Hearing of the Subcommittee on Tax Matters of the European Parliament on the Cum-Ex/Cum-Cum Scandal 24 February 2021 Statement by Prof. Dr. Christoph Spengel Sincere Members of the European Parliament, I am very honored for being invited the second time to present my findings on what I call “the biggest tax robbery in European history”: […]
Expert hearing on 23 February: ECON Committee discusses lessons from GameStop
Dear friends, dear interested, The wild rollercoaster ride of the GameStop share and other securities had financial markets hold their breath in recent weeks. Seemingly, retail investors were able to annoy the biggest financial players by joining forces and turning their own tricks against them. Admittedly, I found that kind of cool. But at the […]
OpenLux: Luxembourg’s reaction could not be more brazen
Following today’s revelations by Süddeutsche Zeitung, Le Monde, OCCRP and other media partners about tax avoidance practices in Luxembourg, the Luxembourg government has responded with a statement denying any harmfulness of its tax system. It published this statement on the website www.openlux.lu. In their investigation, journalists made the entire transparency register of beneficial owners of […]
Landmark decision on the EU list of tax havens: so that it can finally live up to its potential!
Dear friends and all those who are interested, On 21 January, the European Parliament took a landmark decision to improve the EU list of tax havens. With a broad majority of 587 MEPs (with 50 votes against and 46 abstentions), we are making strong demands to the Commission and the Council to finally develop the […]
Coronavirus: Study shows danger of air pollution
Dear friends, Dear interested, Many scientists suspect that air pollution has a negative impact on the number of transmissions and the risks of a COVID-19 infection. After all, it is well established that particulate matter, nitrogen oxides, and other hazardous airborne substances lead to lung and cardiovascular diseases. People with these pre-existing conditions are considered […]
New year, new allies: Trade unions support our push for forward-looking investments and tax justice
Dear friends and all those are interested, On the 5th of January 2021, the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung published an opinion piece on the need for investments as well as greater solidarity and tax justice in order to tackle the challenges of our time. Why is this newsworthy? Because the piece was co-authored by the president […]