April 2019 Newsletter

Introduction

• Philippe Arraou, President of ETAF

Professional Law

• Notification procedure at a deadlock in the Council
• Whistle-blower Directive in process

Tax Law

• Taxation of digital giants: the ECOFIN rejects the new Franco-German approach
• The European Parliament adopted the Report on Financial Crimes, Tax Evasion and Tax Avoidance
• European Commission moves to shift away from unanimity in tax matters
• The impact of Brexit on EU taxation policy
• The European Commission tries to relaunch CbCR and CCCTB
• ECOFIN updated EU blacklist of non-cooperative jurisdictions in tax

Miscellaneous

• ETAF Conference on “Future Trends of Taxation”