Transparency International EU welcomed a key vote by the European Parliament on new measures designed to improve the transparency around multinational corporations’ activities, structures and tax payments. This draft legislation would require...
On Tuesday 4 July 2017, the European Parliament will debate and vote on a key measure to increase corporate tax transparency, also known as “public country-by-country reporting” (CBCR). This legislation, if adopted, will provide society...
Formally speaking, the Eurogroup barely exists. This means it can reinvent its structure in no time
Today, 22nd of June 2017, the European Parliament’s Committee on Petitions held a public hearing on the subject of ‘restoring citizens’ trust in the European Project‘. The European Ombudsman Ms. Emily O’Reilly and...
Today, after a public consultation process, the European Commission published a new legislative proposal aimed at regulating the work of tax intermediaries and advisers in order to increase transparency and access to information on tax arrangements
The ESM published its own evaluation. Our take:
Following the 2008 financial crisis, we have seen new kinds of investor schemes blossoming across Europe. Their names and modalities differ from one Member State to the other – the Tier 1 investor visa in the UK, the Autorização de...
On Monday night the European Parliament voted to give large multinationals a “get-out clause” on tax transparency. For the last few years tax has been one of the main topics on the EU’s political agenda. After a series of scandals, which...
On Thursday, June 15th, the European Parliament will adopt its mandate for the upcoming negotiations with the Council and the Commission on the overhaul of the EU’s Transparency Register. The negotiating mandate contains some advances welcomed by...
