The Enlargement of the European Union

Foreword.Preface.Acknowledgements.1. Enlargement of the European Union: Facts and Figures.Source references for Chapter 1.2. Frequently Asked Questions on the Impact of Enlargement of the European Union for Businesses.Source references for Chapter 2.3. Enlargement of the European Union from a Legal Perspective.Source references for Chapter 3.4. Frequently Asked Questions about the Legal Impact of the Enlargement of the European Union.5. What is the Impact of the Enlargement of the European Union in the Field of Social and Employment Law?Source references for Chapter 5.6. What is the Impact of the Enlargement of the European Union in the Field of Indirect Taxation?Source references for Chapter 6.7. What is the Impact of the Enlargement of the European Union in the Field of Direct Taxes?Source references for Chapter 7.Appendix.Standard complaint form.PricewaterhouseCoopers EU enlargement contact details.Index.

Walter Van Denberghe joined PricewaterhouseCoopers in 1997 and was instrumental in setting up the US VAT practice. In 2001, he provided key MNC clients with a global tax service out of Ireland. From July 2002 Walter has operated outside of Belgium on international client assignments.Walter is a chartered tax consultant and has advised clients on a wide range of subjects such as the practical implications for businesses of commissionaire structures, toll and contract manufacturing across Europe and compliance systems.Walter lectures on international VAT issues at open seminars and for PwC's clients.Ine Lejeune, partner, leads PricewaterhouseCoopers' European Indirect Tax Network and Belgian EU Enlargement team. She has advised companies in all industries and delivered projects including commissionaires, contract manufacturing and shared services centres in EU and non-EU countries. Cost reduction, cash flow improvement, compliance, automation (e.g. configuration of ERP), digitisation (e-invoicing & e-archiving) and risk management are focused on.She has advised on several cases referred to the European Court of Justice and has led projects performed for the European Commission. She advises the European indirect Tax Group (EiTG), a group of indirect tax experts of MNCs. Ine is a law graduate of Ghent University (Belgium,1984) qualified in tax. She has been Guest Professor at Antwerp University since 1996. She is co-business chair of the OECD's Informal Consultation Group on the Standard Audit File and has written many articles and books.

"...rich in legislative and taxation matters." (Insider, Scottish Business, September 2004)