Over the past two days, and ahead of next Tuesday’s election, candidates for the next President of the European Parliament have presented themselves to the Greens/EFA Group. Sven Giegold MEP, spokesperson of the German Greens in the European Parliament, comments on these questions and answers sessions: “Neither the Social Democrats nor the Christian Democrats managed […]
Maltese EU Presidency: New report shows island state is a tax haven
At the start of the Maltese EU Presidency, the Greens/EFA Group in the European Parliament has today presented a study on the country’s tax practices. The study, written by the Italian-British academic, Tommaso Faccio, shows that Malta would be included in the list of tax havens if the criteria developed by the European Commission for […]
The jury is still out on Günther Oettinger
Three parliamentary committees questioned Commissioner Günther Oettinger last night to assess his suitability for a new portfolio including responsibility for the EU budget and human resources. The hearing attracted extra attention following a speech in which Oettinger referred to Chinese people as “slitty-eyed rascals” and questions about the Commissioner’s interaction with unregistered lobbyists. It was […]
Pro-Europeans win against Verhofstadt: Liberal flirt with eurosceptic 5-Stars is over
Minutes ago the liberal ALDE group stopped the negotiations with the eurosceptic 5-star movement of Beppe Grillo to join their group. Few days ago a detailed draft agreement between liberals and 5-stars had surfaced and the 5-stars voted today in favour of this deal. MEP Sven Giegold, spokesperson of the German Greens in the European […]