This Friday, ahead of the presentation of the European Commission’s “Chemicals Strategy for Sustainability”, announced for October 2020, the European Parliament is calling for a tightening of chemicals policy and concrete ban on toxic chemicals in a resolution initiated by the Greens/EFA Group. Endocrine disruptors in cosmetics, toys and food packaging and long-lasting fluorochemicals in […]
Green proposals for the long overdue regulation of Bitcoin, Libra and co.
Dear friends, dear interested, For years, digital currencies like Bitcoin have been used on a large scale for illicit purposes. According to studies, almost half of Bitcoin’s revenues can be attributed to activities such as money laundering or the trade in illegal goods such as drugs, weapons, protected animals and plants, even child pornography. Yet […]
New president of the Eurogroup: Paschal Donohoe must not slow down European tax reform
Today, the Euro finance ministers have elected the Irish Finance Minister Paschal Donohoe as the new Eurogroup president for the next two and a half years. The Portuguese predecessor Mario Centeno had announced his resignation as finance minister at the beginning of June and thus also resigned as head of the Eurogroup. MEP Sven Giegold, […]
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/ […]
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 […]
Hearing on the European Investment Bank in the ECON Committee of the European Parliament – Tomorrow 26 May – 10 am
Dear friends, dear interested, A public hearing with representatives of the European Investment Bank (EIB) will take place tomorrow, Tuesday 26 May, at 10 a.m. in a joint meeting of the European Parliament’s Economic and Monetary Affairs Committee and the Budget Committee. The EIB plays a key role in the EU’s efforts to stabilise the […]