The European Commission is to take steps to ensure that EU external development and investment funds cannot be channelled or transited through entities in countries included on the EU's "blacklist" of non-cooperative tax jurisdictions.

The EU on May 25 removed the Bahamas and Saint Kitts and Nevis from its list of non-cooperative tax jurisdictions.

The EU has removed two countries from its list of non-cooperative tax jurisdictions and found a further five to have met their commitments on tax cooperation.

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The EU has added the Cayman Islands, Palau, Panama, and the Seychelles to its list of non-cooperative tax jurisdictions, bringing the total tally to 12 from 8.

On December 28, 2018, the Dutch Government published in the Official Gazette a list of 21 low-tax jurisdictions. Companies doing business in these territories will face new anti-avoidance measures, intended to tackle tax base erosion and profit shifting.

On October 7, 2019, the Dutch Government announced the launch of a consultation on the 2020 edition of the list of low-tax jurisdictions for the purposes of enforcing existing and forthcoming anti-avoidance legislation intended to tackle base erosion and profit shifting.

Barbados and Turkmenistan have been added to the Netherlands' list of low-tax jurisdictions for the purposes of enforcing certain anti-tax avoidance rules, the Dutch Ministry of Finance announced on December 30, 2019.

On January 6, 2019, a decree was published in the French Official Journal to modify the list of non-cooperative states and territories in tax matters.

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South Africa must take urgent steps to proactively investigate and prosecute foreign bribery. No foreign bribery cases have been prosecuted since South Africa joined the Convention in 2007. The 4 on-going investigations – out of only 10 allegations that have surfaced to date – are also far from reaching the prosecution stage, according to a new report by the OECD Working Group on Bribery.

Responding to a request by the Development Working Group of the G20, the Platform for Collaboration on Tax – a joint initiative of the IMF, OECD, UN and World Bank Group – has developed a draft toolkit designed to assist developing countries in an important area of international tax policy: transfer pricing.

The Platform for Collaboration on Tax (PCT) – a joint initiative of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), United Nations (UN) and World Bank Group – has published a toolkit to provide practical guidance to developing countries to better protect their tax bases.

Fighting foreign bribery is not a priority in Belgium. Together with the flagrant lack of resources for Belgian law enforcement authorities, this has resulted in very few foreign bribery investigations and prosecutions. In the 14 years since the entry into force of the foreign bribery offence in Belgium, only one case of bribery of foreign public officials has been concluded.

South Africa must take urgent steps to proactively investigate and prosecute foreign bribery. No foreign bribery cases have been prosecuted since South Africa joined the Convention in 2007. The 4 on-going investigations – out of only 10 allegations that have surfaced to date – are also far from reaching the prosecution stage, according to a new report by the OECD Working Group on Bribery.

Australia’s enforcement of its foreign bribery laws has been extremely low, with just a single case leading to prosecutions out of 28 referrals in 13 years. Cases may have been closed prematurely. Australia must vigorously pursue foreign bribery allegations.

Fighting foreign bribery is not a priority in Belgium. Together with the flagrant lack of resources for Belgian law enforcement authorities, this has resulted in very few foreign bribery investigations and prosecutions. In the 14 years since the entry into force of the foreign bribery offence in Belgium, only one case of bribery of foreign public officials has been concluded.

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Sophie McShera turned heads on the red carpet in a plunging black floor length dress as she joined the cast for the world premiere of Downton Abbey the movie, held in London, on Monday night.

On Tuesday Michelle Dockery was far from the walls of the Abbey, as she promoted the new film on the Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. She looked super chic in an all black pantsuit.

Laura Carmichael partied with Lily James and Billie Piper at the Mr Porter Health In Mind Fund bash, held at Quaglino's in London on Thursday night. 

Jessica Wright made sure she pulled out all the stops at the National Television Awards in London's O2 Arena on Tuesday, flaunting her toned pins in a jaw-dropping dress with a soaring thigh-high slit.

The presenter, 52, also joined her Good Morning Britain co-stars on the red carpet although Piers Morgan was missing as he snubbed and boycotted the awards ceremony.

Caroline Flack's boyfriend Lewis Burton has been forced to deny the couple have split - one month after she was charged with assaulting him at her home in London.

Caroline Flack's boyfriend Lewis Burton has insisted the pair are still together in the wake of her assault charge, as the embattled presenter changed her mind over breaking her silence on social media.

The reality star, 29, slipped into a sheer black shirt with ruched detailing and ripped denim jeans as she stepped out in London on Thursday.

The full length frock barely contained the 25-year-old's gravity defying assets and a knee high split gave a glimpse of the stunning star's toned legs.

In a video shared by her pal, Mollie, to Instagram, the giggling Love Island star, 40, could be seen attempting to the climb the wall but quickly chickening out as she got too high.

David Walliams faced a Twitter backlash over a 'cheap' joke about Caroline Flack. At The NTA's he insinuated ITV's The Masked Singer hedgehog character was Caroline Flack.

Taking to Instagram Stories, the presenter, 40, voiced her support for the Irish star, while admitting she's still going through 'a really rough time' after stepping down as host earlier this week.

The tennis player, 27, appeared to be having a tense-looking phone call after taking a taxi to a leafy suburb in London following his girlfriend's assault charge last week.

The tennis player, 27, took to Instagram Stories to share a throwback post on Saturday of the star sitting in the very back row of a plane, after news that Laura, 34, would replace her as Love Island host.

Lottie Moss raised eyebrows once again when she posted a sizzling topless snap on her Instagram account on Tuesday.