Recording: By loading the video, you accept YouTube’s privacy policy.Learn more Load video Always unlock YouTuben Dear friends & all that are interested, We are experiencing another price crisis of fossil energies and a mismanaged and delayed energy transition. The enormous increase in energy prices all over Europe is causing many people great concern. Many […]
Parliamentary elections in Bulgaria: A vote for European values
The anti-corruption party “We Continue the Change” (“PP”) has presumably won the parliamentary elections in Bulgaria. According to the Bulgarian election authority, after around 50 per cent of the votes had been counted, PP came in first place with just under 26%. The national-conservative GERB party of ex-Prime Minister Boiko Borissov, who is involved in […]
Public country-by-country reporting clears final hurdle: let us use this momentum to make the European tax transparency zone a global one!
Today, the European Parliament gave its formal consent to public country-by-country tax reporting (“trilogue result”). After a long political struggle, the last hurdle for this important progress in tax policy has thus been cleared. In practice, this means the following for the tax reporting of large companies: 18 months after the directive comes into force, […]
LuxLetters/Hearing: Short notice cancellation by Luxembourg’s finance minister and tax authorities is unacceptable
Today, 28 October, a public hearing on the LuxLetters scandal is taking place in the FISC subcommittee of the European Parliament. In July, the international “LuxLetters” investigations had revealed that Luxembourg continued to grant tailor-made tax advantages to large companies even after the LuxLeaks scandal in 2014. In order to keep these secret from other […]
New banking rules strengthen financial stability in Europe
Today, 27 October 2021, the EU Commission presented its proposals for the revision of the European banking rules CRR/CRD. They determine above all how much equity and liquidity credit institutions must hold. The main aim of today’s proposal is to transpose the last outstanding elements of Basel III into European law. Basel III refers to […]
Coalition talks have started – Now we negotiate the fresh start for Germany in Europe!
Dear friends, dear interested, The coalition negotiations for the first traffic light coalition at the federal level in Germany have now started. In the coming weeks, we will discuss all the issues for the joint government, build bridges and resolve conflicts in 22 specialized working groups. In addition to members of the Bundestag, party representatives […]