21-06-2018 09:00
Lessons learnt from the Paradise Papers
József Antall (JAN) 6Q2
After the informative workshop held by the committee on crypto currencies, digitalisation and the European Semester, next 21 June 2018, in the morning, the committee will host a hearing entitled "Lesson learnt from the Paradise Papers". The hearing will be structured in two panels.
The first of which will be devoted to analysing whether the "Paradise Papers" show loopholes in the EU tax legislation and whether further action needs to be taken. A representative from the OECD, a journalist from the ICIJ consortium and an academic have been invited to share their views with the committee.
The second panel will consist of a hearing with multinational corporations on alleged aggressive tax planning schemes within the EU. Two multinationals, McDonald's and Nike, have already confirmed their participation.
The second panel will consist of a hearing with multinational corporations on alleged aggressive tax planning schemes within the EU. Two multinationals, McDonald's and Nike, have already confirmed their participation.
- Draft programme of the hearing on "Lessons learnt on the Paradise Papers" on 21/06 (PDF - 388 KB)
- Webstreaming / Recording
- Press release: EP quizzes Nike, McDonalds, journalists and experts on lessons to take from Paradise Papers
- Verbatim report (transcription) (PDF - 667 KB)
- Biographies (PDF - 405 KB)
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Lucía Rossel Flores, Researcher at the project “Combating Fiscal Fraud and Empowering Regulators (COFFERS )”
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Juliette Garside (The Guardian), Reporter of ICIJ on Paradise Papers
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Irene Yates, Vice-President Corporate Tax, McDonald’s
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Patricia Johnson, Vice-President and Chief Tax Officer, Nike Inc.
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Background documents