This Friday, ahead of the presentation of the European Commission’s “Chemicals Strategy for Sustainability”, announced for October 2020, the European Parliament is calling for a tightening of chemicals policy and concrete ban on toxic chemicals in a resolution initiated by the Greens/EFA Group. Endocrine disruptors in cosmetics, toys and food packaging and long-lasting fluorochemicals in […]
Chemicals strategy: European Parliament calls for paradigm shift for a toxic-free environment and ecological transition of the chemical industry
This Friday, ahead of the presentation of the European Commission’s “Chemicals Strategy for Sustainability”, announced for October 2020, the European Parliament is calling for a tightening of chemicals policy and concrete ban on toxic chemicals in a resolution initiated by the Greens/EFA Group. Endocrine disruptors in cosmetics, toys and food packaging and long-lasting fluorochemicals in […]
Green proposals for the long overdue regulation of Bitcoin, Libra and co.
Dear friends, dear interested, For years, digital currencies like Bitcoin have been used on a large scale for illicit purposes. According to studies, almost half of Bitcoin’s revenues can be attributed to activities such as money laundering or the trade in illegal goods such as drugs, weapons, protected animals and plants, even child pornography. Yet […]
European Parliament approved Michaud as EBA executive director: Blow for gender balance in EU top financial positions
Today, July 8, the plenary of the European Parliament voted on Francois-Louis Michaud as a candidate for the position of Executive Director of the European Banking Authority (EBA). Michaud was approved with 343 votes in favour, 296 against and 56 abstentions. Greens voted against both on committee and plenary level, because the EBA had presented […]
Success for gender equality in EU finance top positions: ECON committee voted against candidate for EBA executive director
Yesterday evening on 2 July the Economic and Monetary Affairs Committee (ECON) of the European Parliament voted by a narrow majority (24 no, 23 yes, 10 abstentions) against the candidate for the position of Executive Director of the European Banking Authority (EBA), Francois-Louis Michaud. The results have just been announced. The vote in the committee […]
Anti-money-laundering draft resolution of the European Parliament: Strong demands to the EU-Commission
Dear friends, dear interested, Today the negotiations on a draft resolution on the fight against money laundering were successfully concluded. The draft text, supported by Christian Democrats, Social Democrats, Liberals, Greens and the Left, is based on a green proposal. Thanks to the cross-party support for the adapted joint draft, a positive vote in plenary […]