IP/11/603 Brussels, 19 May 2011 The European Commission has decided to refer France to the EU’s Court of Justice for discriminatory taxation of foreign pension and investment funds in breach of EU rules on free movement of capital….
EU Anti-fraud
Taxation: Commission refers Spain to Court over reduced VAT rate for medical equipment
IP/11/605 Brussels, 19 May 2011 The European Commission has decided to refer Spain to the EU’s Court of Justice concerning its illegal application of a reduced rate of value added tax (VAT) to general medical equipment, appliances to alleviate animals’…
Algirdas Šemeta EU Commissioner for Taxation and Customs Union, Audit and Anti-Fraud "Pooling our efforts to build a modern Customs Union" 78th meeting of the Directors General for Customs of the EU Member States and Turkey Vilnius, 19 May 2011
SPEECH/11/358 Chairman, Directors General, Ladies and Gentlemen. It is a particular pleasure for me to open this meeting of the Club of Directors General here today in my home country. In addition to leading a successful meeting, I trust that Director …
Operation of preferential trade to become easier between the European Union, the partners of the Southern Mediterranean and the Western Balkans
IP/11/502 Brussels, 19 April 2011 Operations of preferential trade to become easier between the European Union, the partners of the Southern Mediterranean and the Western Balkans The Council of the EU has decided to launch the process of signing the re…
Corporate governance framework for European companies: what needs to be improved?
Company Law