Tomorrow, 5 October, the decision on the new EU list of tax havens will be on the agenda of the meeting of the economy and finance ministers of the 27 EU member states. It has already become known that the list will be shortened: Anguila, the Seychelles and Dominica are to be removed from the […]
Invite: “Social Economy as an Industrial Ecosystem – A catalyst to Build Back Better & Fairer” – 7/10, in San Sebastian & Online
Dear friends, dear interested, It is now only weeks until the long-awaited release of the European Action Plan for the Social Economy by the European Commission on 8th December. One key point in the action plan will be how we as the European Union can support the Social Economy ecosystem as a whole to become […]
PandoraPapers: Tougher measures against tax evasion and money laundering need
New international investigative research by the International Consortium for Investigative Journalists (ICIJ) on the subject of tax evasion and money laundering was published today. The revelations are based on the largest tax data leak of all time. 600 journalists from 117 countries collaborated on this project. The enormous data set comprises 11.9 million documents from […]
My nomination for the German Green Coalition team: Europe belongs at the centre of German government policy
Dear friends, dear all, In Sunday’s General Election, the German Greens achieved their best result in a general election so far and became a strong third with 14.8% (2017: 8.9%) of the vote and 118 MPs (2017: 67). We even came first in 16 constituencies all over Germany, which we managed before in one constituency […]
New ESMA chair: Verena Ross wants to make credit ratings climate-proof
Today, on 30 September 2021, the European Parliament’s Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs (ECON) confirmed Verena Ross as chairwoman of the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) by a large majority in a vote by secret ballot. Only a week ago, the Council of Ministers had voted in favour of the candidate. This was […]
Council approves public Country-by-Country Reporting: new era of tax transparency
Just now, on September 28, the Council approved the outcome of negotiations between member states, the European Parliament and the European Commission on public country-by-country reporting (“trilogue outcome”). Sweden and Cyprus voted against, the Czech Republic, Ireland, Luxembourg and Malta abstained, which is generally seen as a rejection. They are now hinting at an appeal […]