Sven Giegold

Democracy & lobby

Daphne Caruana Galizia: European Parliament to debate the rule of law in Malta

Dear friends and all those who are interested, This Thursday (25/3/2021) the European Parliament will discuss the rule of law in Malta and recent developments in the investigation of the assassination of Daphne Caruana Galizia. The Commission is expected to give a statement on the matter. Reason for the last-minute addition to the plenary agenda […]

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Italian-English-German Webinar “The new women’s movement for economic justice”, Tue, 16.03.2021, 21:00 CET

Register for the webinar here!   Dear friends, dear interested,   Women are affected most by the Covid-19-Crisis. They took on the work of the childcare centres and schools – but are not paid for it. They work overtime in hospitals and care homes. They lose their jobs because of the economic crisis, which followed […]

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An earthquake moment in the tax world: breakthrough for tax justice in Europe!

Dear friends, Today is truly a great day. For greater tax transparency, for our democracy and also for me personally. Because just now (Thursday, 25.02) the Ministers for Economic, Industrial and Research Policy in the EU have made a groundbreaking decision in the fight against tax avoidance of multinational companies. With a clear qualified majority, […]

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Invitation: Social Economy Intergroup Public Hearing & Webinar on Skills & Digitalisation – Thursday, 18/2/2021 11 am CET

Register here! Dear friends, dear interested, a fair, social and green digital transition is high on the European agenda. In the just signed EU Recovery Plan, 20% of the total 672.5 Billion Euros are earmarked for fostering the digital transition. Social economy can play a major role here. Co-operative solutions can be more effective and […]

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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 ownership transparency register for companies and investment funds in Luxembourg completely searchable. More than 250 billionaires […]

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Europe Calling “Deadly Patents?” – How to scale up the production of Covid-19 vaccines globally” – Wed, 10/2, 8pm CET

Recording here: By loading the video, you accept YouTube’s privacy policy.Learn more Load video Always unlock YouTuben Dear friends, dear interested, Vaccines are the way out of the Covid-19 pandemic. But despite huge public investments, on a global scale far too little vaccine is being produced so far. While the developed countries will have vaccinated […]

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