Why do all the tax havens lists compiled by governments, NGOs & international organisations differ so wildly? What criteria are considered? As the abstract of a recent Research Paper (94) written by Jahanzeb Akhtar & GUE/NGL's staff Verónica Grondona for the South Centre indicates, 'Tax havens...
Wikileaks founder Julian Assange, Nestlé whistleblower Yasmine Motarjemi and Football Leaks’ Rui Pinto have been jointly awarded for the second annual GUE/NGL prize for ‘Journalists, Whistleblowers and Defenders of the Right to Information’, named in honour of the assassinated Maltese journalist, Daphne Caruana Galizia, on...
The winner(s) of GUE/NGL award for Journalists, Whistleblowers and Defenders of the Right to Information, in Honour of Daphne Caruana Galizia, will be announced at the European Parliament in Strasbourg on Tuesday 16th April 2019, at 18hs (Room LOW S2.1). He/she will also receive 5000 euros for...
Sinn Féin MEP Matt Carthy has said that the government’s inaction on tackling corporate tax avoidance is damaging Ireland international reputation. Carthy was speaking following the adoption of the TAX3 special committee’s final report in the European Parliament in Strasbourg today, Tuesday, which labelled Ireland,...
Final TAX3 report an improvement on TAX1, TAX2 and 'Panama Papers' committees proposals Having been engulfed by numerous tax evasion scandals over the past decade, a vote today in the European Parliament has finally laid out a roadmap that may begin to bring about tax justice...