50 Euro für eine Million Euro Gewinn: Apple musste am Unternehmenssitz Irland nur 0,005 Prozent Unternehmenssteuern abführen. Möglich ist das, weil EU-Staaten sich zu Steueroasen machen. EU-Wettbewerbskommissarin Margrethe Vestager will das ändern - doch bei 28 Finanzministern wird das schwierig.
Organisers of a European Citizens’ Initiative that seeks to halt sales of public water utilities say they have gathered one million signatures from across Europe, becoming the first such group to do so since the grass-roots efforts were launched last spring.
Water is a public good, not a commodity. We invite the European Commission to propose legislation implementing the human right to water and sanitation as recognised by the United Nations, and promoting the provision of water and sanitation as essential public services for all.