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    Press release |

    Banking reform

    The European Parliament today adopted a report on structural reform of the EU's banking sector. Although the report contains a number of weaknesses, it decisively calls on the Commission to produce legislation aimed at reforming the structure of the EU banking sector. The Commission will be submitti...
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    ERT

    The Greens/EFA Group organises a hearing about the situation of the public television sector in times of crisis and about possible ways of reforming the ERT in Greece
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    Strasbourg Flash

    Greens/EFA priorities for the Strasbourg Plenary include - Export credit agencies, EU budget 2014-2020, Hungary, Reforming the EU's anti-fraud body, Reforming the structure of the banking sector, Regulating investment funds (UCITS), Implementing the Financial Transaction Tax, Emissions Trading System: stopping the rot, US and UK governmen…
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    Press release |

    Resolution of failing banks

    After several months of discussions, the Council agreed this morning on its general approach on the Banking Recovery and Resolution Directive, opening the way to negotiations with the European parliament, which had adopted its own position in May. The objective is to reach a final agreement by the e...
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    MiFID - markets in financial instruments

    The European Council today formally adopted its negotiating position on the legislative package on markets in financial instruments (MiFID/MiFIR). The Commission published its proposal in October 2011 and the Parliament agreed on its position a year later. The Council kicked the MiFID can down the r...
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    Press release |

    Greek broadcaster shutdown

    Reacting on the closure by the Greek government of the state broadcaster (ERT), Greens/EFA co-presidents Dany Cohn-Bendit and Rebecca Harms expressed their concern. The move comes ahead of a planned visit by the Green co-presidents to Greece and they announced their intention to visit ERT’s facili...
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    Accounting transparency rules

    The European Parliament today adopted a final agreement on crucial new EU legislation on accounting and transparency. The Greens hailed the new legislation, which will ensure much greater transparency for extractive industries. However, the group stressed the need to swift action to implement the de...
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    Capital income information and tax evasion

    The European Commission today set out a proposal to update EU rules on the automatic exchange of information, with a view to extending the system to include all kinds of capital income (1). The Greens welcomed the proposal, with economic affairs spokesperson Sven Giegold (DE) stating: "This pro...
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    Strasbourg Flash

    Greens/EFA priorities for the Strasbourg Plenary include asylum seekers, customs enforcement of IP, EU's housing crisis, rules on infant and baby food, border-free Europe, accounting transparency for extractive industries, illegal fishing, EU budget and the future framework, EU economic governance and the social impact, problematic EU pa…
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    Access to care

    The European Parliament's employment and social affairs committee today adopted an initiative report on access to care for vulnerable groups by UK Green MEP Jean Lambert. With access to care threatened by fiscal contraction across Europe, the report reveals key findings and recommendations on how to...