The Association of Chartered Certified Accountants agrees with the overarching aim of the 

Buildings account for 40% of energy consumption and 36% of CO2 emissions in the EU. Any hope of delivering the Paris Agreement goals is dependent on the real estate sector’s actions to reduce this impact.

Brussels, 12 November 2021

The European Parliament Own Initiative Report on an intellectual property action plan is an important step to support the EU’s recovery and resilience following the pandemic and on equitable access to medicine.

The report outlines critical policies to address weaknesses in the current system such as

Today, the European Parliament’s employment committee made a big step towards a European directive for minimum wages, which both strengthens and safeguards the different social models in Europe, by approving the report tabled jointly by S&D MEP Agnes Jongerius and EPP MEP Dennis Radtke. The Socialists and Democrats’ family has spearheaded the campaign for a European Directive for Adequate and Fair Minimum Wages for many years. Commissioner Nicolas Schmit presented this much awaited proposal in October 2020.

Today, the European Parliament will adopt a law on public country-by-country reporting (pCBCR), which will compel large multinationals to financial transparency and publish in which countries they make their profits and where they pay their taxes. The new law includes the obligation for companies to publish how many full-time employees they have, their turnover and taxes paid, as well as all profits and losses they have in each country they operate in, inside the European Union and in tax havens.