Tag: Malta

  • GUE/NGL MEPs in Malta to examine tax havens

    A press release of Fabio De Masi

    Members from the European Parliament’s Committee of Inquiry into Money Laundering, Tax Avoidance and Tax Evasion (PANA) are today in Malta for the second of four fact-finding missions focusing on tax havens. The trip comes against the backdrop of revelations today in the media that Keith Schembri, ...

  • Press review: Maltese finance minister in the European Parliament

    Maltese finance minister Edward Scicluna visit the European Parliament’s committee for economic affairs

    Malta Today, 26.01.2017 "Maltese finance minister Edward Scicluna had to defend Malta’s tax imputation system, as MEPs in the European Parliament’s committee for economic affairs questioned the country’s suitability to tackle anti-money laundering and taxation laws. Scicluna, who is heading European ...

  • Press review: Maltas role in PanamaPaper scandal

    Politico reported about a series of scandals in Malta

    Politico, 11.01.2017 "[...]  One of the committee’s vice chairs, German MEP Fabio De Masi, challenged the Maltese government to prove its dedication toward tackling tax avoidance as part of its EU presidency, to make up for previous misdemeanors. “Malta is hardly a credible broker ...

  • The role of Malta in the Panama-scandal

    Malta Today berichtet über die Rolle Maltas im Panama-Skandal

    Malta Today, 25.10.2016 "In a week that saw Italian channel RAI 3’s Report once again putting the focus on Malta’s role in the Panama Papers scandal as the country gets ready to take on the EU presidency, critical voices from inside the European Parliament – like German left-wing MEP Fabio de Masi – have been given some deserved attention in the press ...

  • Press review: Tax haven Malta

    Fabio De Masi about the tax haven Malta

    Malta Today, 13.09.2016 "[...] The vice-chair of the European Parliament's Panama Papers committee, Fabio de Masi, was categorical in his description of Malta as a tax haven. “I do think that Malta plays a significant role in aggressive tax planning as Malta's imputation tax ‘fits nicely' with artificial interest or royalty payments ...