EU Commissioner: Offshore Leaks transformed tax politics

In the light of the recent report on criminal tax evasion by the non-governmental organisation Offshore Leaks, on the 5 June 2013 European Union Comissioner Algirdas Semeta spoke about the transformation of tax policy making and the important role of investigative journalism.

Other related information sources discuss tax avoidance issues in the lead up to the G8 summit in Northern Ireland, 17-18 June 2013.

• Primary Source

ESO: Background information: Offshore tax havens rocked by bank account leaks http://www.europeansources.info/record/offshore-tax-havens-rocked-by-bank-account-leaks/

ESO: Background information: Clock ticks on Swiss banking secrecy http://www.europeansources.info/record/clock-ticks-on-swiss-banking-secrecy/

ESO: Background Information: Austria eases its stance on banking secrecy http://www.europeansources.info/record/austria-eases-its-stance-on-banking-secrecy/

ESO: Background information: Luxembourg open to bank secrecy changes http://www.europeansources.info/record/luxembourg-open-to-bank-secrecy-changes/

ESO: Background Information: Major EU countries to tackle tax havens http://www.europeansources.info/record/major-eu-countries-to-tackle-tax-havens/

ESO: Background Information: UK deal on Caribbean tax havens boosts prospect of EU-wide crackdown http://www.europeansources.info/record/uk-deal-on-caribbean-tax-havens-boosts-prospect-of-eu-wide-crackdown/

ESO: Background Information: European Council, Brussels - 22 May 2013 http://www.europeansources.info/record/european-council-brussels-22-may-2013/

Wikipedia, 05.06.13: Offshore leaks http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Offshore_leaks

EUObserver, 17.06.13: EU tax havens under pressure as leaks go public http://euobserver.com/economic/120509

Website: International Consortium of Investigative Journalists http://www.icij.org/

BBC News, 16.06.13: G8 summit to make 'real difference' on tax avoidance http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-22926108

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