During the plenary session (22-25/10/2018) of the European Parliament in Strasbourg, Antonio TAJANI, EP President, participates to the event on the fiscal agreement with Bruno LE MAIRE, French Minister of the Economy and Finance. Arrivals and roundtable. Statements by Bruno LE MAIRE, French Minister of the Economy and Finance, Roberto GUALTIERI (S&D, IT), Elmar BROK (EPP, DE) and Antonio TAJANI, EP President.

TAJANI, Antonio (EPP, IT)

Strasbourg

meeting

BROK, Elmar (EPP, DE)

GUALTIERI, Roberto (S&D, IT)

fight against tax fraud and evasion (T)

LE MAIRE, Bruno (FR)

Antonio TAJANI, EP President, participates to the event on the fiscal agreement with Bruno LE MAIRE, French Minister of the Economy and Finance: extracts from the speeches

SOUNDBITE (English), Bruno LE MAIRE, French Minister of the Economy and Finance, Europe needs to decide. We are always able to discuss two have very interesting exchange of views, in-depth discussion about all issues, but now it's time to decide . On the fair taxation of digital companies it's really time to decide, because our citizens are waiting for that kind of fair and efficient decision.

SOUNDBITE (English), Roberto GUALTIERI (S&amp;D, IT), ECON President, We need to address in the field of particular digital economy the problem of taxi taxing profits where they are produced and this requires specific tools for digital economy.

SOUNDBITE (English), Elmar BROK (EPP, DE), We must have a modern taxation system. In the digital age we must have a taxation system which can work with the digital age. For sure especially German companies from the old economy have certain concerns: what is with their taxation abroad, with their headquarters and so on, it is a problem which has to be solved. But if I see that whole value chains are changed.

SOUNDBITE (French), Antonio TAJANI, EP President, I believe that, as the European Parliament has written in its budget text, we must have our own resources. For example a web tax could be a good system to increase the budget from 1.1 to 1.3% without asking for money from member countries. I said that in front of the Council a few days ago, because I am convinced that it is a system to defend our identity, our culture and our rules.

SOUNDBITE (French), Antonio TAJANI, They are welcome to invest in our countries, but they must respect our rules.