Inequality and Taxation of Extreme Wealth: What role for the EU?

2025-10-14T14:15:00+00:00

2025-10-14T16:15:00+00:00

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MEP EventInequality and Taxation of Extreme WealthWhat role for the EU?📅 Date:Tuesday, 14 October 2025🕐 Time:16:15 – 19:00📍 Location:Room PHS 4B1, BrusselsHosted byBruno GONÇALVESMEPS&D GroupPS (PT) The event will open with a presentation of Oxfam's report outlining the scale of wealth concentration and inequality in the EU, and it will be followed by two expert panel discussions.Consider the following not-fun facts, retrieved from Oxfam's report, which add urgency to this debate and to EU-level action: In 2023, on average, a person in the EU's richest 1% had almost 740 times the wealth of someone in the poorest 50%. 69% of EU billionaires' wealth comes from inheritance. This does not reflect wealth earned through entrepreneurship or skill. In the past three decades, the average wealth for someone in the richest 1% has increased twice as fast as for someone in the poorest 50%.Programme16:15Welcome and Presentation of Oxfam ReportChiara Putaturo (Deputy Head of Oxfam EU office and Oxfam EU Tax and Inequality Policy Advisor) and Julien Desiderio (Tax Policy Advisor, Oxfam Belgium)16:35 - 17:15Taxing Income and Wealth to Tackle Inequality: The Role of the EU and its Member StatesBenjamin Angel (Director Direct taxation, tax coordination, economic analysis and evaluation at European Commission), Bruno Fierens (Member of Millionaires for Humanity), Sarah Kuypers (Senior researcher and guest professor at University of Antwerp) | Moderator: Elodie Lamer (journalist, Tax Notes)17:15 - 18:10Taxing the Wealthiest: Perspectives from the European ParliamentBruno Gonçalves (MEP, S&D, Portugal), Danuše Nerudová (MEP, EPP, Czechia), Kira Marie Peter-Hansen (MEP, Greens, Denmark), Manon Aubry (MEP, The Left, France) | Moderator: Julia Manresa (communication expert)18:10 - 18:15Closing RemarksChiara Putaturo (Oxfam EU office)18:15 - 19:00Reception with Light RefreshmentsRoom Spaak 5B1SpeakersDanuše NERUDOVÁMEPEPP GroupSTAN (CZ) Kira Marie PETER-HANSENMEPGreens/EFA GroupSF (DK) Manon AUBRYMEPThe Left GroupLFI (FR) Benjamin ANGELDirector Direct TaxationEuropean CommissionChiara PUTATURODeputy Head, Tax & Inequality AdvisorOxfam EU Office

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