Dear friends, dear interested, Whether it is nature conservation, harmful chemicals in toys or air quality, there is one fact we can rely on: Europe has very good laws to protect people, animals and the environment. But these rules are too often implemented only half-heartedly or not at all by the member states or in […]
Europe Calling “Contain COVID-19 – The European Way out of the Lockdowns” with Dr Viola Priesemann – Sun, 17.1., 5-7 p.m. CET
Recording here / English translation here! Dear friends, dear interested, In many European countries, the number of infections is again rising exponentially or stagnating at far too high a level. In many places, the situation in hospitals is dramatic. In Europe, several thousand people die every day from Covid-19. We do not want to and […]
“Understanding the Brexit Deal” – British-German webinar with Brexit expert Prof. René Repasi – Thu, Jan 7, 8pm CET
Recording below / Download presentation here Dear friends, dear interested, Since the 1st of January, the trade agreement between the EU and the UK is in force. The more than 1,200-page treaty was finally agreed upon on Christmas Eve and provisionally put into force by the 27 EU member states in order to prevent even […]
Petition Digital Tax Now! – Local shops close, while Amazon & Co make huge profits: the digital tax must come now!
Sign right here: https://www.change.org/digitaltax-now Dear friends, dear interested, It is truly bitter: In many countries, local retail shops have to close before Christmas because of the Corona pandemic. This pandemic is bringing many shops to the brink of their existence. Entire city centres are threatened with economic extinction. And now, of all people, the tax […]
Webinar “EU Taxation & COVID-19: will the Portuguese presidency of the EU take up the challenges?” – Tuesday, 8/12/2020, 7-9pm CET
Recording here: Dear friends, dear interested, In just a month, Portugal will take over the presidency of the Council of the European Union from Germany. In the area of taxation, the German presidency was completely unwilling to bring public tax transparency for multinational companies (public country-by-country-reporting) to a vote and thus blocking this important proposal. […]
Europe Calling “Black Box Council – New insights into the secret decision-making in the Council” – Mon, 30 Nov 2020, 10-11.30 CET
Recording Dear friends, dear interested, On Sunday, Investigate Europe will publish its latest research on the striking intransparency within the European Council. On Monday, Investigate Europe’s senior journalist Harald Schumann will present the findings in our public webinar. There is a black box in the centre of European legislation: the Council of the European Union. […]