Dear friends, dear interested, In the face of the massive accounting scandal unfolding at German payments service provider Wirecard, Luis Garicano and I as liberal and green coordinators in the ECON committee have published a joint appeal for a reform of the EU rules on statutory audits. Please, see below for our joint statement. […]
Webinar: “Regional Inequalities – The underestimated risk for Europe” with EU Commissioner Ferreira on Tuesday, 23 June 2020, 7-9pm CEST
Dear friends, The European Commission has recently presented their proposals for a revised European budget for 2021-2027 and a recovery package. Therein, regional funds play a fundamental role and should be equipped with additional 82.6 billion Euros. However, large parts of the money should be handed to the member states without strong conditions. May those […]
Webinar: After the ECB judgement of the German Constitutional Court: Is EU community law in jeopardy? – Thu, 18 June, 7-10pm
Limited spaces, register here now! Dear friends, dear interested, On 5 May, the German Constitutional Court declared its decision on the Public Sector Purchase Programme (PSPP) of the European Central Bank (ECB). The Court found that the ECB had acted beyond its legal powers by not assessing or substantiating that the PSPP measures “satisfy the […]
Invitation: Webinar “European due diligence legislation & the role of the German Council Presidency” – Thu 11/6, 15:30 – 17 CEST
Recording: By loading the video, you accept YouTube’s privacy policy.Learn more Load video Always unlock YouTuben Dear colleagues, Binding rules in international supply chain have long been demanded by many actors in civil society, including the Greens. Last month, EU Justice Commissioner Didier Reynders announced a long awaited proposal for a European legislation on mandatory […]
Webinar invitation: “The virus of financial deregulation” on Wednesday, 10 June 2020, 6-8 pm CEST
Aufzeichnung: By loading the video, you accept YouTube’s privacy policy.Learn more Load video Always unlock YouTuben Dear friends, dear interested, In the last few weeks, we experienced various attempts to use the Corona Crisis as an excuse in order to weaken financial regulation. In banking supervision we already saw steps towards relaxation of […]
Invitation: Webinar with commissioner Gentiloni “An EU zero tolerance policy towards tax dumping and money laundering” on Monday, 8 June 5-7pm
By loading the video, you accept YouTube’s privacy policy.Learn more Load video Always unlock YouTuben Dear friends, dear interested, Together 65 economists and public figures from Italy and Germany will publish a new call for proposals on Monday. We call for a refinancing of the Corona reconstruction programme by curbing tax dumping and […]