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 […]
Saving the Euro needs a Green New Deal
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).
European Parliament concludes action programme against tax evasion
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. […]
TEDxChange – The Big Picture today in Berlin
Today, Thursday April 5th 2012, I’m looking forward to take part at the “TEDxChange 2012 – The Big Picture” conference, hosted by the Bill & Melinda Gates foundation, in Berlin: http://tedxberlin.de/2012/01/tedxchange-the-big-picture/ The brodcast starts at 5 p.m. CEST. I’ll talk about our concept: Green New Deal, find details here: http://greennewdeal.eu. I was told that approximately 100.000 people […]
Launch of the European Citizens’ Initiative!
Strengthening the European civil society
The EU is often considered to be a pioneer because of its transnational sharing of sovereignty through democratic institutions. Many European citizens have the impression though, that they can hardly influence the European decision-making processes. In the course of the Euro crisis not only the felt remoteness of the European institutions has increased, also scepticism […]