Democracy & lobby 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

Democracy & lobby

29. June 2020

The 6 most effective ways to circumvent labour law and local standards

A little essay going round and round and ending with Tönnies by GreensEFA EMPL advisor team / Philine Scholze The 6 most effective ways to circumvent labour law and local standards How to circumvent Labour law and worker protection in Europe? 1….

24. June 2020 | de en

ECON hearing of EBA executive candidate: one-man shortlist is no list and lacks gender balance

Next Monday, the European Parliament’s Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs will hold a hearing with the designated Executive Director of the European Banking Authority (EBA), Francois-Louis Michaud. The previous candidate, Gerry Cross, had been rejected by…

19. June 2020 | de en

Webinar: “Regional Inequalities – The underestimated risk for Europe” with EU Commissioner Ferreira on Tuesday, 23 June 2020, 7-9pm CEST

Dear friends, The European Commission has recently presented their proposals for a revised European budget for 2021-2027 and a recovery package. Therein, regional funds play a fundamental role and should be equipped with additional 82.6 billion Euros. However, large parts…

19. June 2020 | de en

Webinar: After the ECB judgement of the German Constitutional Court: Is EU community law in jeopardy? – Thu, 18 June, 7-10pm

Limited spaces, register here now! Dear friends, dear interested, On 5 May, the German Constitutional Court declared its decision on the Public Sector Purchase Programme (PSPP) of the European Central Bank (ECB). The Court found that the ECB had acted…

19. June 2020 | de en

Financing the recovery: Joint Italian-German appeal calls for “zero tolerance policy towards tax dumping and money laundering”

Today, 65 public figures from Italy and Germany have called for a EU zero tolerance policy against tax dumping, tax fraud and money laundering. Among the signatories are more than 20 professors of economics. The appeal was initiated by…

19. June 2020 | de en

Invitation: Webinar “European due diligence legislation & the role of the German Council Presidency” – Thu 11/6, 15:30 – 17 CEST

Register for the webinar here! Dear colleagues, Binding rules in international supply chain have long been demanded by many actors in civil society, including the Greens. Last month, EU Justice Commissioner Didier Reynders announced a long awaited proposal for a…