The European Parliament today rejected a delegated act on third countries at high-risk of money laundering, and has urged the Commission to make a new assessment on which countries should be included on the blacklist. The fourth Anti-Money Laundering Directive (AMLD), adopted in 2015, empowers the Commission to identify high-risk third countries. The blacklist rejected […]
British and German Greens Unite to Oppose Threats from Philip Hammond
British and German Greens working on economic and tax affairs have issued a joint statement before the expected speech by Prime Minister Theresa May outlining her plan for the Brexit negotiations. They jointly oppose the destructive approach to the Brexit negotiations outlined by Chancellor Philip Hammond in his interview with the German daily “Die Welt”. […]
Election of the EP-President: a race of broken-winged candidates
Over the past two days, and ahead of next Tuesday’s election, candidates for the next President of the European Parliament have presented themselves to the Greens/EFA Group. Sven Giegold MEP, spokesperson of the German Greens in the European Parliament, comments on these questions and answers sessions: “Neither the Social Democrats nor the Christian Democrats managed […]
Maltese EU Presidency: New report shows island state is a tax haven
At the start of the Maltese EU Presidency, the Greens/EFA Group in the European Parliament has today presented a study on the country’s tax practices. The study, written by the Italian-British academic, Tommaso Faccio, shows that Malta would be included in the list of tax havens if the criteria developed by the European Commission for […]
The jury is still out on Günther Oettinger
Three parliamentary committees questioned Commissioner Günther Oettinger last night to assess his suitability for a new portfolio including responsibility for the EU budget and human resources. The hearing attracted extra attention following a speech in which Oettinger referred to Chinese people as “slitty-eyed rascals” and questions about the Commissioner’s interaction with unregistered lobbyists. It was […]
Pro-Europeans win against Verhofstadt: Liberal flirt with eurosceptic 5-Stars is over
Minutes ago the liberal ALDE group stopped the negotiations with the eurosceptic 5-star movement of Beppe Grillo to join their group. Few days ago a detailed draft agreement between liberals and 5-stars had surfaced and the 5-stars voted today in favour of this deal. MEP Sven Giegold, spokesperson of the German Greens in the European […]