At last night’s hearing in the European Parliament, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg only dodged the MEPs’ clear questions. A resolution of the plenary session is therefore discussed among the groups for adoption in June. On Friday the general data protection regulation (GDPR) enters into force. MEP Sven Giegold, financial and economic policy spokesperson of the […]
Green letter against the intimidation of investigative journalist Pavla Holcova by Slovak police
To: UN Special Rapporteur on the Promotion and Protection of the Right to Freedom of Opinion and Expression, Mr. David Kaye To: Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights, Ms. Dunja Mijatović To: OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, Mr. Harlem Désir Dear Rapporteurs on human rights and freedom of expression and the media, […]
Lobby register: Parliament negotiators want to block more transparency
The key document of negotiations on the EU Transparency Register for lobbyists is now finally public. The Council has published the document which was formerly kept secret even by the Parliament’s lead negotiators. The published 4-column document shows the already public positions of Commission and Council and for the first time the detailed position of […]
New report: Instead of paying fair taxes in Europe, McDonald’s prefers to pay tax consultants
Despite state-aid investigations by the EU Commission, McDonald’s is continuing its strategy of tax avoidance with increased efforts. This is the result of a new report published today by trade unions in the EU and the USA. In 2015 they had shown in a first report how McDonald’s saved more than one billion euros in […]
New: Green changemakers unite!
Dear friends, dear readers, The European Green Party (EGP) has now launched a network of changemakers. Under the name “Tilt!”, changemakers throughout Europe are now networking to launch joint actions and campaigns. The network is aimed at all Greens, but also at all friends of our ideas. My request to you: Join in and register […]
Green letter to Cecila Malmström
In the light of the recent trade conflict with the United States Yannick Jadot and Sven Giegold have written a common letter to EU trade commissioner Malmström. The letter is documented below. Dear Commissioner Malmström, We are highly concerned by the escalation of the trade conflict between the United States of America and our […]