The best things happen in Brussels, when you expect them the least to. It seems a rule of the thumb that what would make the headlines in Berlin, Paris or Rome, remains unnoticed in Brussels, even if billions are moved. Such a thing happened at our yesterday’s event with the cumbersome title: “What will the […]

  MEP Sven Giegold, financial and economic policy spokesperson of the Greens/EFA group commented on the results of the snap elections in Malta:   “Congratulations to the Labour government of Malta for its reelection. But, elections do not replace thorough investigations. The accusations around the sale of passports, money laundering and corruption are a heavy […]

The EU Commission and the italian government have struck a deal how they want to give the Italian bank Monte dei Paschi di Siena (MPS) access to new banking subsidies. In the framework of a “precautionary recapitalisation” the strong bail-in rules in the banking union are undermined. Greens in the European Parliament have fought tooth […]