Directly after the murder of Daphne three years ago Eva Joly and myself demanded the creation of a “European prize for investigative journalism” in the name of Daphne Caruana Galizia and modelled on the Sakharov Prize. Only one month later in November 2017 the plenary of the European Parliament supported the idea with a large […]
Tax scandal around corona test manufacturer Qiagen: Public funding collected, taxes avoided
Today, the Dutch non-governmental organisation SOMO published a report on aggressive tax avoidance methods of the biotech company Qiagen. Qiagen is one of the leading manufacturers of coronavirus tests and has made high profits during the pandemic. Qiagen is based in Germany and aggressively avoids taxes through a network of companies in Luxembourg, the Netherlands […]
McGuinness: An Irish for financial markets consumer protection and sustainable finance
Today the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs held a hearing with the Commissioner-designate Mairead McGuinness. McGuinness is the candidate to succeed the resigned Irish Commissioner Hogan. McGuinness would take over the financial market portfolio from Commission Vice-President Dombrovskis, while the latter is to take over the trading portfolio. McGuinness is a committed and strong […]
New study on tax avoidance by real estate investors: Double damage to the common good
Many citizens in Germany are suffering from exploding rents and have to spend an ever greater share of their income on housing. Our new study shows with several case studies: Rents are driven partly by real estate investors who shift their profits abroad and thus do not pay taxes in Germany. Municipalities lose trade tax […]
Job opening: Parliamentary Assistant for Economic and Monetary Affairs in my Brussels office
Dear friends, dear interested, I am looking to strengthen the team in my Brussels office for the work in the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs. I am looking forward to receiving applications! Please forward this job offer to anyone interested. The vacancy notice can be found below. With European Green Greetings, Sven Giegold […]
Commission proposal on crypto assets and Libra: Regulation must solve money laundering problems, not taboo them
Today, departing Finance Commissioner Dombrovskis presented a legislative package on the digitalization of the financial system. This includes in particular a new strategy for payment services and a legislative proposal for the digital resilience of the financial sector. The legislative proposals for the regulation of crypto-assets in particular had been long awaited. The proposals stipulate […]