Programme

09.30 Welcome and introduction

  • Ioannis VARDAKASTANIS, President of the Economic and Monetary Union, Economic and Social Cohesion (ECO) section of the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC)
  • Krister ANDERSSON, Rapporteur of the EESC opinion on "Assessing tax reporting obligations in the EU"

09.45 Keynote addresses

  • Bernardus ZUIJDENDORP, Head of Unit for Company Taxation, DG TAXUD, European Commission

               Moderator: Krister ANDERSSON, Rapporteur for the EESC

               Interaction via X/ Slido

10.30 Panel Discussion: Simplification of reporting requirements

  • Henrik PAULANDER, Head of Sector on Exchange of Information DG TAXUD, European Commission
  • Philip BAKER, Barrister & Kings Counsel Field Court, Gray’s Inn, Visiting Professor at Oxford
  • Monique VAN HERKSEN, Tax Counsel, Trafigura
  • Prof. Christiana PANAYI, Professor in Tax Law, Queen Mary University of London

11.30 Coffee break

11.45 Panel Discussion: Necessary changes in the tax code 

  • Prof. Dr. Johanna HEY, University of Cologne
  • Elodie LAMER, Tax Analyst, Tax Notes
  • Daniel BUNN, President and CEO, Tax Foundation Europe

12.45 Summary and conclusions

  • Krister ANDERSSON, Rapporteur of the EESC opinion on "Assessing tax reporting obligations in the EU"

13.00 End of the hearing