We need transparency to fight corruption and tax dodging, April 2012 (Available in EN – DE – ES – FR)
While a group of EU member states, including Germany and the UK, are attempting to water down new EU transparency legislation, Catholic bishops from around the world urge the EU to push forward and require European Union-listed and large unlisted extractive companies to publicly disclose the payments they make to governments worldwide. In a joint statement, supported by CIDSE, they say less stringent laws will fail to turn the resource curse of resource-rich developing countries into a blessing. A political agreement on the revision of the EU Transparency and Accounting Directives is expected in June 2012.
EN-We need transparency to fight corruption and tax dodging
FR-Nous avons besoin de plus de transparence pour lutter contre la corruption et l’évasion fiscale
ES-Necesitamos más transparencia para luchar contra la corrupción y la evasión fiscal
DE-Mehr Transparenz im Rohstoffsektor ist unabdingbar für einen erfolgreichen Kampf gegen Korruption und Steuerflucht