Already this Tuesday and Wednesday an urgent mission of the European Parliament will visit Malta. According to the draft programme the cross party group of MEPs will speak with the most relevant public institutions, media, NGOs and the family of Daphne Caruana Galizia. The mission takes place in the framework of the Rule of Law […]
Bitter defeat for tax justice: Germany and tax havens prevent majority for transparency of large companies
Tax payments by large companies will not become more transparent for the time being. After a long struggle, the EU member states have not yet been able to agree on a common position on public country-by-country reporting. A qualified majority in the EU Council of Ministers could not be reached because 13 member states did […]
Keynote: The implementation of reuseable packaging in Europe
At the 7th European REUSE Conference, on 24 September 2019, I was asked to speak on the implementation of reuseable packaging in Europe. The conference was organised by Environmental Action Germany (Deutsche Umwelthilfe e.V.), the European Association of Beverage Wholesalers (CEGROBB), Private Breweries Germany, and Reloop. More information on the conference can be found here: […]
Valdis Dombrovskis Hearing: Commitment to new Action Plan on Green Financial Markets is an important step
Valdis Dombrovskis is the candidate for the post of future Executive Vice-President of the Commission for “An economy that works for people”. In today’s hearing before the European Parliament, Dombrovskis committed to deliver a new action plan for a sustainable financial sector. The action plan for sustainable financial markets is Dombrovskis’ response to a Green […]