EU Parliament full of merry (wo)men
March 26th, 2010 by Frida Eklund Posted in Gender, Robin Hood Tax
Yesterday I joined Robin Hood and his Merry Band – leaving the forests of Sherwood to descend upon Brussels.
We were there to send a message to the leaders of Europe as they gathered to discuss jobs, growth and climate change at the EU Heads of State Summit. A tug of war between bankers on one side – calling for leaders to ‘save our bonuses’ – and Robin Hood and his Merry Band on the other, took place in front of the European Parliament. Dozens of journalists and camera crews pitched up to see the EU leaders caught in the middle, wondering whose band to join.
Some supportive MEPs also strapped on their green masks to support the campaign – Robin’s arrows had already hit the European Parliament. They recently voted in favor of a resolution on “making financial transactions taxes work” by a massive 536-80. The resolution calls upon the European Commission to explore how to implement such taxes in the best way possible.
Who won the tug of war? Click here for photos of the event. With my bow and arrows successfully wrangled through security, this Lady Marion is now looking forward to a snooze on the train.
