International tax policy at crossroads

In collaboration with the Kalevi Sorsa Foundation, FEPS organised a fringe event on ‘International tax policy at crossroads’ at the third Tax Conference Veroareena 2025. 

Veroareena is a public annual tax policy conference for economic policy and tax specialists, policy-makers, researchers and others involved in tax policy, featuring topical research and tax policy discussions. 

The third edition of the conference focused on the relationship between taxation and economic growth and the latest international trends in tax policy. 

FEPS’ panel discussion kicked off with a keynote presentation on the increasing role of the United Nations in international tax policy by Tax Policy and Advocacy Manager Tove Maria Ryding from the European Network on Debt and Development (Eurodad). This was followed by a presentation of ‘Tackling tax avoidance‘ the FEPS-Kalevi Sorsa policy study on taxation of capital income in Europe by Lauri Finér, Director of the Kalevi Sorsa Foundation and Niko Pankka, Head of Public Affairs at the  Central Organisation of Finnish Trade Unions (SAK). The policy study was first launched during the event ‘Capital and wealth taxation in the EU‘.

Programme

13.00 The international tax policy players and the increasing role of the United Nations – what are the impacts and opportunities for the Nordics? 
Tax Policy and Advocacy Manager Tove Maria Ryding, European Network on Debt and Development (Eurodad).

13.30 Commentary remarks from perspective of Finnish Ministry of Finance
Senior Specialist Anna Lehtimäki, Ministry of Finance International Tax Affairs Unit.

followed by a Q&A with the audience

14.00 Presentation of new publication: Pääomatulojen verotus Euroopassa – tarvitaanko uusi minimivero? [Capital income taxation in Europe – do we need a new minimum tax?] 
Director Lauri Finér, Kalevi Sorsa Foundation. Head of public affairs, tax specialist Niko Pankka, Central Organisation of Finnish Trade Unions (SAK).

14.20 Commentary remarks and Q&A. 
Senior Fellow Timo Viherkenttä, Aalto University.

14.45 Coffee

The event was live-streamed.  

Photo credits: Kalevi Sorsa Foundation

For more information regarding this event, please do not hesitate to contact Anna Kolesnichenko, FEPS Policy Analyst on Economy (anna.kolesnichenko@feps-europe.eu) and Vanessa Zwisele, FEPS Project Officer (vanessa.zwisele@feps-europe.eu).