27.11.2014

The European Parliament will today take a vote of censure on the newly appointed Commission of Jean Claude Juncker. The vote, triggered by the so-called Luxleaks documents, has been called by the ​ Euro-sceptic EFDD group in the Parliament and was backed by France’s Front National Party.

In response, the Greens/EFA group have developed a proposal to call for the establishment of a committee to carry out a far-reaching inquiry into tax evasion, not just related to Mr Juncker, but across the EU.

Jean Lambert, Green MEP for London, said:

‘Sacking the entire Commission might be provocative but wouldn’t actually get to the root of these problems.

‘If Mr Juncker resigns, the Commission stops but the financial problems don’t and we let others off the hook. While a forced resignation would certainly show our anger, a thorough, independent inquiry into tax evasion across Europe, followed by action, is what is required – not grandstanding’.

In response, the Greens/EFA group in Parliament have developed a proposal to call for the establishment of a committee of enquiry to carry out a far-reaching inquiry into tax evasion, not just related to Mr Juncker, but across the EU.