On 19 October 2017, the European Council adopted its conclusions on the broad points for successfully building a Digital Europe and other issues. With respect to taxation, the conclusions include that the EU needs an effective and fair taxation system fit for the digital era to ensure that all companies pay their fair share of taxes and to ensure a global level-playing field in line with the work currently underway at the OECD. Further, the European Council invites the Council to pursue its examination of the Commission communication on this issue and looks forward to appropriate Commission proposals by early...