Today, Commission President Ursula von der Leyen received the new Prime Minister of Malta Robert Abela in Brussels. Meanwhile, the cases of nepotism in Malta continue. On Monday, the Maltese government had nominated Konrad Mizzi as head of Malta’s delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE). Mizzi […]
Luanda Leaks: Big consultancy firms from Europe helped Angolan president’s daughter to hide billions in tax havens
The presumably richest woman in Africa, Isabel Dos Santos, apparently owes her wealth to a large extent to the support of her father and former Angolan President Jose Eduardo Dos Santos as well as to the support of Western consultancy firms. This is suggested by research conducted by around 120 journalists from 20 countries. Together […]
Adam Farkas moves to banking lobby: EU Parliament wants to stop revolving door between EU authorities and lobby associations
Today, the plenary of the European Parliament debated and voted on a resolution on “institutions and bodies of the Economic and Monetary Union: preventing post-public employment conflicts of interest”. The resolution had already been adopted unanimously by the European Parliament’s Economic and Monetary Affairs Committee. The resolution is the European Parliament’s reaction to the appointment […]
Lobby Transparency of the Permanent Representation in Brussels: Success for more transparency of the German Federal Government at EU level
The Permanent Representation of the Federal Republic of Germany in Brussels has started to publish its lobby meetings on a website in the run-up to the German EU Presidency in the Council of Member States. In doing so, Germany is following the example of the Finnish Presidency, the heads of the EU Commission and the […]
Malta: Robert Abela must initiate political restart
MEP Sven Giegold, financial and economic policy spokesperson of the Greens/EFA group, comments on the assumption of office of Malta’s new Prime Minister Robert Abela: “Abela faces the great challenge of initiating a political restart in Malta. A restart is only possible if he clearly distances himself from the old system of corruption and clientelism. […]
Europe Calling “Hong Kong – What can the EU do?” with Joshua Wong and Agnieszka Brugger MP, on 7th January at 17:30 CET
Limited places, register now: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/580046663348449804 Dear friends, dear interested, The protests in Hong Kong did not stop over the holidays. Next Tuesday you will have the chance to speak directly with a member of the opposition! This is a rare opportunity, because the government and Beijing are taking a tough stance and imposing […]