Dear friends, dear interested, Whether it’s the transition to e-mobility or the electrification of our heating systems: Batteries are a key technology in the fight against climate change. If we want to move away from dirty combustion engines and oil and gas heating, we need much more storage capacity. The global battery production will therefore […]
Tax dumping: Joe Biden deserves our full support
Dear friends and all those who are interested, Joe Biden has extended an invitation to all countries with progressive tax systems: Let’s jointly put an end to tax dumping by multinational companies, with an effective minimum tax rate of 21%. In this way, we will protect the socially just distribution of income. By way of […]
Brexit agreement: EU upholds standards against money laundering and tax avoidance
Today, 27 April, the European Parliament will vote on the EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement. The Agreement has been provisionally in force since 1 January 2021. MEP Sven Giegold, financial and economic policy spokesperson of the Greens/EFA group, commented: “The UK did not get everything it wanted. In the area of financial services, Europe has […]
Europe Calling “What next from Karlsruhe?” with Prof. René Repasi on Wed, 28.4. 1 p.m. CEST
Recording / Presentation Dear friends, dear interested, We’ve just had a lucky escape. After the green light from Karlsruhe, Germany can ratify the EU’s Corona Recovery programme. But this breathing space is no reason to relax. Every time the German Constitutional Court announces a decision on EU financial or monetary policy, the blood pressure rises […]
Malta: a new low in the sale of golden passports
Recent revelations show that Malta is selling Maltese citizenships, and by extension European citizenship rights, to foreign investors without requiring them to have a “genuine link” to the country. The revelations are based on leaked emails from Henley & Partners, which describes itself as a “global leader in residence and citizenship planning”. The documents show […]
EU climate law: member states put the brakes on ambition, use accounting tricks to increase climate target
Link, to spread this information on twitter/facebook: https://sven-giegold.de/en/low-ambition-member-states-tricks Dear friends dear interested, Unfortunately, today started with very sobering news. After 15 hours of intense negotiations between the European Parliament, the Member States and the European Commission, the first European climate law is in place. But what should have been a milestone for climate protection turns […]