EU governments need to make tax more transparent, further opportunity looms ahead for lawmakers
The European Union must make genuine efforts to fight the corruption which feeds illegal logging and deforestation, according to Transparency International EU. The EU accounts for 35% of the world’s primary timber consumption and must take...
The European Commission’s new proposal on corporate tax avoidance does not deliver real transparency, according to Transparency International. The EU must live up to its rhetoric on tax transparency and bring about public reporting of...
Yesterday, the European Commission concluded that Belgium had been in breach of EU state aid rules, having arranged “sweetheart deals” with some 35 multinational corporations. These deals allowed companies to reduce their global, collective tax...
The last couple of weeks have been busy for those advocating for more transparency and accountability in the private sector around the globe.
On the first anniversary of the LuxLeaks scandal, Transparency International EU launches its new animated video on corporate tax transparency “What do we know about them?” as part of its campaign in favour of EU legislation on country-by-country...
MEP Elly Schlein (S&D), Co-Chair of the Intergroup on integrity, transparency, corruption and organised crime—ITCO, and Transparency International EU Office are pleased to invite you to a conference to be held at the European Parliament on...
When Antoine Deltour revealed that the Luxembourg authorities had over 300 “sweetheart deals” with multinational corporations, it sent shockwaves through the EU. The leaked “comfort letters” demonstrated the true extent of Luxembourg’s...
Today, the European Commission announced that Starbucks and Fiat Chrysler received illegal state aid through tax rulings by the governments of the Netherlands and Luxembourg and unduly reduced their tax burden by 20 – 30 million EUR. These...
