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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24. February 2021 | de en

Success at the GameStop hearing: European authorities will take a closer look at neo-brokers’ business models

Dear friends, dear interested, This is good news for all retail investors: Yesterday, on 24 February, Steven Maijoor, the chairman of the European securities supervisor ESMA, promised me that his authority…

24. February 2021 | de en

Statement by Prof. Christoph Spengel at the Public Hearing on the Cum-Ex/Cum-Cum Scandal

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…

19. February 2021 | de en

Despite ECB cap: Bonus payments by Deutsche Bank still too high

Bloomberg and the Financial Times report that Deutsche Bank’s bonus plans for 2020 had been downsized by the ECB, citing internal sources. Before, it had been expected that bonus payments at Germany’s largest lender could rise…

19. February 2021 | de en

Anti-Money Laundering Directive: infringement proceedings against Germany are justified

The EU Commission has initiated the first stage of infringement proceedings against Germany regarding the implementation of the 4th Anti-Money Laundering Directive. At the same time, proceedings were initiated against Romania and Portugal. So far, Germany has not implemented…

7. February 2021 | de en

New revelations on Luxembourg: Governments must put a stop to tax tricks

International research by Süddeutsche Zeitung, Le Monde, OCCRP and other media partners reveals with new data that Luxembourg remains a thriving tax haven – even after the LuxLeaks scandal. For the first time, they have made the entire beneficial…

16. December 2020 | de en

EU Rule of Law Mechanism: Von der Leyen’s behavior borders on institutional self-abandonment

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen today commented in the European Parliament on the European Council’s unilateral declaration to postpone the application of the rule of law mechanism. In substance, the Commission President has stuck to the delay…