Yesterday, the European Parliament adopted the so-called “CRR quick fix”, a far-reaching softening of the capital adequacy rules for banks in the Corona crisis. Since Socialist rapporteur Jonás Fernández has secured the approval of the Council of Ministers for the legislative proposal upfront, it will enter into force promptly. The decision was taken with the […]
European Parliament vote for permanent subcommittee on tax a victory for tax justice
Today, the European Parliament’s plenary has just voted to support a standing subcommittee to look at tax transparency and to tackle tax evasion and avoidance. The Greens/EFA group have long been calling for a permanent subcommittee on taxes, covering the topics of tax fraud, tax evasion and tax avoidance. After years of special committees (TAXE […]
Expert consultation: Digital Finance and Crypto-Assets – Request for contributions
Dear colleagues, Dear interested, the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs in the European Parliament is currently working on a “legislative own-initiative report” on Digital Finance. This rather rarely used instrument enables the Parliament to press the EU Commission for new legislative initiatives. The Parliament will prepare the ground for a European framework for FinTechs, […]
Webinar: “Regional Inequalities – The underestimated risk for Europe” with EU Commissioner Ferreira on Tuesday, 23 June 2020, 7-9pm CEST
Dear friends, The European Commission has recently presented their proposals for a revised European budget for 2021-2027 and a recovery package. Therein, regional funds play a fundamental role and should be equipped with additional 82.6 billion Euros. However, large parts of the money should be handed to the member states without strong conditions. May those […]
Webinar: After the ECB judgement of the German Constitutional Court: Is EU community law in jeopardy? – Thu, 18 June, 7-10pm
Limited spaces, register here now! Dear friends, dear interested, On 5 May, the German Constitutional Court declared its decision on the Public Sector Purchase Programme (PSPP) of the European Central Bank (ECB). The Court found that the ECB had acted beyond its legal powers by not assessing or substantiating that the PSPP measures “satisfy the […]
Lead in ammunition: No longer any good reasons for using lead in the open countryside
I received more than 400 emails about a possible ban on lead in ammunition. My response to these letters can be found below. Dear Sir or Madam, Thank you for your email regarding a possible future ban on lead in ammunition. I took your letter and the letter from a good 400 other citizens as […]