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ECOFIN: Main results on Tax Rulings
December 9th, 2015
The Council took a number of decisions on corporate taxation. It adopted a directive on cross-border tax rulings, which will improve transparency on tax rulings given by member states to companies about how taxation will be dealt with. Pierre Gramegna, ...
European Commission welcome digital taxation proposal
September 12th, 2017
The European Commission has today welcomed a joint proposal from the so-called Big Four member states – France, Germany, Italy and Spain – on the taxation of large digital companies. The Irish Government is, however, expected to express caution ...
EU Council published conclusions on tax transparency
October 14th, 2016
“The Council: 1. RECOGNISES the progress made in pursuing the ambitious EU agenda for fairer, more transparent and more effective taxation and in strengthening the cooperation between fiscal authorities across the EU; 2. CONFIRMS the importance of improving further ...
Agreement on the exchange of tax information
March 9th, 2016
EU economic and financial affairs ministers (Ecofin) meeting today in Brussels reached political agreement on the exchange of tax information. The agreement was announced by Dutch finance minister Jeroen Dijsselbloem at a press conference following the meeting. Anti-tax avoidance ...
EU finances the Single Resolution Fund
December 9th, 2015
ECOFIN Ministers reaffirm the importance of deepening the Banking Union in the context of a well-functioning Economic and Monetary Union. Following the successful establishment of the Single Supervisory Mechanism (SSM), we welcome the forthcoming entry into force of the ...
Eurogroup urges Athens to deliver reforms in a week – Remarks by J. Dijsselbloem
November 10th, 2015
Greece failed to secure the release of 2 billion euros in bailout funding at a Eurogroup summit on Monday, as expected, with creditors prodding Greek officials to push forward with outstanding reforms and reach a compromise on thorny issues ...
EU Aims For Tax Ruling Transparency This Year
June 23rd, 2015
“It seems to be realistic to finalize the file on the automatic exchange of information on tax rulings within this year,” Valdis Dombrovskis, Vice President of the European Commission, has said. Dombrovskis made the comment during a press conference ...
Greek technical negotiations in Brussels, but the Greek FinMin is in Paris
March 11th, 2015
Greek FinMin Y. Varoufakis unexpectedly heads to Paris, a Greek delegation is in Brussels for technical negotiations, no “Troika” or “three institutions formerly known as Troika” expected in Greece on Wednesday as had been announced Greek negotiations with its ...
Dijsselbloem: Extension of program could provide “protective umbrella” for Greece
February 17th, 2015
After the conclusion of the meeting An Ecofin meeting was completed in Brussels on Tuesday without any mention of the possibility of an agreement between the Greek government and the country’s Euro zone partners. After the conclusion of the ...
Technical Analysis: Currency pairs – Dec 09
December 9th, 2014
Technical Analysis for December 09, 2014 EUR/USD bounces from the last low at 1.225 level and traded around 1.231 level for now. The next target for the lower break will be 1.2 but after retesting 1.225 again first. A ...
