The revelation of virtual road transport companies, after many months of actions by the Labor Inspectorate and the realization of cross-border controls, under the coordination of the European Labor Authority, occupied a recent meeting of executives, experts and representatives of national Labor and Social Security Authorities in Slovakia.

These companies falsely declared their headquarters in another European Union member state, in order to evade taxes, evade taxes and not cover the labor rights of employees.

As stated in a relevant announcement, the cross-border checks began, after checks by the Greek Labor Inspectorate, in collaboration with officials from the general management of e-EFKA, the Independent Public Revenue Authority, the Traffic and services of the Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport.

It is noted that the imposition of taxes, contributions and fines does not concern only the current year, but also the previous five and in some cases ten years.

At the meeting, relevant cross-border cases were analyzed to facilitate targeted controls, utilizing data analysis and risk assessment tools.

Indicators and warning signs of identifying such companies were examined, such as data from tax returns and chambers of commerce. Also, the need for cooperation and data exchange between the European Labor Authorities was underlined.