Today, Sept. 23 at 9am, the constitutive meeting of the new Tax Subcommittee of the European Parliament took place. In this meeting the committee Chairpersons were elected. The Chairman is Paul Tang (S&D). Kira Peter-Hansen is the third Vice-Chair for the Greens. Sven Giegold is coordinator for the Greens/EFA group in the new subcommittee. MEP […]
Malta/Caruana Galizia: Assets of Keith Schembri and Brian Tonna frozen. Pressure shows effect
Dear friends, dear interested, Finally, something is moving in the fight against corruption in Malta. Yesterday it became known that the assets of Keith Schembri, the Head of Cabinet of ex-Prime Minister Muscat, companies in his possession and the assets of his accountants at Nexia BT (Brian Tonna and Karl Cini) were frozen. The reason […]
New subcommittee on tax in the European Parliament: Green priorities for European tax justice
Dear friends, Dear interested, The corona crisis is leaving massive holes in the public coffers of European countries. However, the economic recovery and green transformation won’t work with austerity programmes but require courageous investments in the future. In the coming months and years, this will bring the fight against tax evasion, tax avoidance and money […]
Webinar “A zero tolerance policy towards tax dumping & money laundering” with the Italian and German Finance Minister – Wed, 30/9/2020, 7-8 pm CEST
Recording here: By loading the video, you accept YouTube’s privacy policy.Learn more Load video Always unlock YouTuben Dear friends, dear interested, Negotiations are currently in full swing on the next EU budget and the Corona reconstruction programme. The EU has never seen such a large and ambitious budget. But the Corona crisis has also torn […]
FinCENfiles: Globalisation of crime needs European response
After months of research in 88 countries with more than 400 journalists involved, the International Network of Investigative Journalists ICIJ together with the US investigative media company BuzzFeed today published a new leak: For the first time, reports of suspected money laundering to the US anti-money laundering authority FinCEN (Financial Crimes Enforcement Network) provide an […]
Call for experts on the hearing of Commissioner-designate Mairead McGuinness before the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs
Dear colleagues, Dear friends, Last week, EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen nominated the Irish Mairead McGuinness as future Commissioner for Financial Stability, Financial Services and Capital Markets Union. She is to succeed Valdis Dombrovskis from Latvia, who has been in charge of the portfolio since 2016 and is now expected to become Trade […]