Webinar: A threat to our European Law? – German-Italian discussion of the ECB decision of the German Federal Constitutional Court on Tuesday, 19.5.2020 at 18:00 Limited seats, register right here! Dear friends, dear interested, The ruling of the German Federal Constitutional Court has provoked strong reactions and also criticism throughout Europe. The […]
A good day: European Parliament in favour of strong and solidary Corona recovery fund
Dear friends, Dear interested, Today, the European Parliament adopted a truly remarkable and important resolution on the next multiannual EU budget and a Corona recovery fund with a cross-party majority of pro-Europeans. This is good news for Europe. With the deep crisis hitting some countries, such as Italy and Spain, particularly hard, we now need […]
NEW DATE: Europe Calling “Lobby attack on climate protection – How lobbyism exploits the corona crisis” – Thu, 14th May – 8 p.m. CEST
Recording below / Translation here +++ New date due to technical cancellation +++ Dear friends, dear interested, In the last few weeks, the voices of those who want to exploit the Corona Crisis in order to roll back adopted laws, lower climate ambitions or slow down new initiatives have been increasing. Because of […]
EU Ombudswoman’s assessment of Farkas case: EBA’s stubborn response lacks respect
Yesterday, the European Ombudswoman published her decision on former EBA executive Farkas’ move to the finance lobby. She concluded maladministration, stating that banning this would have been the necessary and proportionate measure. In an official response to the Financial Times, the EBA said they would take on board the recommendations by the Ombudswoman. At the […]
Cum-ex report: EBA lacks key answers. European dimension of cum-ex remains unresolved
Yesterday the European Banking Authority (EBA) presented its report on cum-ex and other dividend arbitrage transactions. This report is the EBA’s response after 18 months of a mandate from the European Parliament in the form of a resolution in November 2018 to review actors, the magnitude of the schemes and possible national and European breaches […]
European Ombudswoman condemns change of former EBA executive director Farkas to finance lobby
Dear friends, dear interested, Dear media representatives, The European Ombudswoman today published her recommendation on Adam Farkas’ move from the European Banking Authority (EBA) to the financial lobby. Emily O’Reilly, the Ombudswoman, who is responsible for ethical issues in the EU institutions, comes to a crystal clear conclusion: this move to the investment banking lobby […]