Commenting on the late night agreement between EU finance ministers on draft new legislation introducing a supervisory system for European banks, Green finance spokesperson Sven Giegold, who is draftsperson/rapporteur for the EP on the European Banking Authority supervision file, stated: “Last night’s agreement brings a welcome end to months of discord among EU finance ministers […]
EU banking supervision legislation
Tax avoidance and fraud:
Commission plan a belated step but further measures needed to truly address tax avoidance
The European Commission today presented an action plan for dealing with tax evasion and fraud in Europe. The Greens have long called for greater action to address the problem of tax avoidance in Europeand welcomed the Commission’s initiative, which was a response to a Green initiated EP demand. However, the group expressed regret that the […]