Franco ROCCATAGLIATA

Professor at the College of Europe, Bruges since 2000. Mr Roccatagliata is currently a legal advisor on international tax matter for NGOs and public institutions. He worked for the European Commission from 1994 to 2022; first as a legal expert, then as member of cabinet (1997-2003: MARKT, portfolio: free movement of persons and services; COMP, portfolio: State aid) and finally as a principal administrator in DG TAXUD where he mainly dealt with fiscal aspects of European companies, relationships between international tax agreements and EU law, and taxation aspects of EU policy for development. In this capacity, he was also the delegate of the EU Commission in various international tax committees (OECD-CFA, UN-DESA). He previously worked as a legal advisor at the International Department of the Italian Ministry of Finance (1984-1994) and as a tax inspector in local tax offices (1978-1984).

Mr. Roccatagliata (Law Diploma, 1982; Master in European Studies, 1986; Master in Business Administration, 1988) became a professor in law in 1987. He taught European and/or International tax law, as a visiting professor, at many European universities (Milan, Rome, , Naples, Palermo, , Madrid, Barcelona, Lille, Dijon, etc.). From 2000 to 2007 he has been in charge of the course of the European tax law at the University of Liège. He published several books and articles on international and EU tax law.

He is a member of various fiscal associations, board of universities and scientific reviews.

He speaks Italian, French, Spanish and English.