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Sasha Popovic (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)
Catalonia Protest
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Terricabras – Why this unequal treatment for Catalonia?

The European Commission has been accused of 'unequal treatment' in respect of Catalonia during a debate today in the European Parliament on the rule of law in Malta. Today's debate was in response to the recent brutal murder of a Maltese journalist. However the EU institutions are ...
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Paradise Papers - the EU has no more excuse for inaction!

With the Paradise Papers, the list of revelations has grown even longer, yet still member states refuse to act
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Reaction of Greens/EFA presidents

Comments from Greens/EFA co-presidents Ska Keller and Philippe Lamberts on the news that 23 Member States have signed a joint notification on European defence cooperation.
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What's coming up in Parliament

A look ahead to next week's session in the European Parliament in Strasbourg and the Greens/EFA priority issues on the agenda
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Political manoeuvring to avoid serious discussion on conflicts of interest in climate policy at COP23 Climate negotiations

There is currently a heated debate ongoing about the need to prevent dirty energy companies from disproportionately influencing and watering down climate policy. Ecuador together with other developing countries are leading the charge to demand the introduction of a conflicts of interest policy in the UN Climate Change negotiations, and th…
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Missed opportunity for the Commission to show ambition on climate

"We need to see much greater ambition if we are to protect our environment and secure the long-term future of Europe’s car industry" says Bas Eickhout.
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Tough criminal provisions needed for fraudsters

The European Parliament's committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs (ECON) has voted in favour of a report from Greens/EFA MEP Eva Joly on "Countering money laundering by criminal law". This proposal for a directive aims at strengthening and harmonising the definitions and penalties f...
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Sasha Popovic (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)
Catalonia Protest
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Greens/EFA asks for release of political leaders

Yesterday, nine Catalan political leaders (including 2 former MEPs) were imprisoned. Whatever the charges levelled at them by the Spanish judiciary, the Greens/EFA in the European Parliament consider that this action was unwise and disappropriate and can only further poison the political situation i...
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New leak shows urgent need for action

Molly Scott Cato, Green MEP and member of the European Parliament’s Panama Papers committee, comments on the latest big tax leak, the Paradise Papers.
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Hand holding grain © Bart Sadowski
Hand holding grain © Bart Sadowski
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CAP for the future

The Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) must undergo a fundamental reform to make it fit for today's challenges and to respond to society's demands to do no harm. The Greens/EFA have prepared a policy paper to present their main political demands for the next CAP reform