12 PQ’s for the government to answer relating to the imminent Irish and EU Constitution crisis due in July 2016, should the Council of Minsters vote by QMV to approve the Commission’s proposal to conclude and provisionally apply the CETA and its … [Read more...]
Our concerns regarding CETA’s ratification, letter to Minister Flanagan.
Dear Mr. Flanagan, We, at Attac Ireland, are gravely concerned that CETA, the planned trade and investment agreement between Europe and Canada, could be put in place without national parliaments being consulted about it. Current indications are … [Read more...]
Barry Finnegan of Attac discusses the risks of TTIP and CETA, Newstalk 16/4/2016
Here's a 10 minute radio piece from Saturday 16th April, 2016 on the Businesses Today Show on Newstalk 106FM national radio in Ireland: Mark O Mahony from Chambers Ireland, and Barry Finnegan, researcher with ATTAC Ireland, and lecturer at the media … [Read more...]
Impact assessment on corporate tax transparency and introducing public country-by-country reporting (CBCR) for all sectors
Dear Commissioner Hogan, Ahead of the vote on the European Commission’s proposal on public tax transparency by the College of Commissioners, we wish to highlight the importance of such a measure and call on you to vote in favour of it. This is a … [Read more...]
Civil Society demand for Country By Country Reporting (CBCR)
Jean-Claude Juncker President of the European Commission 200, Rue de la Loi 1049 Brussels Brussels, 5 April, 2016 Commission proposal on disclosure of income tax information by certain multinational corporations Dear President Juncker, We, … [Read more...]
