Europe News EU plans tax overhaul to shore up post-lockdown economy It came as Brussels suffered a setback when a court rejected a European Commission demand that Apple should pay €13 billion in Irish back taxes. 15/07/2020
Europe News EU discusses tax haven blacklist 'Paradise Papers' leaks believed to have brought forward discussions 06/11/2017
Europe News LuxLeaks tax whistleblowers appear in court to appeal convictions Dozens of campaigners are in Luxembourg to call for the protection of whistleblowers. 12/12/2016
Europe News The Brief from Brussels: ex-EU commissioner under fire over corporate links This is the Brief from Brussels, a daily roundup from Europe’s de facto political capital. 22/09/2016
Europe News Ex-EU official Kroes under pressure over Bahamas directorship Just two months after its former president joined Goldman Sachs, the European Commission has been caught up in another corporate scandal. 22/09/2016
Europe News EU launches official one-year inquiry into Panama Papers scandal The inquiry committee will have 65 members and will report back in one year 08/06/2016
state of the union Europe Weekly: MEPs tackle tax avoidance and terrorism In this week’s edition of Europe Weekly: MEPs back a new law to share air passenger data between EU countries; the European Parliament vows to get 15/04/2016
Europe News EU tells big firms to be more transparent on tax EU regulators have called on major multinationals to be more transparent in their tax dealings. The European Commission, the bloc’s executive arm 12/04/2016
Europe News EU regulators mull new tax rules for major firms EU regulators are mulling new rules on tax avoidance by major multinationals amid the fallout from the Panama Papers. Proposed legislation will be 11/04/2016
state of the union Europe Weekly: Panama Papers and Ukraine referendum The Panama Papers leaks had implications for politicians across Europe – from those whose names came up in the dossiers, to those who had already 08/04/2016
Europe News Transparency campaigners warn against inaction on offshore tax schemes The Panama Papers was the biggest data leak in history. Consisting of more than 11 million emails and files from a law firm specialising in offshore 04/04/2016
Unreported Europe The women who knew too much: the price to pay for whistleblowers “The woman who really knew too much” is how Stephanie Gibaud has described herself. It’s also the title of a book published last year by the former 29/01/2016
Europe News EU opens McDonald's tax probe The European Commission has opened an investigation into the tax affairs of fast food giant McDonald’s. EU competition officials will look at the 03/12/2015
Europe News OECD aims to rewrite global tax rulebook OECD has unveiled further proposals that aim to crack down on companies that avoid tax. The package of 15 proposed reforms will be presented to G20 05/10/2015
Europe News Major firms should no longer exploit fiscal loopholes to pay less tax The European Commission says major firms should no longer be able to exploit fiscal loopholes to pay less tax on their profits. It wants companies 17/06/2015
Europe News EU opens Belgium tax probe EU officials opened an investigation into the tax affairs of major multinationals in Belgium on Tuesday. The probe focuses on so-called “excess 03/02/2015
world news Fresh 'LuxLeaks' allegations emerge Fresh allegations have emerged against major multinational accused of taking advantage of Luxembourg’s ‘light touch’ tax regime. A new report by 10/12/2014
state of the union Europe Weekly: EU vows to take on tax evasion European current affairs this week were dominated by an EU summit dedicated to tackling tax evasion. Leaders all agreed that something needs to be 24/05/2013
state of the union Europe Weekly: donors dig deep for Mali International donors meet in Brussels with a view to raising funds for Mali; French President François Hollande calls in on the European Commission 17/05/2013
My Europe Series Combating offshore accounts The leaked list of names spans the globe, with current and former officials who stashed their cash in offshore accounts evading onerous taxes back 02/05/2013
Unreported Europe Tax me if you can Taxing the rich to give to the poor, or at least to reduce the budget deficit. Some say this is the main message behind French president Francois 27/09/2012
