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Future of EMU

The presidents of the European Commission, European Council, European Central Bank, Eurogroup and the European Parliament today published a report on further deepening economic and monetary union. However the report lacks in new content and impetus as it merely calls for strengthening already establ...
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Greece/Eurozone

EU finance ministers meet today in Luxembourg for discussions on Greece. With tensions reaching a critical juncture between the two sides, Greens/EFA Co-presidents Rebecca Harms and Philippe Lamberts call on both parties to return to a productive dialogue and warn against the disastrous consequences...
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Infographic - Cloning for farming purposes

Infographics explaining why the Greens want a ban on cloning of animals for food. Available in English, French, German and Dutch.
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News |

Road charging

At a time when governments everywhere are struggling with budget constraints, it seems inevitable that road charging for passenger cars will be considered on a broad scale, as governments grapple with decaying infrastructure and look for means to generate additional revenue. In Germany a road charging scheme has been adopted this week wit…
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Cloned animals in food

The European Parliament's environment and food safety and agriculture committees today voted on draft EU legislation on the cloning of animals. The Greens welcomed the vote, which would introduce a comprehensive ban on cloning, and on the placing on the market of food from clones and their descendan...
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Corporate taxation

The European Commission today presented an action plan on corporate taxation. Following the revelation last November of the scandalous tax affairs in Luxembourg during his time as Prime Minister, Green MEPs challenged President Juncker to 'Act or Go'. Six months on they have expressed alarm at the l...
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Circular economy

The European Parliament’s Environment committee today adopted a report on the circular economy. The European Commission’s withdrawal of its initial legislative proposal on the circular economy drew heavy criticism from the European Parliament, EU Environment ministers and civil society. This rep...
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Video |

Copyright reform

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Green jobs - Will the EU lead the transition or watch from the side lines?

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Economic governance

The European Parliament's Economic and Monetary Affairs committee today voted on a report reviewing the EU’s economic governance framework. Commenting after the vote, Greens/EFA MEP and spokesperson on economic and financial affairs Ernest Urtasun said: “It was very clear from the beginning that...