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Competitive Corporate Tax Policy Is Essential for European Economic Growth

Debates over tax fairness and anti-avoidance rules have dominated European tax policy circles for over a decade. However, as geoeconomic pressures increase around the world, policy...

Tax Burden on Labor in Europe, 2026

To make the taxation of labor more efficient, policymakers should understand their country’s tax wedge and how their tax burden funds government services.

Digital Services Taxes in Europe, 2026

Currently, about half of all European OECD countries have either announced, proposed, or implemented a digital services tax. Because these taxes mainly impact US companies and are...

Cigarette Taxes in Europe, 2026

Cigarette smokers in the European Union pay far more in excise taxes than they do for the cigarettes themselves. Our latest map illustrates the wide variance in cigarette excise ta...

How Smart Policy Can Unlock VAT’s Revenue Potential

Closing the EU's value-added tax (VAT) actionable policy gap could yield €773 billion in government revenue—four times the EU’s 2026 budget.

Without Reform, the EU Cannot Afford New Taxes

Currently, the European Commission has plans to generate more tax revenue to fund the forthcoming MFF, the long-term budget running from 2028 to 2034. But the truth is, without ser...

Shifting Germany’s Tax Burden from Labor to Consumption Requires a Broad VAT Base

Shifting Germany’s tax mix away from labor to consumption remains a sound policy route to strengthen the country’s labor supply, but further eroding the VAT base with preferential...

Philippines holds 79th spot in Global Tax Expenditures Transparency Index

The Philippines’ rank remained at 79th out of 116 countries and jurisdictions in the latest update of the Global Tax Expenditures Transparency Index (GTETI) by Council on Economic...

Boosting Made-in-EU EVs & Batteries with the Industrial Accelerator Act (IAA)

The IAA proposal is a solid start, but T&E’s position paper argues that many loopholes must be closed to effectively scale a European battery value chain. T&E supports stro...

Europe’s concentric circles – the European Political Community and the value of flexible cooperation

The European Political Community (EPC) recently held its eighth summit. Uwe Wunderlich, Stefan Gänzle and Tobias Hofelich argue the EPC is now contributing to a more flexible insti...

Prof. Schlevogt’s Compass No. 53: Europe’s dying heart – Hungary’s vote delivers lethal kick

Orban’s defeat will saddle EU taxpayers with over €100 billion in short order – yet this is but the tip of the iceberg. Read Full Article at RT.com

EU Energy Crisis Response Needs a Windfall Tax on Oil Companies to Fund Electrification of Transport

T&E reaction to the European Commission announcement of emergency measures on the energy crisis. The emergency actions presented by the European Commission today are only half...

How will Europe’s economies compare to the US by 2030?

That is the question Luis Garicano asks in his recent post. He relies on projections from the 2025 IMF World Economic Outlook. On the positive side, Eastern European countries’ eco...

Donato Raponi: Tax Harmonisation in the EU Requires Balance – Proper Implementation of the Rules Is Key

The debate over tax harmonisation in the European Union is returning forcefully to the forefront, driven in part by the new directive on tobacco products. For Donato Raponi, howeve...

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Making the European Competitiveness Fund the Backbone of a Green Industrial Strategy

A new briefing explains why the forthcoming ‘ECF’ should focus on strategic cleantech with the highest decarbonisation and scale-up potential. The European Competitiveness Fund (EC...

E-SAF Made in Europe — A Source of Jobs, Growth, and Energy Security

E-SAF can play a key role in reducing European aviation emissions. While the climate benefits of e-SAF are well understood, much less attention has been paid to what scaling up Eur...

EU Geopolitical Risk Update - Key Policy & Regulatory Developments No. 126

This regular alert covers key policy and regulatory developments related to EU geopolitical risks, including in particular, economic security, Russia’s war against Ukraine, health...

Mapped: Europe’s Biggest Budget Deficits

Across Europe, most governments are running sizable fiscal deficits as they try to overcome economic and defense challenges.

The European Union's "Made in Europe" Push

Government contractors and suppliers in the U.S. with European public-sector business should take note: A sweeping European Union (EU) legislative proposal could restrict their acc...

How Well Do Carbon Taxes Match Their Promise? Evidence from 2023

The carbon tax is often considered the ideal climate policy. However, existing carbon taxes do not match the ideal theoretical policy. More than two dozen carbon taxes exist in the...

This Is the Reality of European-Style Social Spending

ETF criticises AccelerateEU plan

The European Transport Workers’ Federation (ETF) criticises the European Commission’s new “AccelerateEU” communication, arguing that Brussels is once again coming [...]

Parlamento Europeu aprova proposta ambiciosa para próximo QFP

O Parlamento manifesta-se crítico da proposta da Comissão Europeia e entende que o nível de financiamento não corresponde às presentes ambições políticas e deve estar protegido con...