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  1. Comment // 17.06.2015

    Expert Statement by ZEW Economist Professor Katharina Finke on the European Commission's Action Plan to Reform Corporate Taxation in the EU

    The European Commission presented its Action Plan for fair and efficient corporate taxation in the EU on June 17, 2015. According to Professor Katharina Finke, deputy head of the "Corporate Taxation and Public…
  2. Comment // 16.06.2015

    Statement of ZEW President Professor Clemens Fuest: The ECJ Is Mistaken

    According to the latest decision taken by the European Court of Justice (ECJ) in Luxembourg, the "Outright Monetary Transactions"(OMT) Programme announced by the European Central Bank (ECB) in September 2012 is…
  3. Personnel // 11.06.2015

    Clemens Fuest Leaves ZEW

    Professor Clemens Fuest will leave the Centre for European Economic Research (ZEW). Fuest, president of ZEW since March 1, 2013, has accepted a professorship at the Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich (LMU).…
  4. Research // 01.06.2015

    ZEW Reform Proposal for the EU Financing System - Two Percentage Points of Value-Added Tax for Brussels and More Power to the Parliament

    The EU financing system has to become more transparent. The contributions of EU Member States to the EU budget should therefore be indicated in the national value-added taxes (VAT). On average, the…