EU Finance Ministers continue negotiations to adopt Pillar Two Directive in light of Poland’s remaining objection

Executive summary 

On 5 April 2022, the Council of the European Union (the Council) held an Economic and Financial Affairs Council (ECOFIN) meeting where Finance Ministers publicly discussed the proposal for a Directive on ensuring a global minimum level of taxation for multinational groups in the European Union (EU) (the Pillar Two Directive).¹ The meeting took place three weeks following the ECOFIN of 15 March where EU Finance Ministers failed to reach agreement on this Dire…