Not surprisingly, the Commission's communication proposing a gradual lifting of the unanimous vote on tax issues by 2025 (see EUROPE 12172) generated little enthusiasm from European finance ministers at the Ecofin Council meeting on Tuesday 12 February.
“Views diverge clearly,” the European Commission and the Romanian Presidency of the Council of the EU confirmed in turn at the end of the meeting.
According to our information, the discussions held behind closed doors revealed...