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In continuation of the Communication on “Tackling Illegal Content Online - Towards an enhanced responsibility of online platforms” (marked by the slogan: what is illegal offline is also illegal online), the Commission issued a Recommendation on 1 March 2018. It includes operational measures …

At a meeting between five Commissioners and representatives of online platforms on 9 January 2018, the Commission analysed the bulk of EU measures in tackling the spread of illegal content online. The meeting was designed to discuss progress made on this topic. It also …

On 19 January 2018, the Commission released the results of the third evaluation of the Code of Conduct on countering illegal online hate speech. The overall assessment is rather positive since, on average, IT companies removed 70% of all illegal hate speech notified to …

On 31 January 2018, the European Commission launched a survey that seeks input from stakeholders to identify online and physical marketplaces outside the EU where counterfeiting, piracy, or other forms of intellectual property abuse are common practice. The results of the stakeholder consultation are to …

At its meeting on 9 March 2018, the Justice Ministers of the EU Member States endorsed a general approach on new legislation regarding the fight against fraud and counterfeiting of non-cash means of payment. The proposal for a directive was tabled by the Commission …

At its meeting on 23 January 2018, the Economic and Financial Council removed eight jurisdictions from the EU’s list of non-cooperative countries for tax purposes. The removal ensued because of commitments at a high political level that address certain EU concerns. The eight …

On 6 February 2018, the Council and Norway signed an agreement designed to strengthen administrative cooperation in order to combat fraud and recover claims in the field of VAT.The main objective is to close a gap in control of the VAT chains used by …

On 22 March 2018, the new special committee on financial crimes, tax evasion, and tax avoidance (TAX3) held its first meeting at which it appointed a Chair and four Vice Chairs.- Through acclamation, Petr Ježek (CZ, ALDE), former co-rapporteur for the PANA Committee, became …

On 1 March 2018, MEPs decided to set up a new special committee for financial crime, tax evasion, and tax avoidance (TAX3).The objective is to continue the work of the TAXE 1 and TAXE 2 special committees (as decided by the European Parliament …

In mid-December 2017 − in line with its custom of following the lead of the international Financial Action Task Force (FATF) − the Commission decided to include Tunisia, Sri Lanka, and Trinidad & Tobago to its blacklist, sparking controversy within the EP. On 7 …