Yesterday evening, 28 April, the European Parliament voted a resolution on the assassination of Daphne Caruana Galizia and the rule of law in Malta. It was adopted with a large majority of 635 Members of the European Parliament in favour. EPP, Renew, S&D, Greens/EFA, the Left, ID and parts of ECR voted in favour. A […]
Brexit agreement: EU upholds standards against money laundering and tax avoidance
Today, 27 April, the European Parliament will vote on the EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement. The Agreement has been provisionally in force since 1 January 2021. MEP Sven Giegold, financial and economic policy spokesperson of the Greens/EFA group, commented: “The UK did not get everything it wanted. In the area of financial services, Europe has […]
Europe Calling “What next from Karlsruhe?” with Prof. René Repasi on Wed, 28.4. 1 p.m. CEST
Recording / Presentation Dear friends, dear interested, We’ve just had a lucky escape. After the green light from Karlsruhe, Germany can ratify the EU’s Corona Recovery programme. But this breathing space is no reason to relax. Every time the German Constitutional Court announces a decision on EU financial or monetary policy, the blood pressure rises […]
Malta: a new low in the sale of golden passports
Recent revelations show that Malta is selling Maltese citizenships, and by extension European citizenship rights, to foreign investors without requiring them to have a “genuine link” to the country. The revelations are based on leaked emails from Henley & Partners, which describes itself as a “global leader in residence and citizenship planning”. The documents show […]
EU climate law: member states put the brakes on ambition, use accounting tricks to increase climate target
Link, to spread this information on twitter/facebook: https://sven-giegold.de/en/low-ambition-member-states-tricks Dear friends dear interested, Unfortunately, today started with very sobering news. After 15 hours of intense negotiations between the European Parliament, the Member States and the European Commission, the first European climate law is in place. But what should have been a milestone for climate protection turns […]
Credible Sustainable Finance rules: The worst has been avoided for now, but green hazards remain
Today, on 21 April 2021, the EU Commission presented the long-awaited first Delegated Act on the Taxonomy Regulation. The Delegated Act defines the criteria that economic activities must fulfil in order to be considered sustainable in the Taxonomy with regard to climate change mitigation or adaptation. In the last weeks, the Commission had considered softening […]