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Tuesday, 30 June 2026 marks an important milestone in the implementation of the EU public Country-by-Country Reporting (pCbCR) Directive. For the first time, many multinational enterprises with a 30 June financial year-end will be required to publish information under the Directive.

As stakeholders and policymakers begin to analyse and interpret the newly available data, it is important that they interpret it within the context of the specific reporting rules defined by the EU Directive.

The pCbCR Directive stands apart from reporting done for tax purposes and its fragmented implementation has created significant complexities for taxpayers.

Read more about how lawmakers should approach this first round of reports and why pCbCR simplification is vital to support tax transparency and reporting efficiency.

The Tax Omnibus presents a critical opportunity to modernise the EU's tax rules in light of the evolving international framework, notably the implementation of Pillar 2. Many existing directives were designed in response to earlier Base Erosion and Profit Shifting (BEPS) measures and now impose duplicative, fragmented and resource-intensive requirements on businesses. These burdens undermine tax certainty, increase compliance costs and weaken the EU’s attractiveness as an investment destination.

The EU proposed the Foreign Subsidies Regulation (FSR) in 2021 to address foreign subsidies distorting the Single Market. Operating as a screening instrument behind merger control, it requires companies to notify the European Commission of foreign financial contributions (FFCs) they may receive when participating in public procurement or mergers and acquisitions activity. Preventing FFCs from distorting the Single Market is an important goal – and one that must be achieved without creating its own disruptions.