Transnationale Listen könnten den Charakter der Europawahl entscheidend verbessern: als europäische Wählen, die ihren Namen verdienen, statt als Summe aus 28 nationalen Wahlen. Dieser offene Brief richtet sich an die Europaabgeordneten, die am Mittwoch 7. Februar abstimmen, ob transnationale Listen als Meilenstein für eine stärkere Europäische Demokratie kommen. Meinen herzlichen Dank für große Unterstützung bei […]
Bulgaria: New study highlights corruption and calls for action at EU level
A new report commissioned by the Greens/EFA group in the European Parliament shows that much more ambition is required in the fight against corruption within Bulgaria and at EU level. The report, which comes shortly after Bulgaria takes on the presidency of the EU, looks at the strong ties between the Bulgarian government, oligarchs, banks […]
Tough Malta mission report of the European Parliament
Today, the European Parliament published the report of its “rule of law” mission to Malta. The report followed the implications of members of the current government in the Panama Papers, the murder of the investigative journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia and concerns over the rule of law in Malta. The common report of a cross party […]
INVITATION: Europe’s new rules for Green Finance
8th of January – 18:00h to 21:00 – Dompfarrsaal: Domplatz 12, 60311 Frankfurt am Main Link to PDF version: http://bit.ly/greenfinance-18Jan18 Europe is designing new rules for Green and sustainable finance. The European Parliament’s report on Sustainable Finance is currently being prepared under Green party rapporteurship. Join this event to discuss the report’s first draft […]
SAVE THE DATE: Europe’s new rules for Green Finance
18th of January – 18:00h to 21:00 – Dompfarrsaal: Domplatz 12, 60311 Frankfurt am Main Link to PDF version: https://sven-giegold.de/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/17-12-27-SAVE-THE-DATE_updated-version.pdf Europe is designing new rules for Green and sustainable finance. The European Parliament’s report on Sustainable Finance is currently being prepared under Green party rapporteurship. Join this event to discuss the report’s first draft directly […]
Investment firms: Welcome opportunity to discuss the market power of Blackrock & Co.
Today, the European Commission has issued a proposal to make the regulation and supervision of investment firms more proportionate. Smaller investment firms shall enjoy a lighter regime, while very large firms shall be put under the common supervision of the ECB’s single supervisory mechanism (SSM). The proposal has to be agreed by the Parliament and […]