the new EU tax commissioner Wopke Hoekstra sat down with Tax Notes. Many stakeholders who have been asking for months for a tax initiative to incentivize the donation of unsold goods will be pleased to know that it's one of the first issues he mentioned taxnotes.com/tax-notes-toda…

What does a greener #VAT system mean, one of Hoekstra's missions as the new EU tax commissioner? The answer could lie in VAT relief for donation, as he explained during an interview to Tax Notes More here : taxnotes.com/tax-notes-toda… Elodie Lamer

Green tax measures, tobacco and digital services taxation, and simplification top the 2025 agenda of Wopke Hoekstra, the new European commissioner responsible for taxation. Read the full interview with Wopke Hoekstra from Elodie Lamer & Sophie Petitjean: taxnotes.co/41ITnsr

[Part 2/2] Hoekstra Hints at Possible Fix for EU Islands’ Energy Tax Concerns [with Sophie Petitjean] taxnotes.com/tax-notes-toda…

I wrote 237 stories this year. Counting 7 more to go before 2024 comes to an end, if the news cycle allows it. What a year, what a beat! #Tax #EU #EUTax cc Sophie Petitjean

Hoekstra’s Position on VAT on Donated Goods Gets Mixed Reactions [by Sophie Petitjean ] taxnotes.com/tax-notes-toda…

Our interview with new commissioner responsible for taxation, Wopke Hoekstra, is now out of the paywall. Here taxnotes.com/featured-news/… (part 1) and here taxnotes.com/featured-news/… (part 2)

Late to the party, but I just realized this link takes you straight to all our EU coverage! taxnotes.com/document-list/…

today's EU digest: Russian Assets Levy Is Not Deductible, Belgium Says taxnotes.com/tax-notes-toda… DAC6 Galvanizes Criticism, EU Commission Report Shows taxnotes.com/tax-notes-toda… Macron Picks New Cabinet After Stopgap Budget Approval taxnotes.com/tax-notes-toda…

Belgian Decision Highlights Pillar 2 Implementation Challenges taxnotes.com/tax-notes-toda…

In Sarah's absence, I covered the UN tax developments yesterday. Major respect to the journos who do this on a regular basis—it's not super easy to figure out how it all works. But maybe that's how people feel when they cover the EU for the first time taxnotes.com/tax-notes-toda…

The U.N. General Assembly has adopted a resolution approving the terms of reference for a framework convention on international tax cooperation, but EU countries and the United States have raised concerns about two paragraphs. Read from Elodie Lamer: taxnotes.co/3DHXRFz

[transaltantic tax talks] Interview with Rick Minor U.S. companies’ modest ask of the EU and other countries is to refrain from further cluttering the global tax landscape, an official with the U.S. Council for International Business said. taxnotes.com/tax-notes-toda…

Still at it! finally managed to read the European Semester docs. every year, they contain interesting data on taxation gender bias, which is coincidentally the subject of the first hearing of FISC Committee Press in January taxnotes.com/tax-notes-toda…

last story of 2024 EU Keeps CBAM Registry Confidential Despite Transparency Concerns taxnotes.com/tax-notes-toda…

Toujours les meilleures gaufres du pays [Ferme Libert]

How 2025 Will Weave Tax Into the EU’s Policy Baskets taxnotes.com/tax-notes-toda…

before he retired from the Council, Dr. Strub Andreas 🇪🇺 shared some of his wisdom with us on tax policy matters. taxnotes.com/tax-notes-toda…

JUST IN! I don't usually say "SCOOP", but I think this might be one EU Presidency Lays Out Options to Address U.S. Pillar 2 Concerns taxnotes.com/tax-notes-toda…

Nice! If you also want to read Tax Notes's story from last week taxnotes.com/tax-notes-toda…