Delayed European Parliament vote crucial for corporate transparency Eurodad See also: Time for action on financial transparency euobserver Bankers take fight over U.S. anti-tax dodge rules to appeals court Reuters … [Read more...]
Inequality & Tax Havens
Occupy London: February 2014 tour programme
February 2014 programme Forget Jack the Ripper and the London Dungeons, we show you the murky side of the capital’s more recent past. Occupy London Tours is a free alternative tour company, run by volunteers, who want to throw open the secretive world of finance and politics for all to see. … [Read more...]
The Bahamas – Another Captured State?
Written for TJN by someone with long experience of the Bahamas. The Bahamas is a stunningly beautiful archipelago of more than 700 islands, cays and islets, a proud nation populated with vibrant, passionate, good-hearted people. The economy of this small island state, ranked at 35th position on … [Read more...]
Architect behind Eurozone’s biggest tax haven wants to be EC president
This is a very dangerous development. From Euractiv: "Former Luxembourg Prime Minister Jean-Claude Juncker, the EU's longest-serving elder statesman, threw his hat into the ring yesterday (9 January) for the presidency of the European Commission to succeed José Manuel Barroso. … [Read more...]
