The European Commission today presented proposals to further development of the EU’s ‘Banking Union’, including a European deposit guarantee scheme. Commenting on the proposals, Greens/EFA president Philippe Lamberts said: “These proposals are a belated but welcome step towards a proper European scheme for guaranteeing deposits held by ordinary citizens. The financial crisis revealed the inherent […]
48 proposals how to separate economic and political power in Europe
Dear friends and colleagues, The EU Commission has promised to update and strengthen the legal base of the EU lobby register. Commission President Juncker made more transparency one of his priorities. In order to outline what the European Parliament wants, the Constitutional Affairs committee had asked me to draft an initiative report on “transparency, accountability […]
EP tax investigation: Special committee extension supported by political groups
The mandate of the European Parliament’s special committee investigating tax issues should be extended for six months, according to the coordinators of the political groups, who took the decision today. The conference of presidents of the political groups will now consider the proposal on Thursday, following the initiative of the Greens/EFA group. Commenting on the […]
There is more to uncover – the European Parliament’s tax investigations have to continue
The TAXE committee on tax investigation is running out of time, but there is more to uncover. Please find here why we need to prolongate the committee’s mandate. By loading the video, you accept YouTube’s privacy policy.Learn more Load video Always unlock YouTuben
Leserbrief in der FT: Accounting standards are holding banks back
Sir, In addition to those described by Patrick Jenkins in “Why is it taking so long for Europe’s banks to recover?” (Inside Business, November 10), another reason for the relative weakness of European banks is the limitations placed on them by international financial reporting standards. Since the 1970s, US GAAP has required banks to earlier […]
Saudi Arabia/human rights: Raif Badawi chosen on shortlist for Sakharov Prize 2015
The shortlist for the 2015 Sakharov Prize for freedom of thought was today selected by the European Parliament’s foreign affairs, development and human rights committees (1). The shortlist includes Saudi Arabian online activist Raif Badawi, who was nominated by the Greens/EFA group for this year’s prize. Commenting after the vote, Green human rights spokesperson Barbara […]