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European Council conclusions on Tax fraud and tax evasion

Thu, 23 May 2013 10:22:00 +0200

See pages 6 to 8. See also President Barroso's speech following the meeting.

VAT: cross-border ruling test case starts on 1 June in 13 EU Member States

Wed, 22 May 2013 15:56:00 +0200

Fight against tax fraud and tax evasion: where to find the latest news

Tue, 21 May 2013 00:00:00 +0200

Speech by President Barroso on the preparations of the European Council of 22 May

Tue, 21 May 2013 14:57:00 +0200

Tax fraud and tax evasion are on the agenda.

Commission meets experts on customs controls of transboundary waste shipments

Fri, 17 May 2013 11:43:00 +0200

EU Council adopts VAT derogation for the Czech Republic and Poland

Wed, 15 May 2013 14:11:00 +0200

See page 27.

EU Council of Ministers gives mandate to Commission to negotiate with five non-EU European countries

Wed, 15 May 2013 10:33:00 +0200

See pages 10 and 11. See also Commissioner Šemeta's press conference remarks.

EU Council of Ministers adopts conclusions on tax evasion and tax fraud

Wed, 15 May 2013 10:07:00 +0200

See also President Barroso's call for progress at the 22 May European Council.

MEMO 13/421 - Preparation of Economic and Finance Ministers Council, Brussels, 14 May

Mon, 13 May 2013 00:00:00 +0200

Fighting tax fraud and tax evasion is on the agenda, as well as the Fiscalis 2020 Programme.

Eurostat 68/2013 - Taxation trends in the European Union - The overall tax-to-GDP ratio in the EU27 up to 38.8% of GDP in 2011 (revised version)

Fri, 03 May 2013 10:25:00 +0200

See the changes to the report (pages 33-35) on our dedicated web page.

IP/13/395 - State aid: Commission invites the Netherlands to end selective tax exemption for public companies

Thu, 02 May 2013 13:49:00 +0200

IP/13/391 - State aid: Commission reopens inquiry into the tax aid awarded to EDF following Court judgment

Thu, 02 May 2013 13:47:00 +0200

Customs: The self-assessment questionnaire for Authorised Economic Operators (AEO) and its explanatory notes are now available in 20 languages

Thu, 02 May 2013 00:00:00 +0200

VAT: the results of the public consultation on the review of the existing legislation on reduced rates are now available

Tue, 30 Apr 2013 00:00:00 +0200

Go to 'View the contributions' or 'Results of consultation'.

Eurostat 68/2013 - Taxation trends in the European Union - The overall tax-to-GDP ratio in the EU27 up to 38.8% of GDP in 2011

Mon, 29 Apr 2013 10:52:00 +0200

See the details on our dedicated web page.

Car taxation: overview of taxation principles according to EU law (SWD/2012/429) now available in 22 languages

Mon, 29 Apr 2013 10:38:00 +0200

Spanish legislation which taxes unrealised capital gains on the transfer of the place of residence or of the assets of a company established in Spain to another Member State…

Thu, 25 Apr 2013 14:13:00 +0200

… is contrary to EU law, says the EU Court of Justice. See the Court's press release No 53/13.

MEMO/13/375 - April infringements package: main decisions

Thu, 25 Apr 2013 11:12:00 +0200

See the taxation case (reasoned opinion) involving Denmark.

IP/13/365 - Taxation: Commission refers Spain to Court over discriminatory real estate taxation

Thu, 25 Apr 2013 11:06:00 +0200

IP/13/351 – Fighting tax evasion: Commission sets up a Platform for Tax Good Governance

Tue, 23 Apr 2013 00:00:00 +0200

See the call for applications. Application deadline is 8 May 2013.

MEMO/13/346 – Too good to be true: the real price of fake products

Fri, 19 Apr 2013 15:59:00 +0200

IP/13/333 - State aid: UK video games tax relief faces Commission scrutiny

Wed, 17 Apr 2013 09:44:00 +0200

President Barroso at the UN outlines EU action on tax evasion and tax havens

Tue, 16 Apr 2013 10:35:00 +0200

See pages 4 and 5.

MEMO/13/332 - Commissioner Šemeta on tax evasion: speaking points for the Economic and Finance Ministers Council

Mon, 15 Apr 2013 11:25:00 +0200

…and European Council President Herman Van Rompuy puts tax evasion on the agenda for 22 May meeting.

MEMO/13/314 – Statement by Commissioner Šemeta on fighting tax evasion

Tue, 09 Apr 2013 11:57:00 +0200

For background information see our website.

Customs: Implications of Croatia's accession to the EU on 1 July 2013

Fri, 05 Apr 2013 00:00:00 +0200

See 'Latest news'.

The new Annual Work Programmes for Customs 2013…

Wed, 27 Mar 2013 16:45:00 +0100

… and Fiscalis 2013 are now available.

Rules of origin: EU/Colombia-Peru trade agreement provisionally applied between the EU and Peru since 1 March 2013

Wed, 20 Mar 2013 17:06:00 +0100

See the text of the agreement and the notice on the provisional application.

Taxation: Study on the feasibility and impact of a common EU standard VAT return

Fri, 15 Mar 2013 16:27:00 +0100

EU Council discussed fighting VAT fraud and authorised a VAT derogation for the Netherlands

Wed, 06 Mar 2013 10:49:00 +0100

See the Council press release on pages 8-9 and 18.

IP/13/184 - Customs: Towards safer trade between Canada and the EU

Mon, 04 Mar 2013 11:08:00 +0100

MEMO/13/159 - Preparation of the Economic and Finance Ministers Council, Brussels 5 March

Fri, 01 Mar 2013 09:45:00 +0100

The Quick reaction Mechanism for fighting VAT fraud is on the agenda.

Customs: updated information for EU importers for imports from Israel into the EU

Fri, 01 Mar 2013 00:00:00 +0100

See the new list of relevant postal codes that follows the new Israeli postal code system.

IP/13/154 - Fighting evasion: Commission launches consultations on EU Taxpayer's Code and EU Tax Identification Number

Mon, 25 Feb 2013 10:59:00 +0100

See our consultation pages for the Taxpayer's Code and the Tax Identification Number.

IP/13/139 - Taxation: Commission takes the UK to Court over reduced VAT rate

Thu, 21 Feb 2013 10:52:00 +0100

IP/13/138 - Taxation: Commission refers Hungary to Court over tax exemption of pálinka

Thu, 21 Feb 2013 10:50:00 +0100

IP/13/137 - Taxation: Commission refers France and Luxembourg to the Court of Justice over reduced VAT rates on ebooks

Thu, 21 Feb 2013 10:48:00 +0100

IP/13/136 - Taxation: Commission refers Belgium to Court over discriminatory tax reduction for Walloon tax residents

Thu, 21 Feb 2013 10:45:00 +0100

MEMO/13/122 - February infringements package: main decisions

Thu, 21 Feb 2013 10:41:00 +0100

See the taxation cases (reasoned opinions) involving Belgium, Poland, Romania and Spain.

Financial Transaction Tax: impact assessment, summary and presentation

Fri, 15 Feb 2013 14:36:00 +0100

IP/13/115 - Financial Transaction Tax under Enhanced Cooperation: Commission sets out the details

Thu, 14 Feb 2013 11:16:00 +0100

See also the questions and answers (MEMO/13/98) and the proposal (COM/2013/71).

IP/13/111 - Safer products and a level playing field in the internal market

Wed, 13 Feb 2013 15:21:00 +0100

See also MEMO/13/93, particularly points 15b and 15e on the role of customs.

The video on the EU Customs Union is now available in 22 languages

Fri, 08 Feb 2013 10:18:00 +0100

Customs: mutual recognition of EU and US trade partnership programmes – reciprocal implementation effective since 31 January 2013

Wed, 06 Feb 2013 10:35:00 +0100

The questions and answers in the pdf document provide further information and guidance to economic operators (EU AEO and US C-TPAT members).

Conference on VAT in the public sector and exemptions in the public interest

Wed, 30 Jan 2013 13:51:00 +0100

17-19 April 2013, Venice Mestre (Italy). See the registration form on page 7 and read the related studies. Registration is subject to confirmation of acceptance to be sent after 15 March 2013.

The global customs community celebrates International Customs Day 2013

Sat, 26 Jan 2013 00:00:00 +0100

MEMO/13/22 – January infringements package: main decisions

Thu, 24 Jan 2013 00:00:00 +0100

See the taxation cases (reasoned opinions) involving Denmark and Poland.

EU Commissioner Šemeta welcomes agreement on enhanced cooperation for Financial Transaction Tax

Tue, 22 Jan 2013 16:23:00 +0100

See also the EU Council's press release and the Commissioner's speech.

Preparation of Economic and Finance Ministers Council, Brussels, 22 January 2013

Mon, 21 Jan 2013 14:55:00 +0100

Agenda includes the Irish Presidency's work programme, the Action Plan to strengthen the fight against tax fraud and tax evasion, and the Financial Transaction Tax.

Drug precursors: Commission adopts proposal for a Council decision on the signing of an EU-Russia agreement

Mon, 21 Jan 2013 09:38:00 +0100

See our web page for background information.