On 17 June 2022, the Economic and Financial Affairs Council (ECOFIN) authorized the opening of negotiations with Norway to further strengthen cooperation regarding administrative cooperation, combating fraud, and recovery of VAT claims. --- Fight against VAT fraud: Council authorises deepening cooperation with Norway Today, the Council authorised the opening of negotiations with Norway to strengthen the agreement between the EU and Norway on administrative cooperation, combating fraud and recovery of value added tax (VAT) claims. The EU's current agreement with Norway is considered as working well and mutually beneficial. It entered into force in September 2018. It allows both parties...