Tax & Legal

On 5 November 2024 the Council reached an agreement on new measures that will bring the EU’s value added tax (VAT) rules into the digital age. With new rules on electronic invoices and real-time data reporting, as well as business carried out through digital platforms, this package of legislation will fight tax fraud, support businesses, and promote digitalization.

New regulations for cross-border video hearings in civil proceedings apply from 1 October 2024. These regulations are an important move towards further digitalization, the Federal Office of Justice says in its most recent press release.

On 6 June 2023 the EU-Council and the EU-Parliament have reached a provisional political agreement on the directive concerning financial services contracts concluded at a distance. The agreed text simplifies existing legislation, increases consumer protection, and creates a level playing field for financial services concluded online, via telephone or through other forms of remote marketing.

Current information and latest developments.

Embracing the digital transition to help fight VAT fraud and support EU businesses! For the EU Commission, that’s the key to modernize and make the EU's Value-Added Tax system work better for businesses and more resilient to fraud.

Following the agreement reached in October 2021 by over 135 members of the OECD/G20 Inclusive Framework on BEPS to a two-pillar solution to address the tax challenges arising from digitalization and globalization of the economy, work on the implementation of the two-pillar plan is well under way.