IEU MONITORING: Legal & Corporate Telegram 13/3/2018

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# TAXATION: 

• EU Council: Corporate tax avoidance - agreement reached on tax intermediaries +++ 
• Taxation: 3 jurisdictions removed, 3 added to EU list of non-cooperative jurisdictions +++ 
• St 6972 2018 Init The EU list of non-cooperative jurisdictions for tax purposes Compilation of commitment letters received from jurisdictions +++ 
• St 6972 2018 Add 1 The EU list of non-cooperative jurisdictions for tax purposes Compilation of commitment letters received from jurisdictions Armenia +++ 
• St 6972 2018 Add 2 The EU list of non-cooperative jurisdictions for tax purposes Compilation of commitment letters received from jurisdictions Belize
• St 6972 2018 Add 3 The EU list of non-cooperative jurisdictions for tax purposes Compilation of commitment letters received from jurisdictions Faroe Islands
• St 6972 2018 Add 4 The EU list of non-cooperative jurisdictions for tax purposes Compilation of commitment letters received from jurisdictions Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
• St 6972 2018 Add 5 The EU list of non-cooperative jurisdictions for tax purposes Compilation of commitment letters received from jurisdictions Liechtenstein
• St 6972 2018 Add 6 The EU list of non-cooperative jurisdictions for tax purposes Compilation of commitment letters received from jurisdictions Nauru
• St 6972 2018 Add 7 The EU list of non-cooperative jurisdictions for tax purposes Compilation of commitment letters received from jurisdictions Oman
• St 6972 2018 Add 8 The EU list of non-cooperative jurisdictions for tax purposes Compilation of commitment letters received from jurisdictions Peru
• St 6972 2018 Add 9 The EU list of non-cooperative jurisdictions for tax purposes Compilation of commitment letters received from jurisdictions Bosnia and Herzegovina
• St 6972 2018 Add 10 The EU list of non-cooperative jurisdictions for tax purposes Compilation of commitment letters received from jurisdictions Guernsey
• St 6972 2018 Add 11 The EU list of non-cooperative jurisdictions for tax purposes Compilation of commitment letters received from jurisdictions Isle of Man
• St 6972 2018 Add 12 The EU list of non-cooperative jurisdictions for tax purposes Compilation of commitment letters received from jurisdictions Morocco
• St 6972 2018 Add 13 The EU list of non-cooperative jurisdictions for tax purposes Compilation of commitment letters received from jurisdictions New Caledonia
• St 6972 2018 Add 14 The EU list of non-cooperative jurisdictions for tax purposes Compilation of commitment letters received from jurisdictions Panama
• St 6972 2018 Add 15 The EU list of non-cooperative jurisdictions for tax purposes Compilation of commitment letters received from jurisdictions Qatar
• St 6972 2018 Add 16 The EU list of non-cooperative jurisdictions for tax purposes Compilation of commitment letters received from jurisdictions Serbia
• St 6972 2018 Add 17 The EU list of non-cooperative jurisdictions for tax purposes Compilation of commitment letters received from jurisdictions Tunisia
• St 6972 2018 Add 18 The EU list of non-cooperative jurisdictions for tax purposes Compilation of commitment letters received from jurisdictions Uruguay
• St 6972 2018 Add 19 The EU list of non-cooperative jurisdictions for tax purposes Compilation of commitment letters received from jurisdictions Aruba
• St 6972 2018 Add 20 The EU list of non-cooperative jurisdictions for tax purposes Compilation of commitment letters received from jurisdictions Cook Islands
• St 6972 2018 Add 21 The EU list of non-cooperative jurisdictions for tax purposes Compilation of commitment letters received from jurisdictions Jersey
• St 6972 2018 Add 22 The EU list of non-cooperative jurisdictions for tax purposes Compilation of commitment letters received from jurisdictions Mauritius
• St 6972 2018 Add 23 The EU list of non-cooperative jurisdictions for tax purposes Compilation of commitment letters received from jurisdictions San Marino
• St 6972 2018 Add 24 The EU list of non-cooperative jurisdictions for tax purposes Compilation of commitment letters received from jurisdictions Greenland
• St 6972 2018 Add 25 The EU list of non-cooperative jurisdictions for tax purposes Compilation of commitment letters received from jurisdictions Albania
• EU Commission welcomes adoption of far-reaching new transparency rules for tax advisers in the EU
• Finally some good news from member states on tax. Rules to bolster EU tax transparency are progress, say S&Ds
• PES supports accountability of tax advisors, accountants and lawyers on fraud cases, calls for steps towards taxing Digital Giants
• Die Grünen/EFA: Erfolg für Steuergerechtigkeit: Europa schafft Transparenz bei den Helfern internationaler Steuervermeidung

# BREXIT

• President Juncker addresses the European Parliament on the guidelines on the framework of future EU-UK relations and on preparations ahead of the European Council meeting of 22 and 23 March 2018
• Speech by EU President Juncker at the Plenary Session of the European Parliament on the guidelines on the framework of future EU-UK relations
• Déclaration par Michel Barnier devant la session plénière du Parlement européen sur les négociations Article 50 avec le Royaume-Uni
• MEPs discuss future EU-UK relations after Brexit
• EPP: UK red lines have consequences: Association Agreement best option for future EU-UK relations
• Ashley Fox (ECR): We have a shared interest in getting Brexit right
• GUE/NGL: Clock ticking to safeguard rights post-Brexit
• CER: Brexit and rules of origin: Why free trade agreements ≠ free trade
• BDI: Brexit wirft seine Schatten voraus

# STATE AID

• EU Commission: Answer - State aid to scale-ups - P-000764/2018

# MERGERS

• Mergers: Commission clears the creation of a joint venture by ELG Haniel and Iberinox
• Mergers: Commission clears acquisition of joint control over Robyg by Goldman Sachs and Centerbridge
• Mergers: Commission clears acquisition of Concesionaria Mexiquense by Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec and IFM Investors

# WORK-LIFE-BALANCE

• EP Draft opinion - Work-life balance for parents and carers - PE 618.327v01-00 - Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality

# STAFF CHANGES

• RÉUNION DU COLLEGE: Une nouvelle conseillère juridique principale nommée au service juridique de la Commission européenne

# EU COMMISSION REGISTER

• SECRETARIAT-GENERAL
• Décision de la Commission visant à approuver la réponse à la demande confirmative d'accès aux documents GESTDEM 2017/6696
• Agrément pour remplacer le Chef de la Mission de la République du Vanuatu auprès de l'Union européenne et auprès de la Communauté européenne de l'Energie atomique
• DG COMP
• Décision de la Commission en vertu des articles 107 et 108 du TFUE

# EU PARLIAMENT REGISTER

• EPP: Motion for a resolution on corporate social responsibility - B8-2018-0155
• S&D: Motion for a resolution on Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) - B8-2018-0153
• ALDE: Motion for a resolution on corporate social responsibility - B8-2018-0157 EP
• GUE/NGL: Motion for a resolution on Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) - B8-2018-0158
• EFDD: Motion for a resolution on corporate social responsibility - B8-2018-0154
• Amendments 1 - 59 - The 2017 EU Justice Scoreboard - PE 619.138v01-00 - Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs
• Draft agenda - Tuesday, 20 March 2018 - PE 619.232v01-00 - Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs, Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality
• Draft agenda - Monday, 19 March 2018 - Tuesday, 20 March 2018 - PE 619.221v01-00 - Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs

# EU COUNCIL REGISTER

• St 6555 2018 Init COUNCIL IMPLEMENTING DECISION authorising Denmark to apply a special measure derogating from Article 75 of Directive 2006/112/EC on the common system of value added tax
• St 6571 2018 Init COUNCIL IMPLEMENTING DECISION authorising Hungary to apply a special measure derogating from Article 193 of Directive 2006/112/EC on the common system of value added tax

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