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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12914
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ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS / Taxation

ETAF points to challenge of implementing, faithfully and on time, OECD agreement on international tax reform

The European Tax Adviser Federation (ETAF) calls for the EU directive implementing the OECD agreement on corporate tax reform to be as faithful as possible to international reform, while recognising the need to achieve a level playing field for large domestic-only groups.

Reacting to Tuesday’s Ecofin Council ministerial debate (see EUROPE B12911A16), the organisation says it is “sceptical”, in a participation document to the specific public consultation initiated by the European...

Contents

BEACONS
RUSSIA: Russian trajectory in Council of Europe, from membership to confrontation and exclusion    
Russian invasion of Ukraine
MIGRATION: European Commission provides Member States with practical guidance to ensure best possible protection for refugees from Ukraine
ENERGY: France proposes to EU Member States to cap gas prices
ECONOMY: disbursement of a new macrofinancial assistance tranche of €289 million to Ukraine
RUSSIA/BELARUS: EU ‘task force’ strengthens coordination with its international counterpart on sanctions against oligarchs
SOCIAL: European trade unions call for “concrete” dialogue on Ukraine’s accession
EXTERNAL ACTION
FOREIGN AFFAIRS: war in Ukraine, Mali and ‘Strategic Compass’ on agenda of ‘Foreign Affairs’ and ‘Foreign Affairs –Defence’ Councils
TURKEY: Sergey Lagodinsky says European Parliament support for Turkey’s EU accession will include solving ‘democratic deficit’
SECTORAL POLICIES
AGRICULTURE: impact of war in Ukraine on markets will dominate discussions of Agriculture Council on 21 March
TOURISM: Member States ministers confirm their commitment to making EU world’s leading sustainable tourism destination
CLIMATE/SOCIAL: deep divisions in EU Council on nature and financing of future Social Climate Fund
ENVIRONMENT: EU Council agrees on EU position for international negotiations on mercury
DIGITAL: Commission consults to further develop its cyber resilience legislation
SPACE: Copernicus, situation remains worrying for Sentinel 1-B
BIODIVERSITY: European Commission consults public to improve EU pollinators initiative
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
STATE AID: European Commission approves aid for expansion of LG Chem’s electric vehicle battery plant in Poland
TAXATION: ETAF points to challenge of implementing, faithfully and on time, OECD agreement on international tax reform
NEWS BRIEFS
STATE AID: green light for prolongation and modification of Finnish short-term export-credit insurance scheme
STATE AID: green light for Italian aid to road passenger transport companies affected by Covid-19
HOME AFFAIRS: Commission proposes to ban two new drugs in EU
ENERGY: in response to war in Ukraine, IEA presents a plan to reduce oil consumption
ENERGY: Foratom calls on EU to increase its use of nuclear power to cope with rising energy prices
ENVIRONMENT: EU Council agrees to tighten limit values for persistent organic pollutants in waste
SPACE: ESA Member States agree to welcome Slovakia as a new associate member
MIGRATION: Frontex to help Moldova cope with refugee arrivals from Ukraine