In March 2018, the EU introduced a legislative package on the fair taxation of the digital economy. It contained proposals for an interim and a long-term digital tax. However, there was no immediate political agreement in the Council. As finding a global solution at the OECD level or a coordinated EU approach was not yet feasible at the time, some Member States started designing or implementing their own digital taxes, which gave rise to trade tensions. In this podcast, we talk about taxing the digital economy. We analyse the main challenges, look at EU proposals and new developments to make international tax regimes fit for the digital age.

EPRS policy podcast - Taxing the digital economy: New developments and the way forward

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Dette er, hvad EU gør for unge skatteydere

After a series of special committees and a committee of inquiry, created to delve into the various tax leaks and scandals of recent years, Parliament established a more permanent setup to shed light on the matter.

The Economic and Monetary Affairs (ECON) subcommittee on tax matters, FISC, will be composed of 30 members. It will deal particularly with the fight against tax fraud, tax evasion and tax avoidance, as well as financial transparency for taxation purposes.

The constituent meeting will take place on Wednesday, 23 September 2020.

FISC - Subcommittee on Tax Matters

Tax measures must be adopted unanimously by the Member States. The European Parliament has the right to be consulted on tax matters, except on budgetary-related issues, for which it is co-legislator.

The power to tax is in the hands of the Member States, with the EU having only limited EU competences. As EU tax policy is geared towards the smooth running of the single market, the harmonisation of indirect taxation was addressed before direct taxation. The fight against harmful tax evasion and tax avoidance has become a recent policy priority.

Fight against tax fraud and evasion - 8th parliamentary term

Tax policy, including the fight against tax fraud, has become a hot topic over the past decade due to journalistic investigations such as LuxLeaks, the Panama Papers, Football Leaks, Bahamas Leaks and the Paradise Papers, which revealed tax leaks and tax havens. The latest finacial data-leak revealed by the media is Pandora papers.

During October II plenary MEPs voted for a resolution on Pandora papers, where they identified what they see as the most urgent measures the EU needs to take to close loopholes that currently allow for tax avoidance, money laundering and tax evasion on a massive scale. They also called for legal action to be taken by the Commission against EU countries that do not properly execute existing laws. MEPs reserved particular criticism for present and former prime ministers and ministers of EU member states whose activities were revealed by the Pandora Papers.

Tax policy has remained EU countries' own responsibility since the EU’s beginning, but the fight against tax fraud is shared by EU countries and the EU.

In November MEPs gave their final green light to new rules obliging big multinationals to publicly declare the taxes they pay in each EU country, in order to undermine tax avoidance. Multinationals and their subsidiaries with annual revenues over €750 million - and which are active in more than one EU country - will now have to publish the amount of tax they pay in each member state. This information will also need to be made publically available on the internet, using a common template and in a machine-readable format.

Since September 2020, the Parliament has had a permanent sub-committee on tax matters. The committee was established to assist the economic and monetary affairs committee with taxation issues and deals with the fight against tax fraud, tax evasion and tax avoidance, as well as financial transparency in taxation.

Fight against tax avoidance

Tax avoidance by companies cost EU countries €160-190 billion per year in lost revenue.

According to a Eurobarometer survey commissioned by the European Parliament, 75% of the EU population expects more EU action on the fight against tax fraud: it is necessary to respond effectively to this concern.
The European Parliament is leading this fight by adopting ambitious and concrete proposals to increase tax transparency and combat tax avoidance. Parliament is calling for the automatic exchange of tax rulings between member states and public country-by-country reporting for multinationals, together with a common definition of tax havens and strong and concrete sanctions.

#EUelections2019 - Corporate tax transparency

Following continued revelations in the last 5 years (Luxleaks, the Panama Papers, Football leaks and the Paradise Papers), the European Parliament decided to establish a Special Committee on Financial Crimes, Tax Evasion and Tax Avoidance (TAX3), on 1 March 2018.

The work of the TAX3 Committee built on the work of its predecessors (the TAXE, TAX2 and PANA Committees) and investigated new issues, such as digital taxation, national citizenship programs and VAT fraud.
In the course of its mandate, the TAX3 Committee met 34 times and organized 4 fact-finding missions to Washington, Latvia, the Isle of Man, Estonia and Denmark. Hundreds of experts were heard, including Commissioners, Ministers, prosecutors, investigative journalists, anti-money laundering and tax experts, accountants, bankers and NGO representatives before submitting a final report with its recommendations, including a detailed roadmap towards fairer and more effective taxation, and tackling financial crimes.

#EUelections2019 - Special Committees TAX3 and PANA

FISC public hearing on 4 Capital Gains Taxation in the EU

Åbning af mødet

Velkomstord

Behovet for at tage hånd om de presserende bekymringer over ukrainske børn, der tvangsdeporteres til Rusland (forhandling)

Oprettelse af et europæisk initiativ til årligt at udpege europæiske hovedstæder for børn (forhandling)

Genoptagelse af mødet

Dette er Europa - Debat med Finlands premierminister, Petteri Orpo (forhandling)

Afstemningstid

Godkendelse af protokollen fra foregående møde

Retningslinjer for budgettet for 2025 – Sektion III (forhandling)

Typegodkendelse af motorkøretøjer og motorer med hensyn til emissioner og batteriers holdbarhed (Euro 7) (forhandling)

Finansielle regler vedrørende Unionens almindelige budget (omarbejdning) (forhandling)

Samhørighedspolitikken for 2014-2020 – gennemførelse og resultater i medlemsstaterne (forhandling)

Den umiddelbare risiko for hungersnød i Gaza og angrebene på leveringerne af humanitær bistand

Det undertrykkende miljø i Afghanistan, herunder offentlige henrettelser og vold mod kvinder

Sagen om Rocío San Miguel og general Hernández Da Costa blandt andre politiske fanger i Venezuela

Tiltagende retorik og vold imod LGBTIQ-personer: de nylige angreb i Thessaloniki (forhandling)

Europa-Kommissionens behandlingstid for så vidt angår anmodninger om aktindsigt (forhandling)

Stemmeforklaringer

Dagsorden for næste møde

Godkendelse af protokollen fra dette møde

Hævelse af mødet

Plenary session

Subcommittee on Tax Matters

FISC

De politiske gruppers sammensætning

Forhandlinger forud for Parlamentets førstebehandling (forretningsordenens artikel 71)

Styrkelse af landbrugere og landdistrikter – en dialog med henblik på et bæredygtigt og rimeligt belønnet landbrug i EU (forhandling)

Dette er Europa – Debat med Rumæniens præsident, Klaus Iohannis (forhandling)

Udvalgenes og delegationernes sammensætning

Bekæmpelsen af hadefuld tale og desinformation: de sociale platformes ansvar inden for rammerne af forordningen om digitale tjenester (debat om et aktuelt spørgsmål)

Behovet for at bekæmpe stigningen i antisemitisme og antimuslimsk had (forhandling)

Elektronisk udveksling af oplysninger inden for politisamarbejde ("Prüm II") (forhandling)

EU's prioriteter for den 68. samling i FN's Kommission for Kvinders Status (forhandling)

Gennemførelsesrapport om EU's strategi for ligestilling af LGBTIQ-personer 2020-2025 (forhandling)

Gennemførelsesrapport om EU's strategi for ligestilling af LGBTIQ-personer 2020-2025 (forhandling) (fortsat forhandling)

Ny bølge af masseanholdelser af oppositionsaktivister og deres familiemedlemmer i Belarus

Det øgede antal henrettelser i Iran, især sagen om Mohammad Ghobadlou

De nylige angreb på juleaftensdag i delstaten Plateau i Nigeria

Højtideligholdelse af 70-året for Abbé Pierres appel om at bekæmpe hjemløshed på baggrund af den vedvarende fattigdom og sociale eksklusion (forhandling)

EU TAX SYMPOSIUM – Challenges ahead & changes needed

Forhandlinger forud for Parlamentets førstebehandling (forretningsordenens artikel 71) (opfølgning)

Behov for en hurtig vedtagelse af asyl- og migrationspakken (forhandling)

Højtideligt møde - Tale ved Petr Pavel, Den Tjekkiske Republiks præsident

Anstændige boliger for alle (debat om et aktuelt spørgsmål)

Europæiske grønne obligationer (forhandling)

Forslag om forlængelse af godkendelsen af glyphosat i EU (forhandling)

Energichartertraktaten - næste skridt (forhandling)

Energichartertraktaten - næste skridt (fortsat forhandling)

Behov for at indgå nye handelsaftaler om bæredygtig vækst, konkurrenceevne og EU's strategiske autonomi (forhandling)

Udbredelsen af "anti-LGBTIQ propaganda" lovforslag fra populistiske partier og regeringer i Europa (forhandling)

Menneskerettighedssituationen i Afghanistan, navnlig forfølgelsen af tidligere statsansatte

Sagen om Zarema Musaeva i Tjetjenien

Egypten, navnlig domfældelsen af Hisham Kassem

Arrangement med generelle toldpræferencer (kortfattet forelæggelse)

Erklæringer fra formanden

Valgs prøvelse

Afslutning af procedure om anmodning om beskyttelse af et medlems parlamentariske immunitet

Undertegnelse af retsakter vedtaget efter den almindelige lovgivningsprocedure (forretningsordenens artikel 79): se protokollen

Arbejdsplan

Stigende usikkerhed i Europa, herunder behovet for bistand til de socialt dårligst stillede (forhandling)

Beskyttelse af arbejdstagere mod asbest (forhandling)

Tredjelandes økonomiske tvang (forhandling)

Intelligente transportsystemer på vejtransportområdet (forhandling)

Sikring af, at europæisk transport opfylder kvinders behov (forhandling)

Indlæg af et minuts varighed om politisk vigtige sager

Unionens tilstand (forhandling)

Højtideligt møde - Tale ved Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya

Gennemgang af beskyttelsesstatus for ulve og andre store rovdyr i EU (debat om et aktuelt spørgsmål)

Rådets fremlæggelse af sin holdning vedrørende forslaget til almindeligt budget - regnskabsåret 2024 (forhandling)

Ramme for at sikre en sikker og bæredygtig forsyning med kritiske råstoffer (forhandling)

Indledning af forhandlinger om en aftale med Amerikas Forenede Stater om styrkelse af internationale forsyningskæder for kritiske mineraler (forhandling)

Ændring af den foreslåede mekanisme til at imødegå retlige og administrative hindringer i en grænseoverskridende sammenhæng (forhandling)

Hjælpepakken for SMV'er (forhandling)

Guatemala: situationen efter valget, retsstatsprincippet og retsvæsenets uafhængighed (forhandling)

Sagen om dr. Gubad Ibadoghlu, der sidder fængslet i Aserbajdsjan (forhandling)

Menneskerettighedssituationen i Bangladesh, navnlig sagen om Odhikar (forhandling)

Regulering af prostitution i EU: dens grænseoverskridende konsekvenser og indvirkning på ligestillingen mellem kønnene og kvinders rettigheder (forhandling)

Fremtiden for den europæiske bogsektor (forhandling)

Read-out of the College by Commissioner GENTILONI and Commissioner BRETON on the SME Relief initiatives and the proposals to simplify tax rules and reduce compliance costs for cross-border businesses

Europa-Parlamentets sammensætning (forhandling)

Hen imod et EU, der er mere modstandsdygtigt over for katastrofer – beskyttelse af mennesker mod ekstreme hedebølger, oversvømmelser og skovbrande (forhandling)

Aftalen mellem EU og Tunesien – aspekter vedrørende den eksterne migrationspolitik (forhandling)

Et nødinstrument for det indre marked (forhandling)

Luftkvaliteten og renere luft i Europa (forhandling)

Spørgetid (NF/HR) – Situationen i Vest- og Centralafrika i lyset af de nylige statskup

Iran: et år efter mordet på Jina Mahsa Amini (forhandling)

Delegerede retsakter (forretningsordenens artikel 111, stk. 6) (opfølgning): se protokollen

Berigtigelse (forretningsordenens artikel 241)(opfølgning)

En ny dagsorden for Latinamerika og Caribien i kølvandet på topmødet mellem EU og CELAC (forhandling)

50 år efter mordet på Allende og kuppet i Chile: demokrati og suverænitet (forhandling)

Ukraines korneksport efter Ruslands udtræden af Sortehavsinitiativet vedrørende korn (forhandling)

2022-rapport om Tyrkiet (forhandling)

Forbindelserne med Belarus (forhandling)

Bæredygtige flybrændstoffer (ReFuelEU-luftfartsinitiativet) (forhandling)

Bekæmpelse af normaliseringen af højreekstremistiske og venstreekstremistiske diskurser, herunder antisemitisme (forhandling)

Ændring af dagsordenen

Naturgenopretning (forhandling)

Den europæiske mikrochipforordning (forhandling)

Markering af 28-årsdagen for Srebrenica(erklæring fra formanden)

Covid-19-pandemien: erfaringer og anbefalinger for fremtiden (forhandling)

Årlig rapport om retsstatssituationen 2023 (forhandling)

Lovpakke om grønnere transport (forhandling)

Spørgetid til kommissærerne - EU's strategi for Afrika

Forbindelserne med Den Palæstinensiske Myndighed (forhandling)

Kommissionens 2022-rapport om Bosnien-Hercegovina (forhandling)

2022-rapport om Albanien (forhandling)

Den Europæiske Investeringsbanks finansielle aktiviteter - årsberetning 2022 - Kontrol af Den Europæiske Investeringsbanks finansielle aktiviteter - årsberetning 2022

Tiltrædelse af Schengenområdet (kortfattet forelæggelse)

Forordningen om miljøvenligt design (forhandling)

Dagsorden for det følgende møde

Parlamentets sammensætning

Anmodning om ophævelse af immunitet

Undertegnelse af retsakter vedtaget efter den almindelige lovgivningsprocedure (forretningsordenens artikel 79)

Berigtigelse (forretningsordenens artikel 241)

Forslag til EU-retsakter

Meddelelse

Direktivet om industrielle emissioner - Rapportering af miljødata fra industrianlæg og oprettelse af en portal for industrielle emissioner - Etablering af infrastruktur for alternative brændstoffer - Bæredygtige skibsbrændstoffer (initiativet FuelEU Maritime) - Energieffektivitet (omarbejdning) (forhandling under ét - Fit for 55 og industrielle emissioner)

Beskyttelse af journalister og menneskerettighedsforkæmpere mod åbenbart grundløse eller urimelige retssager (forhandling)

Det europæiske borgerinitiativ "Bevar dyremishandlingsfri kosmetik - Kæmp for et Europa uden dyreforsøg" (forhandling)

Forvaltnings-, bevarelses- og kontrolforanstaltninger, der skal anvendes i det område, der er omfattet af fiskeriaftalen for det sydlige Indiske Ocean (SIOFA) (forhandling)

Beskyttelse af arbejdstagere mod ekstrem varme og andre ekstreme vejrfænomener som følge af klimakrisen (forhandling)

Gennemførelse af "passerelleklausuler" i EU-traktaterne (kortfattet forelæggelse)

Bankunionen - årsberetning 2022 (kortfattet forelæggelse)

Fremme og tilpasning af erhvervsuddannelse som et redskab til ansattes succes og en byggesten for EU's økonomi i den nye industri 4.0 (kortfattet forelæggelse)

Forberedelse af Det Europæiske Råds møde den 29.-30. juni 2023, navnlig i lyset af de seneste skridt i retning af indgåelsen af migrationspagten (forhandling)

Valgloven, undersøgelseskomitéen og retsstatsprincippet i Polen (forhandling)

Højtideligt møde - Tale ved Vjosa Osmani, Republikken Kosovos præsident

Surrogatmoderskab i EU - risici for udnyttelse og kommercialisering (debat om et aktuelt spørgsmål)

Undersøgelse af brugen af Pegasus-spyware og tilsvarende overvågningsspyware - Undersøgelse brugen af Pegasus og lignende overvågningsspyware (Henstilling) (forhandling)

Gør Europa til et mål for investeringer (forhandling)

Erfaringerne fra Pandora-papirerne og andre afsløringer (forhandling)

Gennemførelse og opfyldelse af verdensmålene for bæredygtig udvikling (forhandling)

Udvidelse af EPPO's mandat med hensyn til strafbare overtrædelser af Unionens restriktive foranstaltninger (forhandling)

Den Russiske Føderations tortur og retsforfølgning af de ukrainske mindreårige Tihran Ohannisian og Mykyta Khanhanov (forhandling)

Den humanitære situation i Sudan, navnlig dødsfald blandt børn, der er fanget af kamphandlinger (forhandling)

Forværringen af de grundlæggende frihedsrettigheder i Hongkong, navnlig sagen om Jimmy Lai (forhandling)

EP Plenary session - Role of tax policy in times of crisis

TAX Symposium - Opening session

FISC - Tax Symposium 2023 ' The future of taxation in the EU: challenges ahead & changes needed '

FISC - Exchange of views with Paolo GENTILONI, Commissioner responsible for Economy, on Tax Matters

FISC - Public hearing on ' New EU common system for the avoidance of double taxation and prevention of tax abuse in the area of withholding taxes '

FISC subcommittee - Public hearing on ' Tackling the role of enablers involved in facilitating tax evasion and aggressive tax planning in the European Union (SAFE) '

EP Plenary session - Need to adopt the “Unshell” Directive on rules to prevent the misuse of shell entities for tax purposes

EP Plenary session - Topical debate - Tax the rich

FISC Subcommittee public hearing on ' The role of tax policy in controlling inflation and promoting sustainable growth in the context of economic recovery '

FISC Subcommittee public hearing on The work of national tax authorities : ressources, strategies, cooperation

FISC Subcommittee - Public Hearing on ' Case studies on member states national tax policies - Germany: implemented national tax reforms and the combat against aggressive tax schemes '

FISC Subcommittee.- Exchange of views with Achim PROSS, Deputy Director, OECD Centre for Tax Policy and Administration

EP Plenary session - Rules to prevent the misuse of shell entities for tax purposes

EP Plenary session - Topical debate - Tackle the cost of living crisis: increase pay, tax profits, stop speculation

FISC subcommittee - Exchange of views with Members of the Budget Committee of the Czech national parliament on tax policies in the Commission’s work programme for the years 2022 and 2023 and the priorities of the Czech Presidency

EP Plenary session - Impact of new technologies on taxation: crypto and blockchain

ECON Committee - Structured dialogue on taxation with Paolo GENTILONI, Commissioner for Economy

A delegation from the Budgetary Control Committee go to Budapest to assess ongoing issues with the protection of the EU budget in the country, and particularly the control systems and procedures the government has in place to manage the recovery and resilience funding. MEPs meet with Gergely Karácsony, Mayor of Budapest, Dr László Windisch, President of the State Audit Office and the National Tax and Customs Administration (NTCA).

Fact-finding mission of the EP CONT Committee to Budapest (Hungary): Meeting with Gergely Karácsony, Mayor of Budapest, Dr László Windisch, President of the State Audit Office and the National Tax and Customs Administration (NTCA)

MEPs hear from Council and the Commission on what is being done to keep energy bills down and to help EU citizens deal with the social and economic consequences of the war in Ukraine. In a resolution adopted on 5 October, Parliament called for the EU’s response to focus on the most vulnerable and advocated more emergency measures to ease the pressure of rapidly rising energy prices on European households and businesses. Extracts from the debate.

Keep the bills down - social and economic consequences of the war in Ukraine and the introduction of a windfall tax: extracts from the debate

With energy prices skyrocketing and households being put under increasing financial pressure, MEPs discuss the merits and the most effective way of imposing a windfall tax on energy companies’ profits. In a resolution adopted in May, MEPs called for such a tax in principle. Closing statements by Věra JOUROVÁ, Vice-President of the European Commission in charge of Values and Transparency and by Mikuláš BEK, Czech Minister for European Affairs.

Taxing windfall profits of energy companies: closing statements by Věra JOUROVÁ, Vice-President of the European Commission in charge of Values and Transparency and by Mikuláš BEK, Czech Minister for European Affairs

With energy prices skyrocketing and households being put under increasing financial pressure, MEPs discuss the merits and the most effective way of imposing a windfall tax on energy companies’ profits. In a resolution adopted in May, MEPs called for such a tax in principle.

Taxing windfall profits of energy companies: MEPs debate

With energy prices skyrocketing and households being put under increasing financial pressure, MEPs discuss the merits and the most effective way of imposing a windfall tax on energy companies’ profits. In a resolution adopted in May, MEPs called for such a tax in principle. Opening statements by Mikuláš BEK, Czech Minister for European Affairs and by Věra JOUROVÁ, Vice-President of the European Commission in charge of Values and Transparency

Taxing windfall profits of energy companies: opening statements by Mikuláš BEK, Czech Minister for European Affairs and by Věra JOUROVÁ, Vice-President of the European Commission in charge of Values and Transparency

With energy prices skyrocketing and households being put under increasing financial pressure, MEPs will discuss the merits and the most effective way of imposing a windfall tax on energy companies’ profits. In a resolution adopted in May, MEPs called for such a tax in principle.

Taxing windfall profits of energy companies: extracts from the debate

The Commission adopted the Taxonomy Delegated Act on 9 March 2022. It proposes the inclusion, under certain conditions, of specific nuclear and gas energy activities in the list of environmentally sustainable economic activities covered by the so-called EU Taxonomy. Parliament rejects the motion to oppose the inclusion of nuclear and gas as environmentally sustainable economic activities.

Taxonomy Delegated Act: extracts from the debate and the vote

MEPs vote on the following topics: Amendment to Parliament’s Rules of Procedure concerning Rule 216 on committee meetings - Gabriele BISCHOFF (S&D, DE); Amending the Taxonomy Climate Delegated Act and the Taxonomy Disclosures Delegated Act; Technical standards for the application of position limits to commodity derivatives and procedures for applying for exemption from position limits; Additional crisis measures to support the EU fishery and aquaculture sectors in the context of Russia's invasion of Ukraine - Nuno MELO (EPP, PT); 2021 Report on Bosnia and Herzegovina - Paulo RANGEL (EPP, PT); 2021 Report on Serbia - Vladimír BILČÍK (EPP, SK); 2021 Report on Kosovo - Viola VON CRAMON-TAUBADEL (Greens/EFA, DE); The EU and the defence of multilateralism - Javi LÓPEZ (S&D, ES); Addressing food security in developing countries - Beata KEMPA (ECR, PL); EU action plan for the social economy - Jordi CAÑAS (Renew, ES)

Voting session, including Amending the Taxonomy Climate Delegated Act and the Taxonomy Disclosures Delegated Act

The Commission adopted the Taxonomy Delegated Act on 9 March 2022. It proposes the inclusion, under certain conditions, of specific nuclear and gas energy activities in the list of environmentally sustainable economic activities covered by the so-called EU Taxonomy. First part of the debate.

Amending the Taxonomy Climate Delegated Act and the Taxonomy Disclosures Delegated Act: MEPs debate (part 1/2)

The Commission adopted the Taxonomy Delegated Act on 9 March 2022. It proposes the inclusion, under certain conditions, of specific nuclear and gas energy activities in the list of environmentally sustainable economic activities covered by the so-called EU Taxonomy. Opening statements by Bas EICKHOUT (Greens/EFA, NL), Sirpa PIETIKÄINEN (EPP, FI) and by Mairead MCGUINNESS, EU Commissioner for Financial Services.

Amending the Taxonomy Climate Delegated Act and the Taxonomy Disclosures Delegated Act: opening statements by Bas EICKHOUT (Greens/EFA, NL), Sirpa PIETIKÄINEN (EPP, FI) and by Mairead MCGUINNESS, EU Commissioner for Financial Services

&lt;p>The Commission adopted the Taxonomy Delegated Act on 9 March 2022. It proposes the inclusion, under certain conditions, of specific nuclear and gas energy activities in the list of environmentally sustainable economic activities covered by the so-called EU Taxonomy. Closing statement by closing statements by Mairead MCGUINNESS, European Commissioner for Financial Services.&lt;/p>

Amending the Taxonomy Climate Delegated Act and the Taxonomy Disclosures Delegated Act: closing statement by Mairead MCGUINNESS, European Commissioner for Financial Services

&lt;p>The Commission adopted the Taxonomy Delegated Act on 9 March 2022. It proposes the inclusion, under certain conditions, of specific nuclear and gas energy activities in the list of environmentally sustainable economic activities covered by the so-called EU Taxonomy. second part of the debate.&lt;/p>

Amending the Taxonomy Climate Delegated Act and the Taxonomy Disclosures Delegated Act: MEPs debate (Part 2/2)

Bas EICKHOUT (Greens/EFA), Christophe HANSEN (EPP, LU), Emma WIESNER (RE, SE), Silvia MODIG (The Left, FI) and and Inna SOVSUN, member of the Ukrainian Parliament /Rada (remotely) hold a press conference on Taxonomy, the Commission’s plan to include certain nuclear and gas activities in the list of environmentally sustainable economic activities.

Press conference by Bas EICKHOUT (Greens/EFA), rapporteur on Taxonomy; Christophe HANSEN (EPP, LU), Emma WIESNER (RE, SE), Silvia MODIG (The Left, FI) and and Inna SOVSUN, member of the Ukrainian Parliament/Rada

MEPs debate on national vetoes to undermine the global tax deal in the plenary session in Brussels.

National vetoes to undermine the global tax deal: MEPs debate

This infoclip aims to illustrate the inclusion or non-inclusion of gas and nuclear in the list of environmentally sustainable activities covered by the EU taxonomy. The complementary Taxonomy Delegated Act put forward by the Commission on 9 March 2022 proposes the inclusion of specific nuclear and gas energy activities in the list of environmentally sustainable economic activities covered by the EU taxonomy. The Taxonomy regulation is part of the Commission’s action plan on financing sustainable growth and aims to boost green investments. The footage shows the arrival of Liquefied natural gas (LNG) in Rotterdam, The Netherlands, household gas consumption in Belgium, and a nuclear plant in Forsmark, Sweden.

Infoclip: Taxonomy - gas and nuclear

The joint ECON and ENVI Committees hold a vote on a motion for resolution objecting to the Complementary Climate Delegated Act (CDA) under the Taxonomy Regulation, adopted by the Commission on 9 March 2022. Bas EICKHOUT (Greens/EFA, NL) explains the Parliament's position. The vote is adopted 76 in favour, 62 against and 4 abstentions. The resolution will next be voted in the July plenary where an absolute majority will be required.

Taxonomy regulation: extracts from the vote and statement by Bas EICKHOUT (Greens/EFA, NL)

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