Germany’s Euro-Apartheid
Will “Occupy Deutsche Bank” celebrate an even bigger comeback?! by Ralph T. Niemeyer During the crisis, Deutsche Bank AG has once again reported…
EP/Council deal on better social rights and conditions
Non-EU seasonal workers will get better working and living conditions, including a minimum wage and proper accommodation, under a draft law agreed by Parliament…
Non-seasonal worker’s rights
Non-EU seasonal workers will get better working and living conditions, including a minimum wage and proper accommodation, under a draft law agreed by Parliament…
Economic and Monetary Committee starts work on rules
Rapporteur for rules on dealing with struggling banks Elisa Ferreira (S&D, PT), backed the key tenets of the Commission’s proposal on Monday, including…
Internal market MEPs tighten up product safety and market surveillance rules
Consumers should be given more information about the goods they buy, including where they were produced and whether they have been properly tested, and…
Women on company boards: go for 40% of non-executive posts by 2020, urge MEPs
By Martha Devon EU-listed companies should aim to ensure, by 2020, that at least 40% of their non-executive board members are women, so…
Could France under Mitterrand pose as Economic Model?
by Ralph T. Niemeyer ‘Could Greece’s next rescue payout go straight into the pockets of London hedge funds?’ asked the International Herald Tribune (IHT)…
Shale gas: new fracking projects must pass environmental test
The European Parliament has proposed that exploration and hydraulic fracturing extraction activities for non-conventional hydrocarbons should be subject to environmental impact studies, in…
S.W.I.F.T. & TFTP suspension or termination?
MEPs raised the possibility of suspending or even terminating the EU-US Terrorist Finance Tracking Programme (TFTP), during the discussion on Tuesday about the NSA’s…
Banking union tops agenda in discussion with Draghi
The practical details of setting up a single bank resolution system and fund, the upcoming bank balance sheet health checks and next steps…