Tomorrow, the ECON Committee of the European Parliament will hear the nominated candidates and vote on the appointment for three top positions in the ECB (Philip Lane), EBA (José Manuel Campa) and SRB (Sebastiano Laviola). In the past, the Committee has criticised several times the lacking gender balance in nominations for EU top financial positions. […]
German Finance Minister Scholz blocks tax transparency
Under pressure from the European Parliament, the EU Commission has submitted a far-reaching proposal on tax transparency for large companies. According to the proposal, large companies should publish country-by-country where they generate how much profit and taxes they pay. This proposal of ‘country-by-country reporting’ was a great success for us Greens in the European Parliament, […]
On lobby transparency, Finnish embassy to the EU leads by example: other government representations need to follow!
Since early 2019, the Finnish Permanent Representation (PermRep) to the EU is the first to proactively publish lobby meetings online: https://finlandabroad.fi/web/eu/meetings (translated below). Meetings of the Finnish Permanent Representative and his deputy are published, those of the 90 other staff so far not. 3 other PermReps sent their lobby meetings upon request to the NGO […]
Expert consultation: European Parliament consults Deutsche Bank about money laundering and tax evasion – 4 February 18:30
Many European banks are involved in money laundering and tax evasion scandals. However, one institution has already been the focus of several investigations: Deutsche Bank. According to a database analysis of the so-called offshore leaks and Panama papers by the German Federal Criminal Police Office, Deutsche Bank helped clients set up offshore companies in tax […]
Special Committee against Money Laundering and Tax Evasion: European Parliament consults Deutsche Bank – 4 February 18h30
Many European banks are involved in money laundering and tax evasion scandals. However, one institution has already been the focus of several investigations: Deutsche Bank. The involvement in offshore leaks, Panama Papers and the money laundering scandal at Danske Bank has recently even triggered action by the German financial supervisory authority BaFin. Since September, a […]
Whistleblower protection: Breakthrough in Council allows for agreement before European elections
The Council of Member States adopted on Friday a common negotiating position on the protection of whistleblowers. Only Poland and Ireland did not want to join the large majority in favour. The directive should give whistleblowers like Antoine Deltour EU-wide protection from retaliation for blowing the whistle on scandals such as LuxLeaks. Almost 3 years […]