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 against and 46 abstentions), we are making strong demands to the Commission and the Council to finally develop the […]
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 the European resolution authority SRB (Single Resolution Board). The current report reviewed the findings of 2017 and looked […]
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! 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 in hospitals is dramatic. In Europe, several thousand people die every day from Covid-19. We do not want to and […]
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 of our time. Why is this newsworthy? Because the piece was co-authored by the president […]
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 now includes strong protections for distressed borrowers. This is good news for mortgage borrowers, small […]
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 competition between the UK and the EU. For this reason, Philippe Lamberts, the Co-President of […]