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Panama leaves the EU tax blacklist

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Council of the EU9 October 2026

Taxation · Panama · European Union

Progress on transparency, with monitoring continuing.

The Council of the EU removed Panama from its list of non-cooperative jurisdictions on 9 October 2026, following reforms undertaken by the country.

  • Status change: Panama moves from Annex I to Annex II.
  • Next step: a new Global Forum review of tax information exchange.

The official statement explains the progress and the pending review.

Source: Council of the EU · Official statement

Read official statement