Sven Giegold

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ESMA Report Cum-Ex/Cum-Cum: Preventing tax theft through European rules

Dear friends, dear interested, Today the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has issued its report on Cum-Ex / Cum-Cum & Co (euphemistically called “dividend arbitrage”). The report was requested by the European Parliament on initiative of us Greens, to assess these transactions of a cross-border nature. In particular, the European Parliament wanted more clarity […]

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Start of the Tax Subcommittee in the European Parliament: Lift the blockade for tax justice in Europe

Today, Sept. 23 at 9am, the constitutive meeting of the new Tax Subcommittee of the European Parliament took place. In this meeting the committee Chairpersons were elected. The Chairman is Paul Tang (S&D). Kira Peter-Hansen is the third Vice-Chair for the Greens. Sven Giegold is coordinator for the Greens/EFA group in the new subcommittee. MEP […]

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