What is a green financial product? What does it mean to invest in a sustainable business? These and other questions have been at the basis of our negotiations on the so called “Taxonomy”, a European rulebook that identifies the criteria to determine whether an economic activity is sustainable. After three months of “trilogues” (inter-institutional negotiations…
Thank you Mr. President Dear Colleagues, dear Commissioner, 240 billion dollars: this is the amount of missing tax revenues due to multinationals’ tax elusion, according to OECD estimates. Researchers from Berkeley and the University of Copenhagen estimated that in 2016 40% of big companies’ profits were shifted to tax heavens every year, corresponding to an…
The Resolution on the conflict of interest concerning those working for the European institutions has been approved! Perhaps not many of you know the “Farkas Case”: it is a recent matter which has sparked a heated debate in Brussels and that has motivated me to work on a resolution that was approved last Thursday in…
The European Parliament is composed of 751 members. Among them is the President, currently the Italian MEP David Sassoli. Members are elected by European citizens during the European Elections held in all 28 Member States every five years. The EP, according to the Treaties, is located in Strasbourg, where the 12 monthly assemblies are held,…
Mr President, with this report the European Parliament delivers its opinion on the appointment of the fourth President of the European Central Bank – an institution which became a fundamental pillar not only for the conduct of monetary policies but also for the whole process of Europe’s economic integration. The nomination of Christine Lagarde as the…
On September 4th, Christine Lagarde, the candidate to replace Mario Draghi at the helm of the ECB, was heard by the ECON Committee of the European Parliament to illustrate her ideas and answer to the ECON members’ questions. You can find the video below with the questions I have asked her and her replies. I…
The European Parliament is composed of 751 members. Among them is the President, currently the Italian MEP David Sassoli. Members are elected by European citizens during the European Elections held in all 28 Member States every five years. The EP, according to the Treaties, is located in Strasbourg, where the 12 monthly assemblies are held,…
By Irene Tinagli, published in MIT Technology Review ES In this article we are going to focus on a specific role in the process leading to the generation of innovations played by a unique category of people whose contributions, although critical, get often ignored. They are not the “top innovators”, the ones who deliver the…
Opinno is a global innovation consultancy that provides solutions and technology to some of the largest companies in Spain and worldwide (Telefonica, , SEAT, Nestlè, Bankia, BBVA, Banco Santander, Gas Natural Fenosa, Adecco, and many others). Opinno is also the editor of MIT Technology Review and Harvard Business Review for Spanish and Portuguese speaking countries.…
Building on the analysis of the creative potential of over 100 Italian cities and provinces, published in the Report “Italy in the Creative Age” and leading to the creation of the first Italian Creativity Index, I have worked on city-specific projects aimed at strengthening their innovation ecosystem and attractiveness. I have collaborated with the Creative…
