(ANSA) - LUXEMBOURG, APRIL 05 - Poland was the only EU country to block the adoption today at Ecofin of the global agreement on the minimum tax for multinationals.
Polish Finance Minister Magdalena Rzeczkowska said that, despite the amendments, Warsaw is concerned about the different timelines for adopting the two pillars of the reform.
The compromise "is not a legally binding solution to ensure that both the first pillar and the second pillar come into effect at the same time," she pointed out.
As far as we know, Hungary today would have instead given its blessing but its political resistance remains known.
The Vice-President of the European Commission, ValdisDombrovskis, expressed the hope that the
The reasons that push Warsaw to block the agreement are "a mystery", said the French Minister of Economy, Bruno LeMaire, who leads the current EU presidency, saying he is "absolutely not convinced" of Warsaw's position.
"All the technical difficulties have been resolved", explained the minister, recalling the work in Paris to respond to the observations raised in recent months and weeks by various countries such as Ireland, Estonia, Sweden and Malta.
"I hope the Irish spirit inspires" those who are still opposed like Warsaw, he added.
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