Sven Giegold

Month: March 2017

European Parliament takes on financial crime with tough proposals

The European Parliament’s committees on Economic & Monetary Affairs (ECON) and Civil Liberties Justice & Home Affairs (LIBE) voted on the revision of the Anti-Money Laundering Directive on the 28th of February. The report was guided through Parliament by the Dutch Green co-rapporteur Judith Sargentini together with the EPP’s Krišjānis Karins. The majority of MEPs […]

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Protection for Whistleblowers: Send the EU Commission your opinion!

Dear friends, Last Friday, the EU Commission finally launched a public consultation on possible legislation to protect whistleblowers in Europe. The Greens/EFA Group has been respectively calling for a directive for months. Our proposal for a directive can be found here: http://www.greens-efa.eu/en/article/whistle-blowers-directive/ It is a great success that the European Commission is now reacting to […]

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