On 9 June 2015, the European Parliament issued a press release expressing its disappointment that of the 15 companies invited to meet with the Special Committee on Tax Rulings, only 1 has accepted the invite, 7 have declined and 7 have not yet formally replied.
The Special Committee was approved by Parliament in February 2015, with the mandate to look into tax ruling practices as far back as 1 January 1991, and review how the European Commission treats State aid in Member States and the ext…