Sven Giegold

Month: June 2020

The 6 most effective ways to circumvent labour law and local standards

A little essay going round and round and ending with Tönnies by GreensEFA EMPL advisor team / Philine Scholze   The 6 most effective ways to circumvent labour law and local standards How to circumvent Labour law and worker protection in Europe? 1. Cross a border To circumvent labour standards, start by crossing the border. […]

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Looking for support: Group employee in the Economic and Monetary Committee

Dear interested and colleagues, Our Greens/EFA-Group in the European Parliament is looking for support for our work in the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs (ECON). We look forward to your applications! Please, forward this job offer to anyone interested. With European greetings, Sven Giegold (Green ECON coordinator)   Link to the vacancy notice: https://www.greens-efa.eu/en/article/job/policy-adviser-for-the-committee-on-economic-affairs-econ/ […]

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ECON hearing of EBA executive candidate: one-man shortlist is no list and lacks gender balance

Next Monday, the European Parliament’s Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs will hold a hearing with the designated Executive Director of the European Banking Authority (EBA), Francois-Louis Michaud. The previous candidate, Gerry Cross, had been rejected by the European Parliament due to extensive lobby activities in the past. At the same time, the Parliament confirmed […]

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European Parliament calls to attune competition policy to the European Green Deal

On June 18, the European Parliament adopted its annual own-initiative report on EU competition policy with a large cross-party majority of Christian Democrats, Socialists, Liberals, Greens and some right-wing conservatives, while the majority of the Left abstained. With this report, the European Parliament takes a stand on current developments in competition policy and calls for […]

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European Parliament calls to attune competition policy to the European Green Deal

On June 18, the European Parliament adopted its annual own-initiative report on EU competition policy with a large cross-party majority of Christian Democrats, Socialists, Liberals, Greens and some right-wing conservatives, while the majority of the Left abstained. With this report, the European Parliament takes a stand on current developments in competition policy and calls for […]

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Liberals and Greens call for comprehensive reform of EU audit rules

Dear friends, dear interested,   In the face of the massive accounting scandal unfolding at German payments service provider Wirecard, Luis Garicano and I as liberal and green coordinators in the ECON committee have published a joint appeal for a reform of the EU rules on statutory audits. Please, see below for our joint statement. […]

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