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EU Updates Tax Haven Blacklist: New Additions and Removals

2/18/2026

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The European Union finance ministers updated the tax haven blacklist on February 17, 2026.
The Turks and Caicos Islands and Vietnam were added.
Fiji, Samoa, and Trinidad and Tobago were removed.
The current blacklist includes 10 jurisdictions, including Panama, which remains due to its territorial tax regime.
Panama's government aims to exit by late 2026 or early 2027, citing Costa Rica and Uruguay as examples.

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The European Union finance ministers updated the tax haven blacklist on February 17, 2026.
The Turks and Caicos Islands and Vietnam were added.
Fiji, Samoa, and Trinidad and Tobago were removed.
The current blacklist includes 10 jurisdictions, including Panama, which remains due to its territorial tax regime.
Panama's government aims to exit by late 2026 or early 2027, citing Costa Rica and Uruguay as examples.