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Taxation - Customs

Article | December 19, 2011 - 12:44pm

In order to continue its work in the field of protecting the financial interests of the EU and member states' budgets, the European Commission has adopted two proposals for the Hercule III and Pericles 2020 programmes. With a budget of €110 million and €7.7m respectively, these programmes will run for seven years from January 2014...

Article | December 7, 2011 - 10:25am

The European Commission has adopted a Communication on the future of the Value Added Tax (VAT), which sets out fundamental characteristics that must underly the new system.

Article | December 2, 2011 - 11:36am

On 1 December, the European Parliament adopted a Resolution calling for a revision of the EU's customs strategy and modernisation of electronic customs systems to streamline and harmonise procedures enhancing the economic competitiveness of EU firms, as well as consumer safety.

Article | November 15, 2011 - 11:35am

The European Court of Justice upheld the Commission's decision not to authorise the UK to implement the reform of Gibraltar’s corporate tax proposed in 2002.

Article | November 14, 2011 - 12:56pm

On 14 November, the European Commission proposed rules on administrative co-operation in the field of excise duties, which would speed up the collection of duties and improve member states' controls of revenues.

Article | November 11, 2011 - 2:50pm

The European Commission adopted a Communication on Double Taxation on 11 November to highlight the problems of double taxation in the EU and what measures can be taken to address them. The Commission believes that double taxation and double non-taxation contradict the spirit of the single market and wants to prevent citizens and businesses from...

Article | November 9, 2011 - 3:15pm

The European Commission has proposed the FISCUS programme to enhance the EU Customs and Taxation policy and ensure they continue to contribute substantially to budgets.

Article | November 8, 2011 - 4:44pm

The European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF) and the World Bank’s Integrity Vice-Presidency (INT) signed a new Co-operation Arrangement in Brussels on 8 November.

Blog entry | November 5, 2011 - 9:39am

NEW YORK – The protest movement that began in Tunisia in January, subsequently spreading to Egypt, and then to Spain, has now become global, with the protests engulfing Wall Street and cities across America.

Article | October 27, 2011 - 3:01pm



The European Commission has formally requested Ireland and Spain to change the way in which they tax leased or rented vehicles from another member state.

Article | October 13, 2011 - 3:08pm

MEPs have passed a resolution on the future EU value-added tax system, and call on the European Commission to have a stronger role in pushing though more harmonisation.