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    © European Union 2022 - Source : EP
    Philippe Lamberts and Terry Reintke Press Briefing
    Press release |

    Deal welcome on rule of law, Ukraine & tax but national vetoes not fit for the future

    EU Permanent Representatives have agreed to a package deal on several files, including on the long delayed global minimum tax rate for multinationals of 15%, unblocking €18 billion of aid to Ukraine, approval of the Hungarian Recovery and Resilience Plan, and the continuation of the conditionality mechanism for Hungary with a suspension r…
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    Iceberg / CC0 Annie Spratt
    Iceberg / CC0 Annie Spratt
    Study |

    Climate risks and debt sustainability

    Read our study on the impact climate change has on debt sustainability. It investigates the trade-off between increasing deficit, with a faster climate change reduction, and a more conservative approach, with slower adaption to climate change.
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    European Union 2022 - Source : EP
    Kira Marie Peter-Hansen
    Press release |

    More transparency to protect our rights and our planet

    Members of the European Parliament have adopted the Directive on Corporate Sustainability Reporting (CSRD). The directive will apply to large companies, and will enable the public and authorities to measure the impact of their activities on the environment, social inclusion and human rights and the fight against corruption.
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    © European Union 2022 - Source : EP
    Phillipe Lamberts
    Press release |

    Commission reform of fiscal rules welcome but could be more ambitious

    The European Commission presented its reform of the EU’s fiscal rules. The proposal addresses important shortfalls in the current rules, but falls short in addressing pro-cyclicality and the need to strengthen green and social Investments. The Greens/EFA Group are calling for a fundamental shift in the EU’s economic governance framework.…
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    Tax the rich
    Event |

    The Tax Fix for a Green and Social Europe

    During the live streamed event, three different panels of experts will discuss the need to have a tax shift so that a nurse or a teacher can pay less than polluters and billionaires. What’s the role of the EU in all of this? How can we make sure that there is a fair and sustainable system for the people and the planet?
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    Pay your fair share
    Policy Paper |

    The Roadmap Towards a Green Tax Fix

    We know there can be tax justice in the EU. But for this, we need the EU to be brave. An EU that we can be proud of is an EU that does not surrender to the powers of billionaires and multinationals. It is one that ensures that the people and the planet are at the core of all its decisions, not profit.
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    © European Union 2021 - Source : EP
    European Parliament Strasbourg
    News |

    Debriefing of the October II plenary session

    Greens/EFA priorities for the plenary week included COP27, rule of law and media freedom in Malta, alternative fuel infrastructure, general budget for the EU for 2023, Frontex discharge 2020, social and economic consequences of the war in Ukraine and the energy crisis package
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    European flag / CC0 Markus Spiske
    Position Paper |

    Reforming EU macroeconomic governance

    With the upcoming revision of the Stability and Growth Pact, the Greens/EFA Group in the European Parliament adopted its position on an ambitious reform of the EU economic governance framework.
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    Policy Paper |

    Extraordinary profits mean extraordinary taxes

    As Greens/EFA, we have been asking for an ambitious and coordinated approach to ensure the fair redistribution of the extraordinary profits of large corporations across Europe and we are now seeing the first steps of our demands come to life, but we cannot stop. A windfall tax strategy that applies to all sectors is not just needed, it is…
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    Picture of EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen
    Opinion |

    Derailing the Green Deal will weaken the EU’s prosperity

    Philippe Lamberts
    Opinion by Philippe Lamberts
    The Commission President’s own political family is pushing to derail key Green Deal files. To allow it will be a major mistake for EU competitiveness