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Eu-Kosovo

The European Parliament’s foreign affairs committee today voted to adopt a report assessing the situation in Kosovo, drafted by Green MEP and EP vice-president Ulrike Lunacek. Commenting after the vote, Ulrike Lunacek stated:“This vote by a clear majority shows strong support for Kosovo’s Euro...
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Corporate tax evasion

A proposal by the Greens/EFA group to strengthen corporate tax transparency under draft EU rules was today discussed in the European Parliament. The proposal would introduce a country-by-country reporting obligation for corporations as part of the revision of EU legislation on shareholder rights, wh...
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Greece/Eurogroup

Following the announcement today that the German government has rejected a request by Athens to extend its €172bn bailout, Greens/EFA economic and finance spokesperson Sven Giegold said: "The Greek government request for a technical extension of the program is good news and shows a clear wil...
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Tax dumping

The European Commission today held its first orientation debate on its planned measures against tax dumping and published its first ideas.Commenting on these proposals, Sven Giegold, Green finance and economic spokesperson said:"The EU Commission is still half-hearted and restrained when it com...
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Capital markets union

EU Commissioner Jonathan Hill today published a Green Paper proposing a Capital markets union, launching the European Commission’s project to create a genuinely European capital market, aimed at removing barriers to the development of cross-border investments. The Commission also plans to decrease...
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Join the Food Revolution Newsletter

GREEN INSIGHT INTO EU FOOD POLICY Vote on mandatory country of origin labelling of processed meat: Greens hope the European Commission will finally address the issue  End of Milk quota: The Greens call for a more balanced approach to prevent crisis.  'TTIP and Food What's ...
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Let’s use our money wisely! Let’s divest!

Despite that some constructive proposals have been put forward at the new round of climate negotiations that is currently taking place in Geneva, Switzerland, a growing number of citizens are getting tired of these never ending talks. This is the reason why some citizens and businessmen have decided to take the lead themselves and are now…
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Greens/EFA Round up

Greens/EFA priorities for the Strasbourg plenary included processed meat and origin labelling; access to medicines in the EU; CIA abuses and the role of EU governments; combatting child abduction globally; Ukraine, Russia and the EU's role; EU counter-terrorism policy and fundamental rights; Lux Leaks and tax evasion: EP investigation; de…
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Saudi Arabia/human rights

The European Parliament today adopted a resolution on human rights in Saudi Arabia, including a call for the release of detained blogger Raif Badawi. After the vote, Green human rights spokesperson Barbara Lochbihler stated: "The European Parliament has today called on the Saudi authorities to ...
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Tax evasion/Luxembourg leaks

The European Parliament today voted to approve the creation of a special committee to investigate tax evasion and dumping in Europe following the Luxembourg Leaks revelations. The Greens/EFA group had been pushing for the creation of an inquiry committee, which was blocked by the bigger political g...