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12. September 2020

Moria! 169 MEPs call for emergency evacuation and relocation – Letter to Commission and Council Presidency

The letter (PDF) can be found here: https://sven-giegold.de/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/2020-09-11-Letter-on-Moria-finalfinal.pdf To: Vice-President Margaritis Schinas Commissioner for Home Affairs, Ylva Johansson Federal Minister for the Interior, Horst Seehofer Brussels, 11 September 2020 Dear Vice-President Schinas, Dear Commissioner Johansson, Dear Minister Seehofer, The fire in the EU’s biggest refugee camp Moria…

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Important step towards a regulation of Bitcoin, Libra & Co.

Dear friends, Dear interested, Yesterday, on 10 September 2020, the European Parliament gave a strong signal to finally tackle the overdue regulation of Bitcoin, Libra & Co. at European level. At the moment these so-called crypto-assets are subject to insufficient or…

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EU Climate Law: EU Environment Committee adopts strong emission targets for 2030 and enforceable right to climate protection

Dear friends, Dear interested, Again and again, important things happen in Brussels that hardly anyone notices. While climate change is coming to a dramatic head, Europe is currently deciding on an EU climate law which,…

10. September 2020 | de en

Citizenship for sale in Cyprus: EU-passports for criminals, money launderers and corrupt politicians from around the world

Dear friends, dear interested, The sale of European citizenships in Cyprus is a significant security risk for the EU and opens Europe to criminals. What had been feared for a long time has now been confirmed by a report by…

8. September 2020 | de en

McGuinness to become Irish Commissioner: A convinced European for financial markets – questions remain

This morning, Commission President von der Leyen has proposed Mairead McGuinness as candidate to succeed the resigned Irish Commissioner Hogan to the Council and the European Parliament. McGuinness’ portfolio is financial services, financial stability and capital markets…

1. September 2020 | de en

Action Plan for the Green Transition of the Chemical Industry – Transformation for People and Planet

Dear friends, dear interested, Today, together with my colleague Jutta Paulus, I presented our action plan for a sustainable, competitive, toxic-free transition of the chemical industry. In a large webinar with over 1,100 registered…