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1. 30.06.2025

   Consumer protection: Council and Parliament agree to moderni ...

   The Council and the European Parliament have reached a provisional agreement to update, simplify and facilitate the existing alternative dispute resolution (ADR) framework. This should make these procedures more accessible, appealing and better suited to the digital age.

   Categories: From Europe

   Keywords: consumer protection
2. 27.06.2025

   EU customs: Council agrees on key features for more modern, ...

   The Council today agreed on a partial negotiating mandate on a fundamental reform of the EU customs framework. The overhaul will give customs authorities across the EU a more modern toolbox to deal with trends such as huge increases in trade volumes, especially in e-commerce, a fast-growing number of EU standards that must be checked at the border and shifting geopolitical realities and crises.

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   Keywords: Customs simplifications
3. 26.06.2025

   Update: General Court annuls Commission’s decision on Spanis ...

   The General Court invalidates the Commission’s decision declaring the Spanish tax scheme on the deduction for indirect acquisitions of shareholdings in foreign companies unlawful.

   Categories: From Europe

   Keywords: share acquisition, illicit state aid
4. 19.06.2025

   Council agrees on a more modern payment service framework in ...

   On 18 June 2025, member states' permanent representatives (Coreper) approved the Council’s stance on improving the payment services environment in the EU. The upgrade aims to reduce payment fraud, promote technological innovation, better protect consumers and increase transparency on fees.

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   Keywords: Payment Services (PSD2)
5. 23.05.2025

   ECJ: Application of the General Anti Abuse Provision of the ...

   Following a request for a preliminary ruling from the Tax Disputes Commission of the Republic of Lithuania, the European Court of Justice has commented in some detail on the general anti abuse provision (GAAR) of the Parent Subsidiary Directive (PSD).

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   Keywords: Parent/Subsidiary Directive
6. 21.05.2025

   European Commission to further reduce the administrative cos ...

   The European Commission proposes to cut €400 million in annual administrative costs for companies, adding to the €8 billion already targeted through earlier simplification efforts. With a new category of small-mid caps, the measures will ease compliance obligations and thus free resources for growth and investment across the Single Market.

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   Keywords: Small and Medium Enterprises (SME)
7. 13.05.2025

   VAT: Council agrees to simplify tax collection for imports

   The Council of the EU reached agreement on the position of member states (the so-called ‘general approach’) on the directive on value added tax (VAT) rules for distance sales of imported goods and import VAT.

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   Keywords: collection of VAT, import VAT, VAT refor ...
8. 09.05.2025

   EU and Singapore signed digital trade agreement

   The European Union and Singapore have taken a significant step forward in their bilateral trade relations with the signing of a landmark Digital Trade Agreement. It has been designed to improve consumer protection, facilitate trustworthy cross-border data flows, provide legal certainty for companies wishing to engage in cross-border digital trade, and remove unjustified barriers to digital trade. In its current press release the EU Commission provides further information.

   Categories: From Europe

   Keywords: Digital economy, trade agreement
9. 01.05.2025

   ECJ: Ban on export of banknotes denominated in Euro even if ...

   In a most recent judgment, the European Court of Justice held that the ban on the export of banknotes denominated in euro or in another official currency of a Member State to Russia also applies when the money is intended to finance medical treatments.

   Categories: From Europe

   Keywords: transfer abroad, export
10. 29.04.2025

    ECJ: National tax exemptions as illicit state aid

    In a Polish case, the ECJ has commented on the distinction between tax exemptions and state aid and specified under what circumstances tax exemptions may be prohibited by EU law.

    Categories: From Europe

    Keywords: tax exemption, illicit state aid
11. 19.04.2025

    EU Council: Rules to extend cooperation and information exch ...

    On 14 April 2025 the Council adopted a directive (DAC9) that will extend cooperation and information exchange in the area of minimum effective corporate taxation.

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    Keywords: minimum taxation, information exchange
12. 13.03.2025

    ECJ: Higher gift tax for foreign family foundation in breach ...

    The Cologne Tax Court has asked the European Court of Justice for a preliminary ruling regarding the favorable inheritance tax classes for domestic family foundations which are not available to foreign family foundations. The Cologne tax court has doubts as to whether this different treatment is in line with the principle of free movement of capital. In his Opinion delivered today the Advocate General sees no infringement of EU law.

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    Keywords: family foundation, foreign foundation
13. 12.03.2025

    Commission responds to unjustified US steel and aluminum tar ...

    In response to the imposition of new and unjustified US tariffs on EU steel and aluminum imports, the Commission has launched swift and proportionate countermeasures on US imports into the EU.

    Categories: From Europe

    Keywords: customs, third country imports
14. 11.03.2025

    Update: EU Council agrees on VAT in the digital age package

    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.

    Categories: From Europe

    Keywords: Taxation of digital economy, digitalizat ...
15. 06.03.2025

    Five Member States to pay financial penalties for failing to ...

    Following a failure to fulfil their obligations, five Member States are held liable by the European Court of Justice to pay financial penalties for failing to transpose the Whistleblowers directive. They must pay a lump sum to the Commission; Estonia, if it has still not transposed the directive, must also pay a daily penalty payment.

    Categories: From Europe

    Keywords: Whistleblowing, penalty
16. 28.02.2025

    Commission to simplify rules on sustainability and EU invest ...

    The European Commission has adopted a new package of proposals to simplify EU rules, boost competitiveness, and unlock additional investment capacity. This is a major step forward in creating a more favorable business environment to help EU companies grow, innovate, and create quality jobs, the Commission says.

    Categories: From Europe

    Keywords: Due Diligence, European Sustainability R ...
17. 20.02.2025

    Questions and Answers on the US reciprocal tariff policy

    The European Commission considers President Trump's proposed “reciprocal” trade policy as a step in the wrong direction. The EU remains committed to an open and predictable global trading system that benefits all partners. Against this backdrop, the EU Commission has published a question-and-answer guide on the US reciprocal tariff policy.

    Categories: From Europe

    Keywords: Trading, customs
18. 14.02.2025

    ECJ referral: Federal Court of Justice requests preliminary ...

    The Federal Court of Justice has asked the European Court of Justice (ECJ) for a preliminary ruling whether Art. 101 TFEU precludes a provision in national law according to which a company that has been fined for a breach of antitrust law can take recourse against its managing directors or board members.

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    Keywords: fine, penalty
19. 13.02.2025

    Legal parameters and guidance for the use of artificial inte ...

    On 2 February 2025, the first prohibition standards of the EU Regulation on the use of artificial intelligence (Regulation (EU) 2024/1689) came into force. The legally compliant use of AI poses major challenges for local communities in particular. At the same time, opportunities for added value through the use of AI should not remain untapped, especially in the smart city sector (where intelligent information and communication technology is used to increase participation and quality of life and to create an economically, ecologically and socially sustainable municipality or region).

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    Keywords: Artificial Intelligence (AI), municipali ...
20. 07.02.2025

    Commission announces actions for safe and sustainable e-comm ...

    The European Commission is taking action to tackle risks stemming from low-value imports sold via non-EU online retailers and marketplaces hosting non-EU traders.

    Categories: From Europe

    Keywords: e-commerce, customs duty
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