The European Commission has identified a reluctance on the part of EU Member States to invite enlargement candidate countries to the activities of the ‘Fiscalis’ programme and to share their experiences with them, according to the annual progress report on the programme, published on Tuesday 8 April. The aim of the ‘Fiscalis’ programme is to encourage cooperation between EU tax administrations.
In order to remedy this shortcoming, a specific event was organised, bringing together the national ‘Fiscalis’ coordinators from the enlargement countries and the EU Member States, facilitating cooperation and enlargement candidate countries’ full integration in the programme activities.
The Commission also noted a lack of dissemination of deliverables, which often remain limited to the circle of participants in a project group or a workshop, and do not reach a broader audience or the senior management.
In addition, as in 2023, it believes that the programme could still better assist Member States in implementing tax reforms that support the green transition and protect the environment.
Read the report: https://aeur.eu/f/gdg (Original version in French by Anne Damiani)