Dear friends, dear interested, The European Parliament has finally set up an inquiry committee on animal transports. The special committee, limited to one year, will investigate how EU animal welfare rules for animal transports within the EU and to non-EU countries are systematically broken and propose changes to improve enforcement as well as new rules. […]
Malta/Caruana Galizia: Assets of Keith Schembri and Brian Tonna frozen. Pressure shows effect
Dear friends, dear interested, Finally, something is moving in the fight against corruption in Malta. Yesterday it became known that the assets of Keith Schembri, the Head of Cabinet of ex-Prime Minister Muscat, companies in his possession and the assets of his accountants at Nexia BT (Brian Tonna and Karl Cini) were frozen. The reason […]
EU Climate Law: EU Environment Committee adopts strong emission targets for 2030 and enforceable right to climate protection
Dear friends, Dear interested, Again and again, important things happen in Brussels that hardly anyone notices. While climate change is coming to a dramatic head, Europe is currently deciding on an EU climate law which, as the centerpiece of the European Green Deal, will set the course for climate protection until 2050. Today, Friday, the […]
Action Plan for the Green Transition of the Chemical Industry – Transformation for People and Planet
Dear friends, dear interested, Today, together with my colleague Jutta Paulus, I presented our action plan for a sustainable, competitive, toxic-free transition of the chemical industry. In a large webinar with over 1,100 registered participants we received feedback on this. We need a European chemical transition that combines the protection of human health and nature […]
Action Plan for the Green Transition of the Chemical Industry – Transformation for People and Planet
Action Plan for the Green Transition of the Chemical Industry – Transformation for People and Planet drafted by MEP Jutta Paulus and MEP Sven Giegold Chemicals are a necessary and important part of our lives and of a green transition. They allow us to surf the internet, cure diseases, produce renewable energy, store food, and […]
Our letter to the Presidency: Ending the German blockade of tax transparency
Dear friends, dear interested We can no longer afford tax dumping in the interest of large companies in Europe. Public funds are and will remain heavily strained through the corona crisis. It would be easy to wash billions of fair taxes into the coffers of EU member states with the help of binding public tax […]