CFE’s Tax Top 5 – 23 June 2025

BRUSSELS | 23 JUNE 2025 ECOFIN Ministers Advance EU Customs Reform & Review Tax Related Progress Under Polish Presidency At the 20 June 2025 meeting of the ECOFIN Council, EU Finance Ministers reviewed progress across several taxation files, formally approving its biannual report on tax issues, alongside Conclusions on the work of the Code of Conduct Group for Business Taxation. Key legislative [...]

CFE’s Tax Top 5 – 16 June 2025

BRUSSELS | 16 JUNE 2025 EU Updates List of High-Risk Third Countries for AML Compliance The European Commission has revised its list of high-risk third-country jurisdictions with deficiencies in their anti-money laundering and countering the financing of terrorism (AML/CFT) frameworks. The update, published on 10 June 2025, requires EU-based entities subject to AML obligations to apply enhanced due [...]

CFE’s Tax Top 5 – 10 June 2025

BRUSSELS | 10 JUNE 2025   CFE Issues Opinion Statement Calling for a Temporal Pause of Pillar Two Extra-Territorial Rules CFE Tax Advisers Europe has issued an Opinion Statement calling for a temporary pause in the application of the extra-territorial rules contained in the EU Minimum Tax Directive, specifically the Income Inclusion Rule (IIR) and the Undertaxed [...]

CFE Connect – May 2025

CFE Connect – May 2025 The May 2025 edition of CFE Connect is now available online. CFE Connect is designed to keep tax professionals informed of emerging policy trends and developments in European and international taxation, as well as inform our members about CFE’s ongoing activities. The publication includes key events and meetings attended or organised by [...]

CFE’s Tax Top 5 – 19 May 2025

BRUSSELS | 19 May 2025 EU Parliament FISC Hearings on Anti-Avoidance Rules & Pillar Two Implementation On 15 May 2025, the European Parliament’s Subcommittee on Tax Matters (FISC) held a workshop and two public hearings in Brussels addressing key developments in tax policy across the EU and internationally. The sessions examined research and development (R&D) [...]

CFE’s Tax Top 5 – 12 May 2025

BRUSSELS | 12 May 2025 EU Launches Public Consultation on Potential Countermeasures to Respond to US Tariffs The European Commission has launched a public consultation concerning potential countermeasures to be taken against the United States in response to the US reciprocal tariffs announced by President Trump in April of a 20% import tax on EU goods, as well [...]

CFE’s Tax Top 5 – 5 May 2025

BRUSSELS | 5 May 2025 ECOFIN: EU Finance Ministers to Discuss Tax Challenges of Capital Market Integration & VAT Rules for Distance and Imported Goods At the ECOFIN meeting of EU Finance Ministers scheduled for 13 May 2025 in Brussels, the European Commission will present actions being taken to accelerate financial integration and increase EU competitiveness, in particular concerning the [...]

CFE’s Tax Top 5 – 28 April 2025

BRUSSELS | 28 APRIL 2025 Spring IMG & World Bank Meetings Highlight Trade Challenges & Uncertainty The Spring 2025 Meetings of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank were held from 21 to 26 April 2025 in Washington, D.C. Growing concerns over global trade tensions, rising sovereign debt, fiscal policy challenges, and the future of international tax cooperation [...]

CFE’s Tax Top 5 – 22 April 2025

BRUSSELS | 22 APRIL 2025 OECD Signals Continued US Involvement in Global Tax Deal  The United States remains engaged in negotiations on the global tax agreement, despite President Trump’s earlier denunciation in his January memorandum dismissing the deal’s relevance to US policy, according to OECD Secretary-General Mathias Cormann. Speaking at the Delphi Economic Forum, Mr Cormann confirmed ongoing discussions [...]