7.30 pm, Trinity, Thursday of 7nd Week (04/03/2010)
Topic: “Should we tax the bankers”
Sven Giegold is a current Member of the European Parliament for the Green Party. Within the parliament he is a member of the “Special Committee on the Financial, Economic and Social Crisis” and the “Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs ,“ as such he has a firsthand insight into the work of the European Parliament concerning European wide regulations of the financial sector.
Giegold is a founding member of one of Europe’s largest NGOs “Attac” (Association for the Taxation of Financial Transactions for the Aid of Citizens). Having joined politics only in 2008, he has kept his vision for a better Europe. In a recent press statement Giegold claimed “the EU can go it alone on financial transaction tax.” In his speech he will elaborate on why that is the case and is very much looking forward to engage in a discussion with students about their ideas and thoughts concerning the crisis and financial regulations.
Life
In 2008 he became a member of The Green Party in Germany and took part in elaborating the report “Green New Deal” as a policy proposal to tackle climate change, the current financial crisis, and peak oil. Within the party his fields of expertise are economic crisis, taxation, tax havens and ecological issues.
Before starting his political career within the Green Party he was a cofounder of Attac Germany as well as initiator of the ‘Tax Justice Network’ which is an independent organisation that aims to encourage tax reform at both the national and global levels through high-level research, analysis and advocacy in the area of tax research. Giegold engages with the network in attempting to prevent capital flight. With such a wide-ranging, wealth of experience surrounding the financial system and regulation of it, Giegold will be able to provide a stimulating discussion when he answers the question of whether or not we should tax bankers.
Giegold studied politics and economics, he got a Master of Social Science in economic policy and economic development. He also studied different aspects of globalization and international macroeconomics.
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