European Union (EU) News

EU Committed To Boosting Tax Take From Digital Economy
by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels
Friday, March 19, 2021
The EU is willing to move ahead with its own proposals on taxing the digital economy if an agreement is not reached at an international level, according to the current EU Council presidency. Read Full Story

Seychelles Hoping For EU Tax Blacklist Removal This Year
by Lorys Charalambous, Tax-News.com, Cyprus
Monday, February 22, 2021
The Seychelles Ministry of Finance has said it is confident that it will be removed from the EU's list of non-cooperative jurisdictions when it is next reviewed. Read Full Story

EU Sizes Up Impact Of New UK Free Trade Deal
by Jason Gorringe, Tax-News.com, London
Monday, February 15, 2021
The European Union has released its Winter 2021 Economic Forecast, which says that Brexit will dent UK economic growth considerably, and more than for the European Union, despite the new free trade deal between the two parties. Read Full Story

MEPs Call For EU Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism
by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels
Monday, February 15, 2021
Lawmakers sitting on an EU parliament climate committee have called for the introduction of a carbon border adjustment mechanism. Read Full Story

EU Kick-starts Review Of Financial Services VAT Rules
by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels
Monday, February 15, 2021
On February 8, 2021, the European Commission launched a consultation on a review of the VAT rules for financial and insurance services. Read Full Story

UK, Mexico Sign Continuity Trade Deal
by Jason Gorringe, Tax-News.com, London
Tuesday, December 22, 2020
On December 15, 2020, the UK and Mexico signed a trade continuity agreement that will apply when the Brexit transition period ends. Read Full Story

UK, Canada Sign Post Brexit Continuity Agreement
by Mike Godfrey, Tax-News.com, Washington
Thursday, December 10, 2020
Canada and the UK have formally signed a post-Brexit trade continuity agreement that will apply from January 1, 2021. Read Full Story

EU Seeking Sanctions Against UK Over Tax Rules On Marked Fuels
by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels
Thursday, December 10, 2020
The EU has referred the UK to the Court of Justice over its failure to comply with EU rules on marked fuel. Read Full Story

ECJ AG Urges Ruling Against Belgian 'Excess Profit' Ruling System
by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels
Thursday, December 10, 2020
European Court of Justice (ECJ) Advocate General Juliane Kokott has opined that the Commission was right to consider that the Belgian practice of making downward adjustments to profits of undertakings forming part of multinational groups, under the "excess profit" ruling scheme, constituted an aid scheme. Read Full Story

EU Pressures Italy To End Tax Exemptions For Ports
by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels
Thursday, December 10, 2020
On December 4, 2020, the European Commission said that Italy must abolish its corporate tax exemptions for ports in order to align its tax regime with EU state aid rules. Read Full Story
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