Lobbyists from corporations which refused to cooperate with the European Parliament’s special committee investigating tax issues should lose access to the European Parliament according to MEPs on the committee. The proposal, which was made by Greens/EFA MEP Sven Giegold, has secured the support of the lead MEPs (coordinators) on the committee from all political groups […]
Expert consultation on the report of the Special Committee on tax avoidance in the EU
The Special Committee of the European Parliament against tax avoidance is currently working on its final report. Since February the committee has investigated the harmful tax practices of big transnational corporations and the complicity of some EU member states. The committee held hearings with several experts, stakeholders and Commissioners and visited some countries known for […]
Invitation: “Transparent, clean, accountable: Lessons from international best practice for the EU institutions” on 3 September in Brussels
70 percent of EU citizens believe the institutions of the Union to be corrupt. The European Commission’s first anti-corruption report puts the losses caused by bribery across Europe at EUR 120 billion per year. It is to be assumed that “corrupt” is understood by citizen also in the sense of political corruption, conflicts of interest, […]
Press release of the Greek Greens
ECOLOGIST GREENS – GREECE Faced with today’s important vote in parliament on the draft law concerning the Greek proposal to the institutions and empowering for the final deal, the Ecologists Greens issued an open letter with six points to the Prime Minister and the Greek Government: 1. We remain firmly in favor of the euro […]
Future of EMU Five Presidents’ Plan falls far short
The presidents of the European Commission, European Council, European Central Bank, Eurogroup and the European Parliament today published a report on further deepening economic and monetary union. However the report lacks in new content and impetus and merely calls for strengthening already established procedures such as the European Semester and the macroeconomic imbalance procedure. Greens/EFA […]
Your concerns regarding the Single Supervisory Mechanism (SSM)
The ECB has been mandated by the SSM Regulation to promote safety and soundness of banks established in participating Member States, with the more general goal of ensuring financial stability and promoting sustainable financial integration. On Thursday, 25 June 2015 Danièle Nouy, Chair of the Supervisory Board of the ECB will come to the first […]