PES Economy and Finance Ministerial meeting - 12 February 2016 {8 Photos}
Brussels
The Party of European Socialists Finance Ministers met today in Brussels prior to the ECOFIN Council. The Ministers discussed two documents recently released by the European Commission – the Anti Tax Avoidance Package and the Action Plan to strengthen the fight against the financing of terrorism. PES Finance Ministers emphasized that tax evasion seriously threatens the sustainability of Member States’ public finances, and that combating aggressive tax planning must be one of the EU’s priorities.