This time, opinion magazine Forum does not focus on politics in The Hague, but focuses on Brussels. Under the title Which MEPs deserve a statue in Europe? the editors asked various industry associations who deserves to be hoisted on the shield.
General manager Richard Weurding of the Dutch Association of Insurers did not have to think long about that question. He mentioned Paul Tang (PvdA/Party of European Socialists). "Where member states can still differ considerably in their climate ambition, the EU has taken significant steps. Paul Tang watches over the role of the financial sector. One of the biggest challenges is giving substance to financial reporting. The call for more suitable and relevant data that are also comparable with each other is great. Only then will consumers, insurers and other investors be able to make the right choices. Tang has played an important role in the creation of European legislation. He has high ambitions, but at the same time keeps an eye on their feasibility."
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Longread Paul Tang
About his role, that of Europe and of insurers, the Association recently had a long conversation with Tang. In that interview, he let slip that he "likes an outstretched hand more than a pointing finger".
Curious about his vision on the floods in Limburg, but also on the Renewed Sustainable Finance Strategy, the European strategy for sustainable finance?
Or curious about the compliments he gives to the financial sector ("We don't have to hit a wall!"), read the longread that we published this autumn.
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