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This paper was prepared by Policy Department A at the request of TAX3 to discuss tax challenges posed by digitalisation, especially regarding new business models and value creation process, the impact of BEPS actions, unilateral measures and recent tax developments in the EU and the USA while evaluating alternative approaches to reform the international tax system and highlighting difficulties and opportunities presented by Blockchain and collaborative economy for international taxation.

On 19 February 2019 in the afternoon the TAX3 Committee will exchange views with the Spanish State Secretary for Finance Ms Inés María Bardón Rafael on the digital tax that the Spanish Government is proposing to introduce in their domestic legislation and the Spanish position in relation to the Commission's proposals on the matter.

On 19 February, the TAX3 Committee will exchange views with Margrethe Vestager, Member of the European Commission responsible for Competition, to discuss the state of play of the implementation of the recommendations made by the Parliament in the last 5 years, specially the state of play on ongoing fiscal state aid investigations.

On 18 February, from 17.15 to 18.10, an inter-parliamentary committee meeting organised jointly with the ECON committee and the Parliament of Romania will take place. Participants from the European Parliament and national parliaments of 28 Member States will discuss the European Parliament's legislative and inquiry work in the area of tax and anti-money laundering and Taxation of the Digital Economy.

On 10 December in Strasbourg, Members of the TAX3 Committee had an exchange of views with Commissioner Jourova to discuss the state of play of the implementation of the recommendations made by the Parliament in the last 4 years. Starting at 19:30, Members notably discussed the state of play as regards golden visa, banking supervision, the EU list of high risk countries with Commissioner Jourova.

On 27 November, from 16.00 to 17.15, the Members of the TAX3 Committee had an exchange of views with Commissioner Moscovici. It is a very timely moment to exchange views with Commissioner Moscovici to discuss the state of play of the implementation of the recommendations made by the Parliament in the last 4 years. Moreover, digital taxation, the grey list of tax havens, the Cum-Ex files and the future communication as regards qualified majority voting in the tax area will also be on the agenda.

On 23 October from 12.00 to 13.00, in Strasbourg, the Members of the ECON and TAX3 Committees will hold an exchange of views with Mr Bruno Le Maire, the French Minister for Economy and Finance on digital taxation. Current tax rules are not fit for the digital economy. They need to be modernised to ensure that digital companies contribute with their fair share of taxes.

During its meeting on 18 October, the Parliament’s Research Service (EPRS) will present three ‘in-house’ studies that were commissioned by the TAX3 coordinators as part of the fact finding work of the Committee. Following each presentation there will be rounds of questions and answers.

At its meeting of 10 October 2018, the TAX3 Committee will hold an exchange of views with Ms Fabrizia Lapecorella, Chair of the Code of Conduct Group (Business Taxation). The TAX3 Committee has within its remit to assess the methodology, country screening and impact of the EU list of non-cooperative jurisdictions for tax purposes (EU blacklist of tax havens), the removal of countries from the list, and the sanctions adopted towards listed countries.

On 10 October 2018, Ms Marie Lamensch (Vrije Universiteit Brussel) will present the findings of her study on ‘VAT fraud: economic impact, challenges and policy issues’ to the Committee Members. The study describes the key features of the main VAT fraud schemes, assesses the current regulatory framework and the proposals under discussion, and offers a selection of recommendations to tackle VAT fraud, which accounts for billions of euro of lost tax revenue annually.