CJEU - Recent Developments in Direct Taxation 2020

S. VPreface

Over the last few years, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) has had to deal with more and more cases concerning direct taxation and the fundamental freedoms and state aid. This is also due to the fact that the European Commission seems to be more and more willing to criticize national tax law systems and to initiate infringement procedures against EU Member States. As all these cases are of great interest for academics as well as practitioners, they need to be analysed carefully.

Due to the exceptional global public health situation, the conference “Recentand Pending Cases at the CJEU on Direct Taxation” took place online on the 20^th and 21^st of November 2020. A great number of experts on European and international tax law accepted our invitation to attend and took part in the discussions. At the conference, cases in the field of direct taxation either currently pending before or recently decided by the CJEU were presented by experts from the respective countries. These reporters provided insights into the national as well as the European background of the cases. Their presentations set the scene for further lively discussions among the international participan...