On 24 June 2026, the European Commission adopted an ambitious tax simplification package that includes two legislative proposals aimed at simplifying EU tax rules, reducing compliance...
In 2025, the prevalence of contraband and foreign cigarette consumption in Belgium increased markedly, accounting for 44.4% of all cigarettes smoked during the fourth quarter -...
A fierce policy debate over the European Union’s Tobacco Excise Directive (TED) reopened a few weeks ago as the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) adopted...
The European Commission’s Political Guidelines set out the objective of making business easier and faster in the EU by reducing administrative burdens and simplifying implementation. The...
Today, the European Council removed Bahamas, Belize, Seychelles and Turks and Caicos Islands from the list of non-cooperative jurisdictions for tax purposes. With these updates, the...
The European Commission has adopted a key package of initiatives to reduce tax compliance costs for large, cross-border businesses in the European Union. The proposal, called...
France recently delivered encouraging news for the fight against the tobacco habit that is responsible for some 700,000 deaths each year in Europe. According to figures...
