On this page you will find an overview of press releases broken down by policy area.
Direct Taxation related press releases are also available from a separate table .
| Taxation (General) |
| No press releases |
| Car taxation |
| 28/11/2007 | IP/07/1799 | Car taxation: the Commission takes the next step in the infringement procedure against Romania Proceedings closed on 29/01/2009 (Romania changed its legislation existing in 2004) |
| 03/07/2007 | IP/07/1003 | VAT - Commission launches infringement proceedings against Poland and Portugal |
| 03/07/2007 | IP/07/997 | Car taxation: the Commission takes Finland to the Court of Justice |
| 21/03/2007 | IP/07/372 | Car taxation: infringement procedures against Malta and Romania |
| Company taxation |
| 18/10/2007 | IP/07/1547 | Direct taxation: Infringement proceeding against Germany for its discriminatory rules applied to cross-border loss offset Proceedings closed on 14/05/2009 (Germany changed its legislation) |
| 23/07/2007 | IP/07/1152 | Taxation of outbound dividends: Commission takes steps against Austria,Germany, Italy and Finland Proceedings against Austria and Italy closed on 8/10/2009 (Austria and Italy changed their legislation) Proceedings against Germany closed on 17/10/2013 (Germany changed its legislation) Proceedings against Finland closed on 26/02/2015 (Finland changed its legislation) |
| 05/07/2007 | IP/07/1021 | Capital duty: Commission closes infringement proceeding against Spain |
| 05/07/2007 | IP/07/1018 | Direct taxation: Commission takes Greece to the Court due to the discriminatory taxation of non-Greek partnerships |
| 07/05/2007 | IP/07/616 | Direct Taxation: Commission asks 9 Member States for information on discriminatory taxation of dividends and interest paid to foreign pension funds Proceedings against Slovenia closed on 27/11/2008 Proceedings against Czech Republic closed on 19/03/2009 (The Czech Republic changed its legislation) Proceedings against the Netherlands closed on 30/09/2010 (The Netherlands changed its legislation) Proceedings against Denmark closed on 24/10/2012 (Denmark changed its legislation) Proceedings against Poland closed on 24/01/2013 (Poland changed its legislation) Proceedings against Spain closed on 10/07/2014 after changes in legislation. Proceedings against Sweden closed on 22/07/2016 after an EU Court of Justice ruling |
| 23/03/2007 | IP/07/408 | Direct taxation: Commission requests Ireland to end discriminatory rules on tax treatment of patent royalties |
| 07/02/2007 | IP/07/147 | Maritime transport - tonnage tax: Commission opens investigation concerning Denmark |
| 22/01/2007 | IP/07/66 | Direct Taxation: Commission decides to refer Belgium, Spain, Italy, the Netherlands and Portugal to the Court over discriminatory taxation of outbound dividends and asks Latvia to end such discriminatory taxation Proceedings against Latvia closed on 31/01/2008 Proceedings against Belgium closed on 18/09/2008 Proceedings against Spain closed on 14/03/2011 (Spain changed its legislation) Proceedings against Portugal closed on 14/03/2011 (Portugal changed its legislation) Proceedings against the Netherlands closed on 30/09/2010 (The Netherlands changed its legislation) Proceedings against Italy closed on 31/05/2012 (Italy changed its legislation) |
| 09/01/2007 | IP/07/21 | Direct Taxation: Commission requests Italy to end the application of a withholding tax on dividends paid to parent companies in the Netherlands Proceedings closed on 18/03/2010 (Italy changed its legislation) |
| 09/01/2007 | IP/07/19 | Direct taxation: Commission closes two infringement proceedings against Spain and Italy |
| 09/01/2007 | IP/07/18 | Direct taxes: The Commission requests Portugal to end discrimination against non-Portuguese service providers |
| 09/01/2007 | IP/07/17 | Taxation of interest and royalty payments: The Commission requests Italy to implement the Community Directive correctly Proceedings closed on 11/12/2007 |
| 08/01/2007 | IP/07/14 | Direct taxes: Commission requests Greece to end discrimination against non-Greek partnerships Proceedings closed on 28/01/2010 (Greece changed its legislation) |
| Energy/ environmental taxes |
| 18/10/2007 | IP/07/1546 | Taxation of energy products and electricity - New infringement proceedings against France Proceedings closed on 03/04/2008 |
| 23/07/2007 | IP/07/1153 | Taxation of electricity - Commission refers Poland to the Court of Justice |
| 06/07/2007 | IP/07/1029 | Indirect taxation: infringement proceedings against Hungary Proceedings against Hungary closed on 25/06/2009 (Hungary changed its legislation) |
| 03/07/2007 | IP/07/998 | Excise duties: Commission launches infringement proceedings against Italy and Portugal Proceedings closed on 14/05/2009 (Portugal changed its legislation) |
| 23/03/2007 | IP/07/404 | Taxation of electricity - Infringement procedure against Poland Proceedings closed on 14/05/2009 (Poland changed its legislation) |
| 08/02/2007 | IP/07/160 | State aid: Commission endorses German energy tax exemptions but orders partial recovery of energy tax breaks in France, Ireland and Italy |
| Excise duties (or Taxes on alcohol/tobacco) |
| 03/07/2007 | IP/07/998 | Excise duties: Commission launches infringement proceedings against Italy and Portugal Proceedings closed on 14/05/2009 (Portugal changed its legislation) |
| 02/07/2007 | IP/07/995 | Excise duties - Minimum retail selling prices for cigarettes: infringement proceedings against Austria, Ireland and Italy Proceedings against Italy closed on 29/09/2011 (Italy changed its legislation) |
| 21/03/2007 | IP/07/373 | Excise duties: Minimum retail prices for cigarettes Proceedings against France closed on 14/03/2011 (France changed its legislation) |
| Personal taxation |
| 24/07/2007 | IP/07/1163 | Direct taxation: Commission launches infringement proceedings against Sweden for its restrictive rules on income tax applied to non-resident tax payers Proceedings closed on 27/11/2008 |
| 23/07/2007 | IP/07/1152 | Taxation of outbound dividends: Commission takes steps against Austria,Germany, Italy and Finland Proceedings against Austria and Italy closed on 8/10/2009 (Austria and Italy changed their legislation) |
| 23/07/2007 | IP/07/1151 | Direct taxation: Commission launches infringement proceeding against Germany for its discriminatory rules on foreign family foundations Proceedings closed on 19/03/2009 (Germany changed its legislation) |
| 06/07/2007 | IP/07/1030 | Direct Taxation: The Commission takes Spain to the Court of Justice over its discriminatory taxation of lottery winnings Proceedings closed on 5/05/2010 (Spain changed its legislation) |
| 05/07/2007 | IP/07/1020 | Direct taxation: infringement proceedings against Luxembourg Proceedings closed on 29/01/2009 (Luxembourg changed its legislation) |
| 05/07/2007 | IP/07/1019 | Direct taxation: Commission takes Greece to the Court due to discriminatory taxation of dividends from foreign companies |
| 27/06/2007 | IP/07/941 | Maritime transport: Commission authorises income tax and social insurance refund mechanism for Swedish shipping |
| 07/05/2007 | IP/07/616 | Direct Taxation: Commission asks 9 Member States for information on discriminatory taxation of dividends and interest paid to foreign pension funds Proceedings against Slovenia closed on 27/11/2008 Proceedings against Czech Republic closed on 19/03/2009 (The Czech Republic changed its legislation) |
| 30/03/2007 | IP/07/445 | Direct Taxation: Commission requests Ireland to end discriminatory taxation of income sourced in the United Kingdom and asks the United Kingdom for information about similar rules applied in its territory Proceedings against Ireland closed on 27/11/2008 |
| 26/03/2007 | IP/07/414 | Direct taxation: Commission requests Austria to end discriminatory rules on personal income tax Proceedings closed on 25/06/2008 |
| 26/03/2007 | IP/07/413 | Direct taxation: Commission requests Germany to end discriminatory rules applied to non-resident taxpayers Proceedings closed on 14/05/2009 (Germany changed its legislation) |
| 23/03/2007 | IP/07/408 | Direct taxation: Commission requests Ireland to end discriminatory rules on tax treatment of patent royalties Proceedings closed on 27/06/2007 |
| 22/01/2007 | IP/07/67 | Direct taxation: The Commission decides to refer Belgium to the Court over discriminatory taxation of inbound dividends |
| 09/01/2007 | IP/07/20 | Commission decides to refer Sweden to Court concerning discrimination against foreign pension funds Proceedings closed on 25/06/2008 |
| 09/01/2007 | IP/07/19 | Direct taxation: Commission closes two infringement proceedings against Spain and Italy |
| 08/01/2007 | IP/07/13 | Personal income tax: The Commission refers Belgium to the Court of Justice over discrimination regarding deductions of personal and family allowances for residents with income from foreign sources Proceedings closed on 19/02/2009 (Belgium changed its legislation) |
| 08/01/2007 | IP/07/12 | Direct Taxation: Commission requests Belgium to end discriminatory taxation regarding houses outside Belgium Proceedings closed on 17/10/2007 |
| 08/01/2007 | IP/07/11 | The Commission refers Belgium to the Court of Justice over discrimination in Flemish registration tax Proceedings closed on 26/04/2012 |
| Taxation of capital |
| 24/07/2007 | IP/07/1162 | Direct Taxation: Commission sues Sweden for not having fully complied with a Court judgement regarding the rules on capital gains tax relief on dwelling sales ("Bostadsrätt") Proceedings closed on 31/01/2008 |
| 23/07/2007 | IP/07/1152 | Taxation of outbound dividends: Commission takes steps against Austria,Germany, Italy and Finland Proceedings against Austria and Italy closed on 8/10/2009 (Austria and Italy changed their legislation) |
| 16/05/2007 | IP/07/681 | Direct Taxation: Commission considers that the Portuguese Tax amnesty was contrary to EC Law Proceedings closed on 24/11/2011 |
| VAT |
| 18/10/2007 | IP/07/1545 | VAT- Reduced rate on horses: Commission opens second stage of infringement proceedings against the Netherlands and investigates the situation in Austria, the Czech Republic, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy and Luxembourg Proceedings against Czech Republic closed on 25/06/2009 (The Czech Republic changed its legislation) |
| 24/07/2007 | IP/07/1164 | VAT - Postal Services: Commission opens second stage of infringement proceedings against the United Kingdom, Germany and Sweden Proceedings against Germany and the United Kingdom closed on 16/06/2011 (Germany and the United Kingdom changed their legislation) |
| 06/07/2007 | IP/07/1031 | VAT: Commission refers Italy, Spain and France to the European Court of Justice Proceedings against Spain closed on 24/06/2010 (Spain changed its legislation) Proceedings against France closed on 14/03/2011 (France changed its legislation) |
| 03/07/2007 | IP/07/1004 | VAT - Commission launches infringement proceedings against the United Kingdom and France |
| 03/07/2007 | IP/07/1003 | VAT - Commission launches infringement proceedings against Poland and Portugal Proceedings against Portugal closed on 26/01/2012 due to a Decision of the EU Court of Justice in case C-106/10 |
| 23/03/2007 | IP/07/402 | VAT: infringement procedures against Italy and Sweden Proceedings closed on 25/06/2009 (Italy's legislation lapsed and the EU changed its legislation) |
| Tax and customs related State aid cases |
| 12/12/2007 | IP/07/1909 | State aid: Commission prohibits tax exemption to Slovak subsidiary of Glunz&Jensen |
| 12/12/2007 | IP/07/1908 | State Aid: the Commission authorises French aid scheme for video game creation |
| 14/11/2007 | IP/07/1692 | State aid: Commission opens formal investigation into French plan to grant tax aid to insurers |
| 13/11/2007 | IP/07/1682 | State aid: Commission amends transitional measures for changing the tax system applicable to Belgian coordination centres |
| 10/10/2007 | IP/07/1469 | State aid: Commission opens formal investigation into Spain's tax scheme for the acquisition of shares in foreign companies |
| 12/09/2007 | IP/07/1310 | State aid: Commission opens an investigation into the Polish tonnage tax scheme for international maritime transport |
| 18/07/2007 | IP/07/1111 | State aid: Commission requires Greece to recover illegal tax exemptions |
| 10/07/2007 | IP/07/1047 | Maritime transport: Commission initiates investigation into aid proposed by Denmark |
| 27/06/2007 | IP/07/891 | State aid: Commission endorses tax reductions for the free zone of Madeira for the period 2007-2013 |
| 31/05/2007 | IP/07/737 | State aid: Commission opens formal investigation into Italy's tax incentive to recognise hidden gains of privatised banks |
| 21/03/2007 | IP/07/375 | State aid: Commission opens in depth investigation into Hungarian intra-group interest taxation Proceedings closed on 29/10/2009 (see IP/09/1657 ) |
| 21/03/2007 | IP/07/370 | State aid: Commission extends formal investigation procedure regarding Belgian coordination centres |
| 21/03/2007 | IP/07/364 | Commission authorises extending fiscal aid to wind-propelled commercial cruising vessels in the Netherlands |
| 08/02/2007 | IP/07/160 | State aid: Commission endorses German energy tax exemptions but orders partial recovery of energy tax breaks in France, Ireland and Italy |
| 08/02/2007 | IP/07/159 | State aid: Commission decides tax reductions on regional production in Sicily constitute illegal aid |
| 07/02/2007 | IP/07/154 | State aid: Commission opens in depth investigation into one part of proposed Dutch "Groepsrentebox" tax break scheme and approves other part |
| Customs |
| No press releases |