Harvard Worldwide Week: The EU-US Battle for Global Markets: Reflections Facing Trump’s Taxation and Commercial Strategy

The event intends to analyze the impact of corporate taxation on the EU-US relations in the light of global competition. In particular, the focus is on the EU reaction to Trump’s taxation and commercial strategy and on global competition in the digitalized economy. The seminar will also discuss the technical implications of the US tax reform and the current EU law developments (including anti-avoidance, state aids and bilateral investment treaties), including those occurring at the level of EU Member States.

Speakers: Paolo Arginelli, IPBS MIM Master, Fculty, Catholic University, Italy;  Pasquale Pistone, Academic Chairman; Jean Monnet Ad Personam Chair in European Tax Law, IBFD; WU Vienna; Yariv Brauner, Professor, Alumni Research Scholar, Levin College of Law, University of Florida; Ana Paula Dourado, Professor of Tax Law and European Tax Law, School of Law, University of Lisbon; and Stephen Shay, Senior Lecturer, Harvard Law School.

Chair: Jose M. Martinez, Jean Monnet ad Personam Professor in EU Law and Government, Real Colegio Complutense & CES Local Affiliate, Harvard University.