Sport Samuel Eto’o given suspended prison sentence for tax fraud in Spain Eto'o must repay nearly €4 million in taxes owed during his time with Barcelona. 21/06/2022
Europe News EU anti-fraud office wants bloc to recover over €500 million The anti-fraud office said fraudsters continued to try to take advantage of the COVID-19 crisis. 08/06/2022
Europe News Finance ministers should worry about tax fraud, EU prosecutor says Authorities in EU countries aren’t showing enough appetite to claw back tens of billions in funds lost to fraud each year, according to the head of the EU’s financial crime agency. 01/06/2022
Germany German offices of Morgan Stanley searched in tax fraud investigation Prosecutors said the raids were in connection with the "cum-ex" tax evasion scandal. 03/05/2022
Spain Spanish prosecutors shelve fraud probes into former king Juan Carlos I The "King Emiret" could not be convicted due to the statute of limitations, prosecutors said. 02/03/2022
Spain Spanish police arrest UK's 'most wanted woman' for €1bn phone fraud "At one point this organisation sold more mobile phones in the UK than all the legal shops combined," Spain's Civil Guard said of the VAT fraud scheme. 01/03/2022
Italy Italian businessmen scammed €440 million in virus tax credits Authorities carried out 80 raids across the country on Monday as part of the investigation. 31/01/2022
Europe News EU removes Seychelles from tax blacklist despite Pandora Papers The latest update of the EU list of "non-cooperative jurisdictions" has exempted Seychelles, Anguilla and Dominica from being blacklisted. 05/10/2021
Germany German official receives hate mail after proposing tax tip-off scheme A regional minister in Germany has received hate messages after proposing an anonymous portal where citizens can report potential tax evaders. 02/09/2021
USA Trump Organization finance chief surrenders ahead of expected charges Weisselberg was seen walking into the courthouse in lower Manhattan around 6:20 a.m. with his lawyer. 01/07/2021
Europe News EU hails G7 tax deal but internal divisions might thwart consensus Some member states, like Ireland and Hungary, are wary of embracing the 15% minimum rate, fearing it will upend their economic model. 07/06/2021
world news Panama Papers, five years on: how is the EU tackling tax abuse? Euronews asked the Commission to respond to accusations that they are not doing enough to combat tax abuse. A spokesperson defended the Tax Action Plan, and more. 02/04/2021
Europe News EU member states push forward with new tax transparency rules A majority of EU states agreed last week to press ahead with tax transparency laws for the world's largest multinational companies. 02/03/2021
Spain Former Spanish king pays €4.4 million in bid to settle tax situation The payment marks Juan Carlos I's second attempt to regularise past undeclared income. 26/02/2021
View Using the EU’s own trade rules against it: the scourge of ‘VAT Carousel’ fraud | View By converging standards and regulations, and removing most - if not all - barriers to international export, the EU facilitates trade, improving the standards of living for millions across the continent. However, criminal actors are also using these same structures to engage in illicit activity. 30/09/2019
Spain Singer Shakira accused of €14.5 million tax fraud Barcelona’s prosecutor has accused singer Shakira of a €14.5 million tax fraud. 14/12/2018
France France to experiment with monitoring taxpayers' social media accounts France will 'experiment' with monitoring taxpayers' social media accounts to prevent fraud 10/11/2018
USA Trump's former campaign chief in court Paul Manafort pleaded not guilty to 18 counts of bank and tax fraud 31/07/2018
Spain Husband of Spanish princess starts jail sentence Iñaki Urdangarin was sentenced to five years and ten months on charges that included tax fraud and embezzlement 18/06/2018
France Kremlin responds angrily as Russian billionaire is charged in France Suleiman Kerimov, who has close ties to the Kremlin, has been charged with tax fraud and money laundering in Nice 23/11/2017
Greece 'No secrecy': Malta's PM discusses business and journalism ‘There is no secrecy’ Malta's prime minister tells euronews as he talks about business and theories surrounding the recent murder of a local journalist. 09/11/2017
United Kingdom Prince Charles' estate 'may have profited' from his campaigning The British royal is shown to have connections with offshore investments and is criticised for a "conflict of interest". 08/11/2017
USA Apple caught in the spot light of Paradise Papers revelations Apple denies avoiding tax after the latest documents in the Paradise Papers are released 07/11/2017
world news What are the Paradise Papers and why are they significant? Is it right for a rich person to hide their money abroad to avoid paying taxes? 06/11/2017
Sport Mourinho facing tax fraud charges Mourinho appears before judge in Spain on tax fraud case 03/11/2017
Business France opposes Google tax ruling The French government says it's going to lodge an appeal against a court ruling that Google is not liable to pay 1.1 billion euros ($1.3 billion) in back taxes. 13/07/2017
