Uncategorized Archive - Sven Giegold - Mitglied der Grünen Fraktion im Europaparlament

Sven Giegold

Member of the European Parliament – Greens/EFA Group

Speaker of the German Green Delegation

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25. November 2020 | de en

Success with great consequences: European Ombudswoman criticises award of contract to BlackRock as maladministration

In April 2020, BlackRock was awarded a contract from the Commission to study how the EU can best incorporate environmental, social and governance (ESG) criteria in its banking supervision. This decision was met with – to put it kindly…

3. November 2020 | de en

ESMA report on Wirecard reveals deficits at BaFin

Today, 3 November 2020, the European Securities Markets Authority (ESMA) presented its long-awaited report on the role of the German financial supervisor BaFin and the German Financial Reporting Enforcement Panel (FREP) in the Wirecard accounting scandal. In Germany, BaFin…

14. October 2020 | de en

European chemicals strategy: Commission presents strong blueprint for transition of the chemical industry

Today, Wednesday, the Commission presented its long-awaited Chemicals Strategy for Sustainability. Almost 20 years after the Commission last presented a comprehensive paper on chemicals policy, today’s publication is intended to pave the way towards a toxic-free environment. The chemicals…

22. September 2020 | de en

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…

22. September 2020 | de en

New subcommittee on tax in the European Parliament: Green priorities for European tax justice

Dear friends, Dear interested, The corona crisis is leaving massive holes in the public coffers of European countries. However, the economic recovery and green transformation won’t work with austerity programmes but require courageous investments in the future. In the…

12. September 2020

Moria! 169 MEPs call for emergency evacuation and relocation – Letter to Commission and Council Presidency

The letter (PDF) can be found here: https://sven-giegold.de/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/2020-09-11-Letter-on-Moria-finalfinal.pdf To: Vice-President Margaritis Schinas Commissioner for Home Affairs, Ylva Johansson Federal Minister for the Interior, Horst Seehofer Brussels, 11 September 2020 Dear Vice-President Schinas, Dear Commissioner Johansson, Dear Minister Seehofer, The fire in the EU’s biggest refugee camp Moria…