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Germany’s Presidency of the Council of the EU publishes its program

01 July 2020

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Tax Alerts, Legislation & Policy, Na...

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Germany, European Union

Executive summaryAs of 1 July 2020, Germany assumes the rotating six-month Presidency of the Council of the European Union (EU) following the Croatian Presidency. Germany will hold the Presidency of the Council of the EU until 31 December 2020. On 30 June 2020, the Germany Presidency of the Council of the EU published its Programme (the program) including the focus areas for the six-month period of its Presidency.In the tax area, the program indicates that the three main priorities of the Germany Presidency during its term will be:Implementation of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) proposals on addressing...