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Edoardo Traversa is Professor of Tax Law at UCLouvain (Belgium), where he currently serves as Dean of the Faculty of Law and Criminology. Alongside his appointment at UCLouvain, he is Visiting Professor at KU Leuven, WU Vienna and the University of Luxembourg, and Lecturer at the University of Oxford. He also maintains an active legal practice at the Brussels Bar as Of Counsel with the Arteo law firm.
His academic and professional practice focus on European and international taxation, EU indirect taxation—particularly value added tax—environmental taxation, constitutional tax law, and tax policy. Over the years, he has been closely involved in policy-making processes, serving on several advisory bodies for both European and Belgian institutions, including the EU VAT Expert Group, the EU Platform for Good Tax Governance, and the Belgian High Council of Finance. He was voted Tax Professional of the Year in Belgium in 2024.
He regularly authors or edits scientific publications. His recent and forthcoming works include Abuse of Law in European Taxation (with W. Schön and I. Richelle, 2025), the third edition of the Handbook on Value-Added Taxation: Belgian and EU Law (with M. Lamensch and Ch. Herbain, forthcoming 2026, French edition), and the second edition of the Research Handbook on European Taxation Law (with W. Haslehner and Chr. Panayi, forthcoming 2026).
Beyond his academic and professional commitments, he enjoys time spent with his family, particularly with his four children. He is also an amateur musician and singer, with a keen interest in languages and literature of all kinds and a moderate passion for sports such as basketball and tennis.