Channel Islands Brussels Office (CIBO)

On 6 March 2018 officials from the Guernsey and Jersey governments attended a workshop organised by the European Commission (DG TAXUD). The workshop was for those jurisdictions in Annex II of the conclusions of the 5 December ECOFIN which have been assessed as cooperative, having made commitments to address concerns …

EU Finance Ministers (ECOFIN), at their meeting on 5 December 2017, adopted conclusions on the outcome of the year long screening process of the tax regimes of 92 non-EU jurisdictions against criteria agreed by ECOFIN in November 2016.   Guernsey and Jersey are in a group of 47 jurisdictions out of …

The Chief Ministers of Guernsey and Jersey visited Brussels on 22-23 November 2017 for a programme of calls with key decision makers, organised by CIBO. These included the European Commissioner for Economic and Financial Affairs, Taxation and Customs, Pierre Moscovici; the Permanent Representatives (Ambassadors) to the EU of Austria, Germany, …