Photo courtesy of a GUE/NGL event: 'PROTECTING THE TRUTH: Safety for Journalists and Whistleblowers' featuring contribution from the Caruana Galizia family and Reporters Without Borders. Photo by Sergio Hernandez Vilarrasa/Podemos A statement by a cross-party group of MEPs in support of the Malta corruption whistleblower, Maria Efimova,...
Sinn Féin MEP Matt Carthy has described new figures detailing the extent of tax avoidance on royalties channelled through the Irish state as “staggering” and an indication of the need for urgent action to impose a withholding tax on royalties. He was speaking in response...
A new special committee is to be set up by the European Parliament to examine the ‘Paradise Papers’ revelations. Comprised of 45 MEPs, its mandate will last for 12 months and it will investigate financial crimes, tax evasion and tax avoidance - continuing the work...
In its April plenary, Parliament will vote on the trilogue[1] result of the AMLD5 (Anti-Money Laundering Directive) negotiations. Council and Parliament concluded their talks during the Strasbourg week just before Christmas. The revision of the current anti-money laundering directive does bring with it important improvements....
Photo @kirkandmimi On November 15, 2017, the European Parliament adopted a Resolution on the Rule of Law in Malta, as a consequence of the murder of the independent journalist Dahpne Caruana Galizia, and as a follow up on the findings that had been obtained after a...