‘SUMMER COURSE ON EUROPEAN VAT LAW‘ which will take place online next week 30 June – 3 July 2025 (morning sessions). We are offering the participation free of charge for the entire event to the members of the judiciary. The language of the course is English.
The objective of the seminar is to provide participants with comprehensive knowledge of the fundamentals of European VAT law.
Key topics include:
- Legal foundations of European VAT
- Taxable persons
- Taxable events
- VAT exemptions
- Right to deduct VAT
- International trade and VAT
- Special VAT schemes
- Latest jurisprudence of the CJEU in the area of VAT
The list of speakers includes:
- Giorgio Beretta, Assistant Professor in Indirect Taxation, Amsterdam Centre for Tax Law, University of Amsterdam
- Stephen Dale, Partner, Roosevelt Expertise, Paris; Board member and Past Chairman of the International VAT Association; Member of the EU Commission’s VAT Expert Group
- David Hummel, Legal Secretary, Cabinet of Advocate General Kokott, Court of Justice of the European Union, Luxembourg
- Maxime Leenders, Junior Tax Consultant, BDO Netherlands, Tilburg
- Fernando Matesanz, Managing Director, Spanish VAT Services, Madrid; Chairman of the International VAT Association
- Prof Madeleine Merkx, Professor of Indirect Taxation, Erasmus University Rotterdam; Partner, BDO Netherlands, Tilburg
- Paweł Mikuła, Partner Associate, Deloitte Tax Advisory, Cracow
- Marta Papis-Almansa, Assistant Professor, University of Alicante; Member of the VAT Expert Group of the European Commission
- Prof Cristina Trenta, Full Professor, Public Law, Research Council, Faculty of Social Sciences, Department of Law, Linnéuniversitet i Kalmar; Member of the VAT Expert Group of the European Commission
Please click HERE to see the detailed programme:
It would be highly appreciated if you could share the information about the event with the judges of your judiciary.
Judges who are interested in participating can register for free by clicking HERE and submitting the form. Further information on their participation will then be sent to the colleagues directly.