Dear friends, dear interested, Recent press reports suggest that the European Chemical Strategy for Sustainability might be substantially weakened by the Commission’s Directorate-General for industry matters (DG GROW). Together with my colleagues Maria Arena (Social Democrats) and Frédérique Ries (Liberals) I have written letters to the Commission on this issue. Our letters addressed Commissioners Sinkevičius […]
Our letter to the Presidency: Ending the German blockade of tax transparency
Dear friends, dear interested We can no longer afford tax dumping in the interest of large companies in Europe. Public funds are and will remain heavily strained through the corona crisis. It would be easy to wash billions of fair taxes into the coffers of EU member states with the help of binding public tax […]
European Parliament calls for tough examination of the Wirecard scandal and the failure of German supervisor BaFin
The Legal Affairs Committee and the Economic and Monetary Affairs Committee of the European Parliament have sent a joint letter to the EU Commission on Wirecard and European auditing rules. The letter was prepared by the coordinators of both committees. The EU-Commission is asked to closely examine the events surrounding the Wirecard bankruptcy, assess the […]
SAVE THE DATE: European chemical industry: Transformation for people and planet
Online event – 1 September 2020 – 10:00am to 12:30pm Register here. Dear friends, dear interested, As part of the European Green Deal, the European Commission will present its Chemicals Strategy for Sustainability. Ahead of the publication, we would like to discuss with high-level policy-makers and stakeholders, how the European industry can start the ecological […]
EU tax day: Defeat in Apple state aid case must be wakeup call for German Council presidency
Today, the General Court of the European Union annulled the Commission’s 2016 state aid decision concerning Apple in Ireland. The European Commission had previously concluded that tax breaks approved by Apple in Ireland and Apple’s European corporate structure had led to illegal state aid. The Commission decided that Apple should repay €13 billion plus interest […]
Green European jobs: Five job openings for green group campaigners in different policy fields
Dear interested, dear colleagues, Do you want to work for Green change in Europe? Our Greens/EFA-Group in the European Parliament just opened five positions for group campaigners in different policy fields. We are looking forward to your applications! Please, forward this job offer to anyone interested. You find the respective vacancy notes here: Two Rights […]