Archives de l’auteur : Pervenche Berès

It’s now or never – both consumers and farmers need us to get on with completing an EU law to stop unfair trading practices in the food

Mercredi 24 octobre 2018

Communiqué de presse du groupe S&D

Following the request from a group of MEPs to have a vote in the Plenary on the Unfair Trading Practises (UTPs) report, S&D co-rapporteurs on the file Paolo De Castro and Marc Tarabella stated: 
“It’s now or never. No hesitation, no bowing to last minute pressure from lobbies opposed to approval of the EU law against unfair trading practices in the food supply chain.  A law that has been eagerly requested by our farmers and consumers for more than ten years would harmonise the 20 national legislations currently in force. A clear and broad majority of MEPs is more than keen on completing the Parliamentary procedure by the end the current Parliamentary term.

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The populist government sells out Italian’s future for cheap electoral gains and jeopardise the needed review on the Stability and Growth Pact

Mercredi 24 octobre 2018

Communiqué de presse du groupe S&D

S&D euro MPs are calling on the Italian authorities to engage in constructive dialogue with the EU in order to present a budget for 2019 aiming at improving the living conditions of Italian citizens.

Hence, in an unprecedented move, the European Commission yesterday rejected the budget plan presented by the populist government led by Giuseppe Conte.

S&D group vice-president responsible for economic and monetary affairs, Mercedes Bresso, stated:

“The Italian government has deliberately opened a conflict with the EU institutions on the budget for 2019. They try to picture a fight with Europe against Italy for electoral purposes, but this is a deception.

“The proposal of the Italian government will be harmful to the most vulnerable Italians, starting with workers, families and SMEs. That is why the real fight will be about the future we want for Europe. In this, progressive forces must come together and propose an alternative vision for the future of Italy and Europe.”

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Scandale CumEx, Panama Papers, Luxleaks, fraude fiscale : la solution est européenne

Mardi 23 octobre 2018

Intervention en séance plénière sur le scandale des «CumEx Files»: la criminalité financière et les lacunes du cadre juridique actuel

Pervenche Berès, au nom du groupe S&D. – Madame la Présidente, Monsieur le Commissaire, il s’agit d’un débat exceptionnel pour un scandale fiscal qui, malheureusement, n’est pas exceptionnel.
Après l’évasion dans les paradis fiscaux, nous voici confrontés à une fraude de banques réclamant au fisc le remboursement d’impôts jamais payés.

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S&Ds support the right to clean drinkable water for all

Mardi 23 octobre 2018

Communiqué de presse du groupe S&D

The European Union is finally updating its Drinking Water Directive, which was initially drafted in the 1980s. Today, the Socialists and Democrats in the European Union have backed a legislative proposal to include the demands of the European Citizens Initiative petition, which called for a Right to Water, as part of this Directive renewal.

The petition was signed by 1.8 million people from all 28 member states, and the S&D Group wants the Commission to take meaningful, practical action to widen access to clean, safe drinking water for vulnerable and marginalised groups.

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Monsieur le Vice-président, concentrez-vous sur l’essentiel et faites en sorte que l’on arrive à des résultats

Mardi 23 octobre 2018

Intervention en séance plénière dans le débat sur le programme de travail de la Commission 2019

Pervenche Berès (S&D). – Madame la Présidente, Monsieur le Vice-président, je vois votre programme de travail pour 2019, et j’ai envie de vous dire devant ce Parlement, concentrez-vous sur l’essentiel et faites en sorte que nous puissions aboutir à des résultats.

De ce point de vue-là et dans le cadre des responsabilités qui sont les miennes au Parlement européen, je voudrais insister sur quelques points.

D’abord, s’agissant de la supervision des banques et des marchés financiers, nous devons mettre en œuvre cette fameuse réforme des autorités de supervision, et pour cela nous avons besoin du soutien de la Commission.

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PES Social Europe Network demands action to end child poverty now

Jeudi 18 octobre 2018

Réunion du réseau social du PSE

The creation of a European Labour Authority, a debate on social priorities for the next Multiannual Financial Framework – the EU’s long-term draft budget – and discussions about the European Unemployment Insurance Scheme and decent work in the digital economy, were all on the agenda of today’s PES Social Europe Network meeting in Brussels.

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S&Ds call for urgent investigation of CumEx files scandal, biggest theft of the century, and an end to the hypocrisy of member states’ not cooperating

Jeudi 18 octobre 2018

Communiqué de presse du groupe S&D

55 billion euros have been stolen from EU coffers in the past 15 years and in several member states by an organised group of bankers, according to a research of 19 European media outlets published today. In light of the shocking revelations, S&D Euro MPs are calling for immediate investigation of the scandal, transparent exchange of information and enforcement of the tax and financial regulation. In addition to this, MEPs Jeppe Kofod and Peter Simon requested today a hearing in the TAX3 committee in the European Parliament.

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S&Ds blame the conservatives and the liberals for rejecting ambitious reforms to end blind austerity

Jeudi 18 octobre 2018

Communiqué de presse du groupe S&D

The S&Ds criticised the conservatives and the liberals for rejecting, by a tiny majority, progressive proposals on economic policies for the Eurozone. The report drafted by Costas Mavrides signalled the S&D’s opposition to blind austerity, cohesion funds cuts and the prioritisation of financial markets over EU citizens and it reaffirmed the need for a consistent implementation of the sustainable development goals (SDGs).

S&D MEP Costas Mavrides, Parliament’s negotiator on the Economic Policies of the Euro Area file, said:

“Today, it was the day for each political party to show its responsibility towards EU citizens and their true commitment to this European project. By voting against the report, EPP, ECR and ALDE proved today on whose side they stand, and for what. They are ardent supporters of austerity, despite public statements or any social nuances. By rejecting the report they have shown their true colours.

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Golden visa schemes put at risk the EU’s integrity and security and should be banned, say S&Ds

Lundi 15 octobre 2018

Communiqué de presse du groupe S&D

Today, during a hearing in the financial crimes, tax evasion and tax avoidance committee, S&D MEPs called for more EU wide action to tackle money laundering linked to golden visa schemes in the EU. The S&Ds examined, together with experts from the OECD and Global Witness, the possible money-laundering risks posed by the practice of golden visa programmes.

Four EU member states sell passports and 12 grant residence, mainly to non-EU citizens, in exchange for investment. In the last decade, over 6,000 passports and almost 100,000 residency permits have been issued through golden visas schemes offered by a number of EU member states.

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Why it is important to review the ESAs

Lundi 15 octobre 2018
Interview parue dans Politico
Q and A with Pervenche Berès, ECON’s whip for Socialists and Democrats
— By Philip Kaleta
What are the main challenges the ESAs file faces?
The reason why I am eager to get on with this file … is related to Brexit … We have been negotiating for years now to make sure we have a solid [piece of] EU legislation. The problem is the implementation. The reasons for this are the decisions made at the board of supervisors at the ESAs, where national competent authorities (NCAs) sit at the table. They are making side deals … People are complaining that the ESAs don’t use their full power. But they don’t have the structure to use their power if there is a self-blocking mechanism like the board of supervisors installed, which is very dear to the Germans.

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