Economy & Finance Archive - Sven Giegold - Mitglied der Grünen Fraktion im Europaparlament

22. January 2021 | de en

Landmark decision on the EU list of tax havens: so that it can finally live up to its potential!

Dear friends and all those who are interested, On 21 January, the European Parliament took a landmark decision to improve the EU list of tax havens. With a broad majority of 587 MEPs (with 50 votes…

15. January 2021 | de en

European bank resolution: Europe is poorly prepared for a possible Covid banking crisis

Yesterday, on 14 January 2021, the European Court of Auditors presented a special report on European bank resolution. Already in 2017, the Court of Auditors had identified a number of shortcomings and criticised the slow implementation by…

15. January 2021 | de en

Europe Calling “Contain COVID-19 – The European Way out of the Lockdowns” with Dr Viola Priesemann – Sun, 17.1., 5-7 p.m. CET

Recording here / English translation here! By loading the video, you accept YouTube's privacy policy.Learn more Load video Always unlock YouTuben PHA+PGlmcmFtZSBzcmM9Imh0dHBzOi8vd3d3LnlvdXR1YmUtbm9jb29raWUuY29tL2VtYmVkL01YenVka3pPOWNjIiB3aWR0aD0iNTYwIiBoZWlnaHQ9IjMxNSIgZnJhbWVib3JkZXI9IjAiIGFsbG93ZnVsbHNjcmVlbj0iYWxsb3dmdWxsc2NyZWVuIj48L2lmcmFtZT48L3A+ Dear friends, dear interested, In many European countries, the number of infections is again rising exponentially or stagnating at far too high a level. In many places, the situation…

12. January 2021 | de en

New year, new allies: Trade unions support our push for forward-looking investments and tax justice

Dear friends and all those are interested, On the 5th of January 2021, the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung published an opinion piece on the need for investments as well as greater solidarity and tax justice in order to tackle the challenges…

11. January 2021 | de en

Green persistance pays off: Better consumer protection on the sale of loans

Dear friends, dear interested, Persistence pays off! The European Parliament’s Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs (ECON) will tonight adopt a heavily revised version of the rules on the sale of non-performing loans. Thanks to us Greens, the draft bill…

7. January 2021 | de en

We need to ensure a level playing-field on financial services post-Brexit: our letter to the Commission

Dear friends and all those who are interested, The Brexit deal reached on Christmas Eve was a great relief, followed by a rather rude awakening: our preliminary analysis suggests that the draft agreement could open the door for accelerated tax…