Sven Giegold

Month: May 2020

Green amendments to banking quick fix: No to capital relief measures without obligations

Dear journalists, dear interested, Today, I submitted Green amendments to the proposed “quick fix” adjustments of the banking rules to the corona crisis. The Commission had proposed a set of measures with the aim to reduce capital requirements for banks in the time of crisis. The socialist rapporteur Jonás Fernández has tabled a draft report […]

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Hearing on the European Investment Bank in the ECON Committee of the European Parliament – Tomorrow 26 May – 10 am

Dear friends, dear interested, A public hearing with representatives of the European Investment Bank (EIB) will take place tomorrow, Tuesday 26 May, at 10 a.m. in a joint meeting of the European Parliament’s Economic and Monetary Affairs Committee and the Budget Committee. The EIB plays a key role in the EU’s efforts to stabilise the […]

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For a European Culture of Cohesion – German-Italian Webinar on Tuesday, 26.5.2020 at 19:00 CEST

Recordings: By loading the video, you accept YouTube’s privacy policy.Learn more Load video Always unlock YouTuben By loading the video, you accept YouTube’s privacy policy.Learn more Load video Always unlock YouTuben Dear friends, dear interested,   The last few weeks have emphatically shown that we can only successfully tackle the coronavirus and the associated economic […]

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Brexit: No free capital mobility without free movement of workers

The British House of Commons has passed a bill to end the free movement of European workers. Sven Giegold, spokesman for Bündnis 90/Die Grünen in the European Parliament, explains: “The decision against the free movement of workers comes at a bad moment. Brexit acts as an additional brake pad in the corona crisis. If the […]

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Webinar: Un pericolo per il nostro diritto europeo? – Discussione italo-tedesca sulla decisione della Corte costituzionale federale tedesca in merito alla BCE – martedì 19.5.2020 alle 18:00

Registrazione: By loading the video, you accept YouTube’s privacy policy.Learn more Load video Always unlock YouTuben Cari amici, care amiche,   la sentenza della Corte costituzionale federale tedesca ha suscitato forti reazioni e anche critiche in tutta Europa. La nostra Corte suprema tedesca ha dichiarato che senza una nuova decisione con una verifica della  proporzionalità […]

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Webinar: A threat to our European Law? – German-Italian discussion of the ECB decision of the German Federal Constitutional Court on Tuesday, 19.5.2020 at 18:00

Webinar: A threat to our European Law? – German-Italian discussion of the ECB decision of the German Federal Constitutional Court on Tuesday, 19.5.2020 at 18:00   Limited seats, register right here!   Dear friends, dear interested,   The ruling of the German Federal Constitutional Court has provoked strong reactions and also criticism throughout Europe. The […]

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