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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 11798

31 May 2017
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ECONOMY - FINANCE
TAXATION: Jean-Claude Juncker in favour of getting around unanimity on taxation issues
Brussels, 30/05/2017 (Agence Europe)

The next time the treaties are revised, the unanimity of decisions on taxation issues should be re-examined, the President of the European Commission, Jean-Claude Juncker, told the MEPs of the 'Panama Papers' committee of investigation.

It will be necessary to examine the possibility of bringing in the qualified majority rule, otherwise we will never make progress in tax matters, he said. However, unanimity will be needed to change the unanimity rule, Juncker previously explained during...

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