Sven Giegold

Month: June 2016

No new state aid to banks in the Brexit turmoil

The current attempt of the Italian government to push through new state aid to banks (inter alia for Banca Monte dei Paschi) is commented by MEP Sven Giegold, financial and economic policy spokesperson of the Greens/EFA group: “It is audacious to misuse the Brexit turmoil in order push through new state aid for banks. The […]

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18 months imprisonment or bankruptcy due to LuxLeaks? Proclamation of sentence of Antoine Deltour, 29 June at 3pm in Luxembourg – invitation to press briefing

On Tuesday, 29th of June at 3pm, the Criminal Court of Luxembourg will pronounce its sentence in the case of the LuxLeaks whistleblowers Antoine Deltour, Raphael Halet and Edourd Perrin. The public prosecutors demand 18 months, possibly suspended, imprisonment. An example is being made of Antoine Deltour, in order to silence future whistleblowers who do […]

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