Gerassimos Thomas

Director General @EU_Taxud @EU_Commission
All expressed views are my own.

[Gerassimos Thomas @gerass_thomas]

Congratulations to my wonderful TAXUD Team. Thank you to the CUG team, the CY Presidency and to EP for excellent collaboration 👏🇪🇺

[EU Tax & Customs 🇪🇺 @EU_Taxud]

Yesterday, @EUCouncil & @Europarl_EN agreed to overhaul the EU customs framework. New measures for e-commerce and a modern, data-driven approach will simplify procedures, boost efficiency and coordination across the EU.👉Press Release, Q&A, Factsheet: https://t.co/Bo03rdDdlH

[EU Tax & Customs 🇪🇺 @EU_Taxud]

Yesterday, @EUCouncil & @Europarl_EN agreed to overhaul the EU customs framework. New measures for e-commerce and a modern, data-driven approach will simplify procedures, boost efficiency and coordination across the EU.👉Press Release, Q&A, Factsheet: https://t.co/Bo03rdDdlH

[Maroš Šefčovič🇪🇺 @MarosSefcovic]

👍 A big day for our Customs Union. Its reform modernises how we work - one system, smarter data, stronger borders - at a crucial moment.

Appreciation to @EUCouncil @Europarl_EN @EU_Commission - we got it done together.

👉📝 https://t.co/Uodcanw2eF

[Gerassimos Thomas @gerass_thomas]

Thank you Arancha and the team of Wise Persons Group for your leadership and foresight ! We made it in two years! I hope the first meeting of the EU Customs Authority Management Board takes place still this year !

[Arancha González @AranchaGlezLaya]

One of the key recommendations of the Wise Person’s Group on the Future of the 🇪🇺 Customs Union that I had the honour of chairing has just been implemented

☑️ European Union Customs Authority (Lille)

A great step forward!
@EU_Taxud @EU_Commission @gerass_thomas

[EU Council Press @EUCouncilPress]

.@EUCouncil and @Europarl_EN selected Lille as the host city for the future European Union customs authority #EUCA

Read our press release👇
https://t.co/TxLARqS6qW

[Ursula von der Leyen @vonderleyen]

In January, the European Council empowered the Commission to provisionally apply the Agreement
as from the first ratification by a Mercosur country.

Over the last weeks, I have discussed this intensively with Member States and the EP.

On that basis, the Commission will now proceed with provisional application.

[Kristalina Georgieva @KGeorgieva]

At @EU_Commission President @vonderleyen's invitation, I shared with the College of Commissioners our vision for re-energizing Europe: National reforms & reducing intra-EU frictions to US levels would increase EU productivity by 20%. Read my remarks: https://t.co/HZ1kNioZdJ

[Maroš Šefčovič🇪🇺 @MarosSefcovic]

A historic day for the 🇪🇺🇮🇳 partnership and trade at its core.

Our FTA creates a market of nearly 2B people. But it's about more than scale - a choice for openness over protectionism, cooperation over fragmentation, rules-based trade over unpredictability.

That choice matters.

[Ursula von der Leyen @vonderleyen]

Today, the world’s two largest democracies launched a Security and Defence Partnership.

A platform for stranger cooperation on the strategic issues that matter most

- from defence industry to maritime security.

This is what trusted partners do. https://t.co/b4aLfWohLW

[Gerassimos Thomas @gerass_thomas]

@omerbolatTR Thank you Minister Bolat for the excellent cooperation and hospitality. Committed to enhance EU - Türkiye cooperation in the above sectors where we share similar policy objectives.

[EU Council Press @EUCouncilPress]

The Eurogroup today elected Kyriakos @Pierrakakis, Minister of Economy and Finance of Greece, as President of the #Eurogroup, for a term of two and a half years that will start from 12 December 2025.

Read the press release 👇
https://t.co/oKAgeZRLdb

[Wopke Hoekstra @WBHoekstra]

Every year, billions of public revenues are lost to governments, taxpayers and institutions.

In a time when Europe needs to be more competitive, reducing tax gaps is critical and we’re working towards this.

[Kyriakos Pierrakakis @Pierrakakis]

Αισθάνομαι βαθύτατη τιμή για την εμπιστοσύνη που μου έδειξαν οι συνάδελφοί μου, εκλέγοντάς με νέο πρόεδρο του Eurogroup. Οι προκλήσεις που αντιμετωπίζουμε είναι κοινές. Και από αυτή την άποψη, οι πολιτικές που θα προωθήσουμε θα πρέπει να είναι επίσης κοινές.

[Ursula von der Leyen @vonderleyen]

Carbon pricing is one of our best assets for the climate.

Over 80 countries now have a carbon price.

Today we launch the Open Coalition on Compliance Carbon Market.

Together with Brazil and other partners, let’s do it right, and let’s do it together.

[Wopke Hoekstra @WBHoekstra]

Today, we also had an important exchange with representatives of the industry on CBAM and on what we intend to do before the end of the year on export, downstream and anti-circumvention.

An important discussion to get feedback on our direction of travel.

[Gerassimos Thomas @gerass_thomas]

Glad to meet for the first time Congressman Schneider from Ways and Means Committee! Discussed the importance of PII - side by side agreement; necessary safe harbour measures to reduce compliance burden and more !
@RepSchneider
@EUintheUS
@EU_Taxud

[Gerassimos Thomas @gerass_thomas]

Good to catch up with Senator Whitehouse and discuss progress in implementing the EU CBAM! We learned a lot from a 3 year transition period and we will learn more from our cooperation with USA, other countries and industry stakeholders!
@SenWhitehouse
@EUintheUS
@EU_Taxud

[Gerassimos Thomas @gerass_thomas]

Good to meet up with my former boss @ollirehn @PIIE. Vivid panel discussion on "Europe in a changing international monetary system" - on Europe's fiscal capacity, resilience and medium-term economic outlook. 🔗 https://t.co/ty2frFSfHv @EU_Taxud @BankofFinland

[Gerassimos Thomas @gerass_thomas]

Good discussion with Representative Kevin Hern on the importance to finalise the Pillar II - side by side agreement and the need to reduce compliance burden through safe harbours. Plus the overall importance of EU US cooperation!
@repkevinhern
@EUintheUS
@EU_Taxud

[Gerassimos Thomas @gerass_thomas]

I always learn something in my meetings with Indermit Gill and his team. A tradition to meet on the Saturday’s of the Annual Meetings and exchange notes on the week!
@IndermitGill
@WorldBank
@EU_Taxud