Recording below / Presentation Edström / Presentation Hagelüken Presentation Poliscanova Dear friends, dear interested, Batteries are a key technology for climate protection. If we want to get away from dirty car engines and oil as well as gas heating, we need a lot more storage capacity. But today the production of batteries is often associated […]
More resources for tax investigators to work together across Europe: Fiscalis programme adopted
Dear friends and all those who are interested, On Wednesday, 19 May, the European Parliament unanimously supported providing more money and resources to ensure greater cross-border cooperation between tax authorities going forward. This is a strong signal in support of increasing cooperation between national tax authorities in Europe and beyond. As rapporteur, I have closely […]
Business taxation: Commission is strong on proposals, weak in willingness to enforce them
Today, 18 May, the Commission presents its plans for modernising corporate taxation in Europe. The declared goal: making business taxation fit for the 21st century, especially with regards to the digitalisation and the globalisation of the economy. Likewise, taxes should be used to curb greenhouse gas emissions and conserve natural resources. The Commission pledges to […]
Join us at the European Social Economy Summit (#EUSES) 26.-27.05.2021 Mannheim!
Register now here! Dear friends, dear interested, In just over two weeks time more than 300 Social and Solidarity Economy stakeholders and 2500 (and counting) participants will convene (virtually) for the long awaited “European Social Economy Summit” (EUSES) in Mannheim. That will easily be the largest Social Economy Event that Europe has ever seen. And […]
Mixed verdict on tax breaks for Amazon and Engie: our laws aren’t fit to fight tax dumping
12 May 2021. The General Court of the European Union has just announced its ruling on tax breaks for Amazon and French energy group Engie. The two groups went to Court after Commissioner Margrethe Vestager ordered Luxembourg to collect €250 million in taxes from Amazon in 2017. The reason: the Commission argued that the company […]
Action plan without enforcement: Commission presents toothless plan for zero pollution target
Alongside climate change and biodiversity loss, the pollution crisis is the third major global environmental crisis. However, it is often overlooked, although there is no other area where there are so great direct health effects. One in eight deaths in the EU is caused by pollution. Air pollution alone is now responsible for more than […]