Objective

This five-day course will provide participants with an introduction to European tax law.

Key topics

• International and EU legal framework in the field of taxation
• Main sources of EU law in the area of direct and indirect taxation
• Individual taxation and the case law of the CJEU
• Corporate taxation in the EU and the relevant corporate tax directives
• The European Union’s fight against tax avoidance
• Fundamental VAT rules and related case law
• The BEPS project: where do we stand?
• Update on latest EU tax law issues

Participants will be able to deepen their knowledge through discussions and workshops.

Who should attend?

The course is suitable for practitioners seeking an introduction to EU tax law.

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Social programme
After a day's intensive training, enjoy our varied social programme: the course dinner with fellow participants, wine-tasting in the Mosel vineyards and a tour of the historic city of Trier.

Visit to the Court of Justice of the European Union
Participants in this summer course will also have the opportunity to visit the Court of Justice of the European Union in Luxembourg.

Language: English

Organiser: Academy of European Law (ERA), Daniel Gärtner

Event number: 119B02

Speakers

Tomas Balco, Head of the Transfer Pricing Unit,  Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), Paris (tbc)

Fatima Chaouche, Lecturer in International Tax Law, University of Luxembourg; Référendaire, Cour administrative, Luxembourg

Prof Werner Haslehner, ATOZ Chair for European and International Taxation, University of Luxembourg

Mart van Hulten, Lecturer, Department of Tax Economics, Tilburg University

Ine Lejeune, Advocaat/Avocat, Partner, Tax Policy, Dispute Resolution & Litigation, PwC Legal, Brussels

Prof Howard Liebman, Free University of Brussels (ULB); Partner, Jones Day, Brussels

Michael Patchett-Joyce, Barrister, Ely Place Chambers, London

Prof Daniel Smit, Professor for Corporate Taxation and Corporate Finance, Tilburg University