The EU is powerful because it's boring
The European Union's worst policies are hidden in plain sight. Nobody bothers to check them out because the the discussions are tiring.
The latest revelations in the so-called “Paradise Papers” have joined the list of investigative reports into corporate and personal taxation of known enterprises and people. What began with leaked CD’s in Germany during the European debt crisis, also listed the LuxLeaks and Panama Papers; all allegedly exposing massive tax optimisation. Many European countries now see themselves pressured by political activists and the media to clamp down even more on tax optimisation practices.