On 13 February 2019, the OECD outlined three policy options addressing tax challenges posed by the increasing digitalisation of the economy. The OECD also asked for feedback on two measures aimed at tackling remaining BEPS issues, which would effectively amount to a minimum taxation of cross-border profits. The OECD’s earlier policy note published on 29 January 2019 already hinted at this ‘two-pillar’ approach set out in the consultation paper (see our update here). Most policy measures presented in this paper...

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By Debora Revoltella, Head of the EIB Economics Department An EU technology transformation is needed to boost the economy through innovative finance, better regulation and a stronger single market Over the last year, concerns re-emerged about the long-term economic outlook in Europe. Investment has been clearly recovering in Europe, thanks to improved access to finance and to monetary policy that has kept interest rates low, but our latest Investment Survey shows that many companies have concerns about the future regarding regulatory issues,...

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By  Brahim Benichou,  Annemarie Bloemen - Patberg, Terrence Dom, Jacqueline van Essen,  Anne Sophie Morvan, Carmen Schellekens, Vincent Wellens  The European Data Protection Board ("EDPB", a cooperation between the EU's data protection authorities and the European Data Protection Supervisor) has published an information note on data transfers under the General Data Protection Regulation ("GDPR") in the event of a no-deal Brexit. The Dutch Data Protection Authority (Autoriteit Persoonsgegevens) has published a Dutch translation and summary on its website. For Luxembourg, this EDPB information may be read in conjunction...

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