18/05/2021 (Agence Europe) – The European Parliament gave a favourable opinion (673 votes in favour, 3 against and 20 abstentions) on Tuesday 18 May on the Commission’s proposal to exempt from value added tax (VAT) the goods and services that the EU makes available to Member States and citizens in times of crisis, presented in mid-April (see EUROPE B12696A8). The proposal, which takes the form of a Directive amending the ‘VAT Directive’, will allow the Commission and other EU...