30/01/2025 (Agence Europe) – The Code of Conduct Group on business taxation at the Council of the European Union re-elected Spain’s María José Garde as its chair on Wednesday 29 January. This second two-year term begins on Wednesday 5 February. María José Garde has chaired this Council preparatory body since 2023 (see EUROPE 13537/17). She is Director General of Taxation at the Spanish Ministry of Finance and has chaired the OECD Global Forum on Transparency and Exchange of Information for Tax Purposes. The Code of Conduct Group carries out the technical work and the examination and evaluation procedures that lead to the Council’s regular review of the EU list of countries and territories that are uncooperative for tax purposes (see EUROPE 13499/21). The EU list is due to be revised at the next Ecofin Council on Tuesday 18 February. (AD)