Dear friends, The European Green Deal is the most comprehensive and ambitious climate and environmental protection programme ever launched by the European Union. The Green Deal has what it takes to make Europe a climate-neutral continent and at the same time transform the economy in a socially and ecologically just way. But does the Green […]
Italian-English-German Webinar “The new women’s movement for economic justice”, Tue, 16.03.2021, 21:00 CET
Register for the webinar here! Dear friends, dear interested, Women are affected most by the Covid-19-Crisis. They took on the work of the childcare centres and schools – but are not paid for it. They work overtime in hospitals and care homes. They lose their jobs because of the economic crisis, which followed […]
Strong call from the European Parliament to improve cooperation in tax matters – not only in the digital realm
Yesterday evening (Wednesday 10 March), the European Parliament adopted a strong parliamentary position for greater cooperation in tax matters by a large majority. 568 MEPs voted in favour of the report yesterday. The 63 votes against were cast primarily by MEPs from the right-wing “Identity and Democracy” group and the “European Conservatives and Reformists”. In […]
Time to take stock: ESMA celebrates its 10th Anniversary
Dear friends, dear interested, The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) is celebrating its birthday. 10 years have passed since its establishment on 1 January 2011. Time to take stock. On the occasion of its anniversary, ESMA is organising a public online conference on 23 March 2021. At the conference, I will join a high-profile […]
Crooked dealings: Market abuse in connection with Cum-Ex and co. must be rigorously prosecuted
Dear friends, dear interested, Billions of euros have been looted from public coffers through Cum-Ex and co. These tax fraud schemes all involve crooked dealings on the financial markets. To obtain refunds for unpaid dividend taxes, the fraudsters have to trade in shares and derivatives on a grand scale. All these transactions have no other […]
Greensill Bank: Deposit insurance must be rigorously linked to risk
Media reports in recent days suggest that Bremen-based Greensill Bank AG could be in acute distress. The bank is a subsidiary of the British-Australian group Greensill Capital, which specialises in supply chain finance. The group had to file for bankruptcy protection in Australia this week after Crédit Suisse and Swiss asset manager GAM stopped important […]