Commenting on US Treasury Secretary Yellen’s speech on a global minimum tax rate on corporate profits, Sven Giegold, finance spokesperson of the Greens/EFA group in the European Parliament, said: “This speech by Treasury Secretary Yellen is music to my ears. Now is a historic opportunity to end global tax dumping! She has reached out her […]
Europe’s air is getting cleaner! European Parliament votes for stricter limit values
Dear friends, dear interested, A great success for our health and environment! The European Parliament adopted yesterday evening (March 25, 2021) a strong report on the implementation of EU rules on air quality. After months of work, it is a deeply green report full of green proposals! We find: Europe’s clean air laws are […]
My plenary speech on the Rule of law in Malta: justice for Daphne Caruana Galizia
Today, the European Parliament held a plenary session to address the rule of law in Malta and recent developments in the investigation of the assassination of the investigative journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia. Reason for the last-minute addition to the plenary agenda was the arrest of Keith Schembri, former head of cabinet of the Maltese Prime […]
Invitation: Clean Air Party on Zoom! Let’s watch the final vote together. TODAY, 7pm.
Join us at 7 pm here! Dear friends, dear interested, Today, the European Parliament will adopt an ambitious Air Quality Implementation Report! You can find the details of this success here: https://sven-giegold.de/en/eu-environment-committee-votes-for-cleaner-air/ We send a strong signal to the Commission and Member States for clean air and better enforcement of EU laws! A progressive majority […]
200+ finance professionals call for credible rules in an open letter to the EU Commission
The EU Commission is currently finalising the delegated acts that shape the rules for Sustainable Finance. The so-called taxonomy will determine which financial products and investments can be labelled as green and sustainable and which cannot. The European Parliament and the EU member states had negotiated for a long time and found a good compromise […]
EU Environment Committee votes for cleaner air: We call for tougher limits and faster infringement procedures
The EU Environment Committee today (Thursday) adopted a strong report on the implementation of EU air quality legislation. A progressive majority of Socialists, Liberals, Greens and the Left (43 votes in favor, 33 against, 3 abstentions) adopted ambitious demands for clean air. This pleasing result was negotiated by the Socialist rapporteur Javi López from Spain […]