BUDAPEST – After a significant bilateral mission to Budapest, which saw a resurgence of pro-European sentiment in Hungary, the Union of Finance Personnel in Europe (UFE) reaffirmed its dedication to fostering a unified, robust, and progressive public finance system.

Union customs code reform 2026: digital transformation, strategic staffing and trade union co-determination at the heart of EU customs modernisation

UFE welcomes the Commission’s proposal for a revision of the Customs
regulations. The past period has shown that the customs environment has
changed significantly. The post Covid era has resulted in new consumer habits.
E-commerce is now the norm. Faster ordering of products by consumers via the
internet has dramatically increased the volume of shipped goods…

UFE stands for freedom, justice and democracy –
there ist no justification for war or violence !!!

In our hearts and minds, we are with the people in Ukraine, who are victims of this inhuman war.

UFE condemns Putin’s war !

UFE believes in the strength of democracy !!!

Facing many leaks like the Pandorra Papers we would like to discuss tax havens, a global minimum tax rate and how to establish tax justice in Europe.

We are very happy, that the European Tax Observatory will join our discussion.

WHEN: 23rd November 2021, 18:00 CET
Where: zoom online meeting – please send an email to event@ufe-online.eu to register

We are very happy to invite you and your colleagues to our first UFE TALK:

WHEN: 23rd March 2021, 16:30 CET
Where: VIA WEBEX Videoconference
HOW: please send an email to event@ufe-online.eu to register andvget the WEBEX invitation

Yesterday the UFE presidium was delighted to welcome Ana Carmina Gamboa as a new UFE Vice president. According to

For finance and customs staff in Europe, the fight against the underground economy and its sources of illegal funding has long been a daily concern. The UFE has already spoken out on this issue and has proposed concrete suggestions for development to better fight against these abuses of unbridled and deregulated liberalism.

After a series of special committees and a committee of inquiry, created to delve into the various tax leaks and scandals of recent years, the European Parliament established a more permanent setup to shed light on the matter.

The subcommittee on tax matters will…

TAX measures COVID 19 – TAX Administrations work hard

The global outbreak of COVID 19 is significantly affecting businesses and their employees. Governments enact many tax measures to support companies and avoid an extreme recession. As a consequence, Tax Administrations have to work cuttingedge to fullfill these measures.

UFE gave feedback to the newest action plan of the European Commission:

For many years, UFE members have been fighting for the harmonization of custom rules applied within and on the borders of Europe.

UFE welcomes the COMMISSION DECISION of 3.4.2020 on relief from import duties and VAT exemption on importation granted for goods needed to combat the effects of the COVID-19 outbreak during 2020.

COVID 19

Facing the rapid spread of the Coronavirus Covid-19 in Europe as in the rest of the world, States have taken strong and unprecedented measures, aiming above all to slow down its development by „social distancing“. Border controls have been re-established, and emergency economic support measures are being developed in order to reduce the destabilization of economic and social life as much as possible. Some European leaders speak about a state of health war. For the World Health Organization, this new kind of virus represents a threat to all of humanity….

UFE gave feedback to the European Commission, which plans to create a proposal for a directive, which should tackle tax fraud and evasion. Therefor a better cooperation between national tax authorities on exchanging Information is needed.
This initiative aims…

We have to fight all forms of tax fraud

UFE president Florian Koebler and UFE vice president Christian Faber attended at the taxday 2020 in Brussels. The taxday 2020 brought together a small, but influential number of policymakers, businesses, advisors, accountants, NGOs and academics to discuss the main tax challenges of the moment…