In April 2020, BlackRock was awarded a contract from the Commission to study how the EU can best incorporate environmental, social and governance (ESG) criteria in its banking supervision. This decision was met with – to put it kindly – great disbelief, as massive conflicts of interest were ignored by the Commission. BlackRock is a […]
Invitation “Next Generation EU: Mobilising social economy’s potential to build back better” – Friday, 27/11/2020, 10.15-11.30am
Register here now! Dear friends, dear interested, Hadn’t it been for the Pandemic, the 26th and the 27th of November would have been the dates for the original ‘European Social Economy Summit’. To commemorate this, there will be a 2 days online event with over 15 different stakeholder sessions from all over Europe and beyond […]
What does today’s report on global tax justice mean for Europe and Germany in particular?
Dear friends, dear interested, Today the Tax Justice Network published its “State of Tax Justice 2020” report on the extent of global tax avoidance by large corporations and tax evasion by individuals. It is the first study to paint an overall picture of global tax avoidance and evasion both by wealthy individuals and multinational enterprises. […]
Invitation: Online conference “Social economy and Roma inclusion in times of Covid-19” – 17 November 2020, 10:30am CET
Dear friends, dear interested, Europe is facing an unprecedented social and economic shock, brought about by the devastating effects of the coronavirus. Many Europeans have lost their incomes, their homes, their security, and even their loved ones, but Roma communities throughout the continent have been particularly hard hit. Because of its explicit objective to […]
Stocktake of the German Council Presidency: Negatives outweigh the positive
Dear friends, Dear interested, The six-monthly rotating presidency of the Council of Ministers is an opportunity for the Member States to influence European policy for years to come. Only every 14 years or so does each national government have the chance to shape the fate of the EU so directly. Unfortunately, our stocktake after […]
Agreement on the EU budget: The financing of the European Green Deal is secured
Dear friends and all those who are interested, This week, the negotiators of the European Parliament, the European Commission and the Council of Ministers agreed on the EU budget for the next seven years. The so-called multiannual financial framework (MFF) sets directions for the future of the Union. It is also linked to an agreement […]