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Luxleaks

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Luxembourg Leaks (sometimes shortened to Lux Leaks or LuxLeaks) is the name of a financial scandal revealed in November 2014 by a journalistic investigation conducted by the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists. It is based on confidential information about Luxembourg's tax rulings set up by PricewaterhouseCoopers from 2002 to 2010 to the benefits of its clients. This investigation resulted in making available to the public tax rulings for over three hundred multinational companies based in...

2023

European court reverses course to rule in favor of LuxLeaks whistleblower - ICIJ15 Feb 2023

2021

Fears of 'significant deterrent' for whistleblowers as top European court quashes Lux Leaks case12 May 2021

2018

Commission says McDonald's and Luxembourg broke no state-aid laws19 Sep 2018

Luxleaks whistleblower conviction quashed23 Jul 2018

How the Big Four are embedded in EU policy-making on tax avoidance10 Jul 2018

Big Four paid millions to advise Brussels on tax policy10 Jul 2018

Transparency for intermediaries25 May 2018

Whistleblower protection: Commission sets new, EU-wide rules23 Apr 2018

Luxleaks whistleblower has sentence quashed by Luxembourg court11 Jan 2018

LuxLeaks: Luxembourg court overturns verdict against whistleblower11 Jan 2018

Luxleaks whistleblower Antoine Deltour has conviction quashed11 Jan 2018

2017

EU investigates Ikea over tax affairs18 Dec 2017

LuxLeaks whistleblowers sentenced again15 Mar 2017

Fair Taxation: Commission welcomes new rules to prevent tax avoidance through non-EU countries21 Feb 2017

LuxLeaks whistleblowers to hear appeal result10 Jan 2017

Jean-Claude Juncker blocked EU curbs on tax avoidance, cables show1 Jan 2017

2016

Luxembourg changes tax rules for companies28 Dec 2016

McDonald's to scrap Luxembourg tax structure8 Dec 2016

Brussels aims to harmonise corporate tax by 202127 Oct 2016

EU probes French gas giant Engie's Luxembourg tax deals19 Sep 2016

Vestager: 'We have Amazon and McDonald's in the pipeline'16 Sep 2016

Ikea on EU Radar as Vestager Looks Beyond Apple’s Tax Billions14 Sep 2016

MEPs offer support to convicted LuxLeaks whistleblowers8 Sep 2016

New court appeal clouds LuxLeaks whistleblowers future5 Aug 2016

EU dragging its feet on new whistleblower protections19 Jul 2016

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