Many citizens in Germany are suffering from exploding rents and have to spend an ever greater share of their income on housing. Our new study shows with several case studies: Rents are driven partly by real estate investors who shift their profits abroad and thus do not pay taxes in Germany. Municipalities lose trade tax […]
Job opening: Parliamentary Assistant for Economic and Monetary Affairs in my Brussels office
Dear friends, dear interested, I am looking to strengthen the team in my Brussels office for the work in the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs. I am looking forward to receiving applications! Please forward this job offer to anyone interested. The vacancy notice can be found below. With European Green Greetings, Sven Giegold […]
FinCENfiles: Globalisation of crime needs European response
After months of research in 88 countries with more than 400 journalists involved, the International Network of Investigative Journalists ICIJ together with the US investigative media company BuzzFeed today published a new leak: For the first time, reports of suspected money laundering to the US anti-money laundering authority FinCEN (Financial Crimes Enforcement Network) provide an […]
Green Wave arrives in Germany – Local elections in North Rhine-Westphalia see Green win 75% more seats!
Dear European Green friends, After the big Green wins at the European Elections and the French Municipals, the Green Wave washed into Germany and turned the state of North Rhine-Westphalia Green! In yesterday’s local elections in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany’s most populous federal state with over 14 million registered voters, the Greens won an overall of […]
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 is a humanitarian disaster and a disaster […]
Invitation – Online Conference | Structural Racism: Italian and German Perspectives in Exchange, Tuesday 14.07. 20-22
Limited seats, register right here. Dear friends, dear interested, the structural dimension of racist discrimination has become the focus of public debate as a result of the worldwide Black Lives Matter demonstrations. Demands for a holistic approach to the issue are being voiced not only in the USA but also in Europe. One thing is […]