Europeans for Financial Reform newsletter

The Europeans for Financial Reform will come and raise their voices at the PES Convention! Tax Havens, Financial Transaction Tax, Credit Rating agencies, food speculation... will be at the heart of the debate on Friday and Saturday in Brussels.

Come and Raise your voice!

Register now!

http://www.pes.org/en/renew/convention

Date and time: 25/26 November 2011

Place: The Square, Mont des Arts, Brussels

The Europeans for Financial Reform (EFFR) will organise public debates in the framework of the PES (Party of European Socialists) Convention on 25 and 26 November 2011 in Brussels. Please find below the list of EFFR activities at the Convention.

Date and time: 25/26 November 2011

Place: The Square, Mont des Arts, Brussels

Registration and full programm:

http://www.pes.org/en/renew/convention

The Europeans for Financial Reform (EFFR) will organise public debates in the framework of the PES (Party of European Socialists) Convention on 25 and 26 November 2011 in Brussels. Please find below the list of EFFR activities at the Convention.

Date and time: 25/26 November 2011

Place: The Square, Mont des Arts, Brussels

Registration and full programm:

http://www.pes.org/en/renew/convention

Financial Transaction Tax : the European Commission has changed its mind and proposed a financial transaction tax

Sign the Appeal to Heads of States and Governments! Now!

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TODAY IS THE LAST DAY TO TELL THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION THAT YOU WANT A FINANCIAL TRANSACTION TAX!

EN : Here is how you can take action: By clicking on the button "Sign the Petition", you'll send a mail to Commissioner Šemeta, Commission President Barroso and the Commissioner of your country – a mail that will also be counted as a contribution to the consultation.

Deadline: 19 April!

“A progressive call to the Brussels Tax Forum –
a Financial Transaction Tax, now”

WHEN- 13h00 Monday 28 March, 2011

WHERE- Austrian Permanent Representation, 1st floor, 30, Avenue de Cortenbergh, 1040 Bruxelles,

WHAT- “A progressive call to the Brussels Tax Forum”
Q&A on why we need a European Financial Transaction Tax (FTT)

Press release - 7 March 2011

Tomorrow, 8 March, the European Parliament will vote on whether the EU should go ahead with an EU-wide Financial Transaction Tax (FTT). A broad coalition of NGOs, political organisations and trade unions , backed by a 500,000 emails sent by European citizens , call on Members of the European Parliament to support an FTT, particularly as austerity measures begin to be felt throughout the EU.

As European citizens foot the bill for the financial crisis, Socialist members from the European Parliament argue that a refusal to move forward with an EU-wide Financial Transaction Tax (FTT) would be “irresponsible”.

“As government’s push through tough austerity measures, the EU must not shy away from its responsibility to its citizens, who are being forced to cover the cost of the financial crisis,” says Udo Bullmann, S&D economic affairs coordinator.

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Support the Financial Transaction Tax in the European Parliament!

On 1st February in the European, there will be a crucial vote on the financial transaction tax. MEPs will have to choose between