International Tax Compact held its “Core Group Meeting” in Brussels, Belgium on April 26, 2010. Issues discussed dealt with strategic aspects for the consolidation of ITC, such as the possible contribution of its parnters, its working structure and coordination with other work initiatives.

Various key aspects and activities to be carried out were determined for which reason the meeting turned out to be highly successful.

The CIAT representatives in this meeting were Messrs. Socorro Velazquez, International Tax Specialist and Gonzalo Arias, International Cooperation Manager.  Other participants included the following organizations and countries: African Tax Administration Forum (ATAF),the European Commission, France (Ministry of Foreign Affairs), IMF, The Netherlands (Ministry of Foreign Affairs), Norway (Ministry of Foreign Affairs), OECD, Switzerland (State Secretariat for Economic Affairs), Spain (Ministry of Economic Affairs), United Kingdom (DFID), United Nations, Germany (Ministry of Economic Cooperation and Development), Permanent Representation in the European Union, GTZ, KfW and German Development Institute).