EU Economic and Financial Affairs Council Agrees to Strengthen Cooperation with EU Investigative Bodies to Fight Against Tax Fraud

During its recent meeting held on 5 May 2026, the EU Economic and Financial Affairs Council agreed to strengthen cooperation with EU investigative bodies to fight against tax fraud (release.

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VAT fraud: Council agrees to strengthen cooperation with EU investigative bodies

The Council today provisionally agreed new rules to strengthen the fight against value added tax (VAT) fraud in the EU by ramping up cooperation between member states, the European public prosecutor's office (EPPO) a…