After more than 10 years of civil society campaigning, reinforced by a strong EP position in 2010/11, and Eurobarometer showing large support, changes of attitude of the centre right in Germany (and France), the COM made a volte face in the Summer of 2011, and proposed a far reaching directive for the taxation of financial […]

Does media really have a point saying that Spain, Portugal and Italy live beyond their means and are not competitive? We had a closer look at the data of the struggling countries: It turned out that the crisis countries are living beyond their ecological means. The dependency on energy and imports of fossil fuels (oil, […]

  I am pleased to inform you that the Greens in the European Parliament will host a high level conference on banking reform, organized by my colleague Philippe Lamberts. On the 25th of May in the European Parliament in Brussels Paul Volcker, Sir John Vickers and Michel Barnier will give key note addresses and discuss with […]

Short interview with http://www.conciso.eu/ on the future of the insurance industry. Find my answers here:   Question: According to Mr. Giegold, what are the main opportunities for insurers in the European context in the coming years? In other words, in which areas or in what way can they add value, remain relevant to customers etc.? Solidarity is the core principle […]

For a short and informative summary on the question of the Euro crisis and the Green New Deal my team a me have made a PowerPoint presentation. Download here: Saving_the_Euro_GND_Update_23.05.2012 (ppt, 5 MB).

Today is a good day for honest taxpayers and a bad day for the tax planning industry. The European Parliament calls for the ending of banking secrecy and a comprehensive package against aggressive tax dodging. This could balance unfair austerity programmes in a time of tight budgets and high debt levels in the member states. […]