ViDA package
• European Commission revives UNSHELL negotiations with a new approach
• ETAF participates in the DAC evaluation
• G20 Finance Ministers commit to cooperate on wealth taxation
• OECD still optimistic about Pillar One after the missed June deadline
• EU closely following the drafting of the terms of reference for a UN Framework Convention on International Tax Cooperatio

CJEU tax case-law digest

• May – July 2024

ETAF news

• ETAF quizzes MEPs on their vision of the future ahead EU elections
• ETAF Partnership agreement with the European Parliament for the EU election