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EU Commissioner Algirdas Šemeta addresses the City of London on the EU tax policy, including financial transaction tax

Fri, 17 Feb 2012 14:26:00 +0100

MEMO/12/88 - European Commission welcomes US move to ensure enhanced international tax cooperation in a more business-friendly way

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 00:00:00 +0100

Tax Coordination: Tax Policy Group discusses FATCA, VAT and national tax reforms

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 11:22:00 +0100

See the Midday Express (3rd item).

The VAT rates applicable in the EU Member States as at 1 January 2012 are to be found on our website

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 16:27:00 +0100

IP/12/64 - Taxation: Commission refers the United Kingdom to the Court of Justice for abolishing the "remedy for repayment of taxes paid in mistake of law"

Thu, 26 Jan 2012 10:11:00 +0100

IP/12/63 - European Commission calls on Luxembourg to change its rules on VAT

Thu, 26 Jan 2012 10:10:00 +0100

IP/12/62 - Taxation: Commission requests Ireland to modify its taxation of motor vehicles less than 3 months old

Thu, 26 Jan 2012 10:08:00 +0100

IP/12/61 - Taxation: The European Commission requests Belgium to amend its rules on the notional interest deduction

Thu, 26 Jan 2012 10:06:00 +0100

International Customs Day: EU Commissioner Šemeta highlights the role of the EU Customs Union can play in promoting growth...

Thu, 26 Jan 2012 09:33:00 +0100

...through improved connectivity as well as co-operation with other border agencies in the EU and partners around the world.

Taxation: The Financial Transaction Tax explained in a video interview

Fri, 20 Jan 2012 11:46:00 +0100

Conference: Register for the sixth Brussels Tax Forum, 5-6 March 2012

Wed, 18 Jan 2012 00:00:00 +0100

IP/12/17 - Taxation: Developing the One Stop Shop for cross border VAT compliance

Fri, 13 Jan 2012 11:54:00 +0100

Taxation and customs: the citizens' summary on the FISCUS programme proposal is now available in 22 languages

Thu, 22 Dec 2011 00:00:00 +0100

VAT: Explanatory Notes on invoicing rule changes now available in 21 languages

Wed, 21 Dec 2011 00:00:00 +0100

European Commission publishes progress report on the strategy for the future of the Customs Union

Tue, 20 Dec 2011 11:42:00 +0100

Customs and product safety: European Commission publishes guidelines for import controls

Tue, 20 Dec 2011 00:00:00 +0100

European Commission publishes Taxation Paper No 29: 'Quality of taxation and the crisis: tax shifts from a growth perspective'

Thu, 15 Dec 2011 13:37:00 +0100

IP/11/1551 - Commission proposes measures to tackle cross-border inheritance tax problems

Thu, 15 Dec 2011 10:46:00 +0100

See also MEMO/11/917 and our dedicated web page.

European Commission publishes 2011 summary report on drug precursors

Fri, 09 Dec 2011 15:56:00 +0100

Warning: The results of the consultation on the future of VAT are now available from a new link

Thu, 08 Dec 2011 11:55:00 +0100

Publication arrangements had to be changed due to technical problems. We apologise for any inconvenience.

EU Council adopts conclusions on customs co-operation with Eastern neighbouring countries

Tue, 06 Dec 2011 15:00:00 +0100

European Commission publishes an evaluation of elements of the VAT system

Tue, 06 Dec 2011 00:00:00 +0100

IP/11/1508 - Future VAT system: pro-business, pro-growth

Tue, 06 Dec 2011 11:37:00 +0100

See also the frequently asked questions (MEMO/11/874) and the Commission Communication (COM/2011/851).

The results of the consultation on the future of VAT are now available

Mon, 05 Dec 2011 10:28:00 +0100

EU Court of Justice specifies the conditions under which goods coming from non-member States that are imitations or copies of goods protected in the EU by intellectual property rights...

Fri, 02 Dec 2011 14:40:00 +0100

... may be detained by the customs authorities of the Member States. See the Court's press release No 131/2011.

MEMO/11/864 - Competitiveness Council – 5-6 December 2011

Fri, 02 Dec 2011 14:29:00 +0100

Ministers are expected to adopt conclusions on customs cooperation with Eastern neighbouring countries.

'Euro Plus Pact' Finance ministers endorsed a report on tax policy coordination

Thu, 01 Dec 2011 16:00:00 +0100

See also the Council press release on page 23.

The EU Council adopted a Directive recasting rules on the taxation of parent companies and subsidiaries

Thu, 01 Dec 2011 15:57:00 +0100

See the Council press release on page 24.

EU law does not in principle preclude the charging of tax on unrealised capital gains relating to the assets of a company when it transfers its place of management to another Member State, ...

Wed, 30 Nov 2011 15:35:00 +0100

...EU Court of Justice says. See the Court's press release No 128/2011.

IP/11/1481 - EU and US boost economic partnership

Wed, 30 Nov 2011 11:44:00 +0100

This includes mutual recognition of each others' customs "secure traders" programmes. See also Commissioner Šemeta's statement.

MEMO/11/845 - Preparation of Eurogroup and Economic and Finance Ministers Council, Brussels, 29-30 November 2011

Tue, 29 Nov 2011 16:56:00 +0100

Conclusions on the Code of Conduct for business taxation are expected. See item No 6.

Centralised customs clearance: Updated national contact information available

Mon, 28 Nov 2011 00:00:00 +0100

See also the updated list of Member States which have signed the Administrative Arrangement and the Convention.

IP/11/1426 - Taxation: The Commission takes Italy to Court over its VAT exemption for ships

Thu, 24 Nov 2011 11:40:00 +0100

IP/11/1425 - Taxation: Commission refers the Netherlands to the Court of Justice over discriminatory inheritance and gift tax rules

Thu, 24 Nov 2011 11:38:00 +0100

IP/11/1424 - Taxation: the European Commission asks Belgium to end the additional taxation of certain types of income from capital

Thu, 24 Nov 2011 11:35:00 +0100

IP/11/1423 - Customs: Commission requests Italy to review its judicial practice on remission and repayment of duties

Thu, 24 Nov 2011 11:42:00 +0100

IP/11/1414 - Commission asks the United Kingdom to pay due amounts of customs duties to EU budget

Thu, 24 Nov 2011 13:08:00 +0100

IP/11/1381 - New action for growth, governance and stability

Wed, 23 Nov 2011 11:58:00 +0100

See MEMO/11/821, question No 11 on taxation's role and the report on tax policies and tax coordination (COM/2011/815).

Taxation: Better cooperation in cross border tax collection

Fri, 18 Nov 2011 11:01:00 +0100

For further information see the 11th item.

Commission adopts 2012 Work Programme for European Renewal

Wed, 16 Nov 2011 12:20:00 +0100

This includes steps to protect public revenues in areas like tax havens and VAT fraud. See Programme on page 22.

MEMO/11/784 - State aid: Commission welcomes landmark Court ruling on proposed 2002 Gibraltar tax reform

Wed, 16 Nov 2011 09:29:00 +0100

A tax system designed in such a way that offshore companies avoid taxation constitutes a State aid scheme that is incompatible with the internal market, EU Court of Justice says

Tue, 15 Nov 2011 14:38:00 +0100

See press release No 120/2011.

IP/11/1339 - A more efficient cooperation on collecting excise duties

Mon, 14 Nov 2011 09:04:00 +0100

For further information see the proposal (COM/2011/730).

Financial Transaction Tax: Citizens' summary now available in 22 languages

Fri, 11 Nov 2011 00:00:00 +0100

IP/11/1337 - Tackling double taxation for a stronger Single Market with special tax measures for interest and royalty payments

Fri, 11 Nov 2011 00:00:00 +0100

See also the Communication (COM/2011/712), the proposal for a Directive (COM/2011/714) and the impact assessment (SEC/2011/1332) .

Taxation and Customs: Delivering to Member States, citizens and businesses from 2014 to 2020

Wed, 09 Nov 2011 12:21:00 +0100

See the frequently asked questions (MEMO/11/767), the citizens' summary, and our dedicated web page for more information.

Customs: European Commission publishes the 2012 version of the Combined Nomenclature

Fri, 28 Oct 2011 11:14:00 +0200

Taxation: Euro Summit advocates "Pragmatic coordination of tax policies in the euro area"

Thu, 27 Oct 2011 15:21:00 +0200

See the Euro Summit Statement on page 9, No 29.

IP/11/1243 - Commission asks Italy to pay due amounts of customs duties to EU budget

Thu, 27 Oct 2011 13:31:00 +0200

IP/11/1281 - Car registration tax: Commission requests Ireland and Spain to modify rules on vehicles from other Member States

Thu, 27 Oct 2011 12:00:00 +0200