Economic and Financial Affairs Council, 5 December 2017

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Publication Date 05/12/2017
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Formal meetings of the Economic and Financial Affairs Council in 2017:

+ Economic and Financial Affairs Council, 27 January 2017
+ Economic and Financial Affairs Council, 21 February 2017
+ Economic and Financial Affairs Council, 21 March 2017
+ Economic and Financial Affairs Council, 23 May 2017
+ Economic and Financial Affairs Council, 16 June 2017
+ Economic and Financial Affairs Council, 11 July 2017
+ Economic and Financial Affairs Council, 10 October 2017
+ Economic and Financial Affairs Council, 7 November 2017
+ Economic and Financial Affairs Counci, 17 November 2017

A meeting of the Economic and Financial Affairs was held on 5 December 2017. The agenda includes the following topics:

+ Adoption of EU list of non-cooperative jurisdictions in the framework of tax fraud prevention;

+ Adoption of conclusions on the taxation of profits in the digital economy;

+ Adoption of proposals related to electronic commerce;

+ Discussion on proposals aimed at reducing risk in the banking industry, including the work undertaken on the proposed European Deposit Insurance Scheme and on the proposal regarding non-performing loans;

+ Decision to close the excessive deficit procedure for the United Kingdom and to issue a recommendation under the 'significant deviation procedure' to Romania.

Before the Council, ministers held a breakfast meeting to discuss the economic situation, including a discussion on the annual report of the European Fiscal Board.

Source Link Link to Main Source http://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/meetings/ecofin/2017/12/05/
Related Links
European Commission: Remarks by Vice-President Dombrovskis at the ECOFIN press conference http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_SPEECH-17-5130_en.htm

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