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Tax evasion/Luxembourg leaks

The Greens/EFA group has called on EU commission president Juncker to take part in a European Parliament plenary debate this week on the EU response to the 'Luxembourg Leaks' tax evasion scheme revelations. Ahead of the European Parliament's debate tomorrow (Wednesday), the Greens/EFA group has also...
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GMO authorisation

The European Parliament's environment committee today voted on a proposal for a new scheme for the authorisation of genetically-modified organisms in the EU (1). The vote by MEPs strengthens the grounds on which member states or regions could opt-out from GMO authorisations under the proposed new sy...
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Basque Friendship Group re-established

The European Parliament's Basque Friendship Group has been re-established for this next term of the European Parliament. It is made up of 14 MEPs from 5 different political groups and includes EFA MEPs Jill Evans, Ian Hudghton and Tatjana Ždanoka who were founder members. The group was established ...
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Tax evasion/Luxembourg leaks

Commenting on the 'Luxembourg Leaks' revelations on the state of Luxembourg's role in facilitating large scale tax evasion by the international consortium of investigative journalists (ICIJ), Green economic and financial policy spokesman Sven Giegold said: "These revelations are a major blow to...
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Hungary defamation case

The district court of Budapest yesterday ruled in favour of Green MEP Ulrike Lunacek in a defamation case brought against the Hungarian journalist Zsolt Bayer for injurious statements made on Hungarian television. Commenting on the ruling, Ulrike Lunacek said: "It is welcome that the Hungarian ...
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EU Kosovo mission (EULEX)

The European Parliament's foreign affairs committee yesterday met with officials from the EU's mission in Kosovo (EULEX) on recent allegations of corruption and maladministration with the mission. Commenting on the situation, Green MEP and EP vice-president Ulrike Lunacek, who is the European P...
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EU asylum rules

The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) today ruled that the authorities in Switzerland could not return an asylum seeking family to Italy due to insufficient guarantees regarding the welfare of the family. The Greens welcomed the ruling and cited it as further evidence of the need to revise the E...
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EU banking supervision

The new European banking supervision mechanism will officially begin its work tomorrow under the responsibility of the European Central Bank (ECB). The most important banks in the Eurozone will be under direct supervision, with the ECB having an indirect responsibility for all other banks. Ahead of ...
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FRONTEX Mediterranean mission

On 1 November, a new Frontex mission called Triton starts in the Mediterranean, replacing the earlier Mare Nostrum mission, which focused on saving lives at sea in the aftermath of the Lampedusa disaster last year. The Greens have expressed concern that stopping the Mare Nostrum mission will lead to...
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EU bank stress tests

Commenting on the results of the stress tests of European banks, released today by the European Central Bank, Greens/EFA co-president Philippe Lamberts said: "While these new stress tests of European banks are an important milestone for EU banking regulation and financial sector transparency, m...