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    Credit picture Photo European Parliament
    Picture of EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen
    Opinion |

    Derailing the Green Deal will weaken the EU’s prosperity

    Philippe Lamberts
    Opinion by Philippe Lamberts
    The Commission President’s own political family is pushing to derail key Green Deal files. To allow it will be a major mistake for EU competitiveness
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    Pandora Papers visual / GreensEFA
    Pandora Papers visual / GreensEFA
    Opinion |

    One year after the Pandora Papers scandal - has the EU learned any lessons on tax havens?

    Damien Carême Kira Peter-Hansen
    Opinion by Damien Carême & Kira Peter-Hansen
    A year after one of the biggest tax evasion scandals, the Pandora Papers, what lessons has the EU learned?
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    Low waters of the Rhine river in summer 2022 / CC0 Bernd Dittrich
    Low waters of the Rhine river in summer 2022 / CC0 Bernd Dittrich
    Opinion |

    Droughts are a threat to peace in Europe

    Benoît Biteau
    Opinion by Benoît Biteau
    This summer we have again witnessed droughts and floods caused by climate change. But why do droughts lead to conflict? And what can the EU do about it?
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    People sitting in a bus / CC0 matthew henry
    People sitting in a bus / CC0 matthew henry
    Opinion |

    Working but poor - How the EU could fix decent minimum wages for everyone

    Mounir Satouri
    Opinion by Mounir Satouri
    What is the EU minimum wage directive? Read what we can do to help those most affected by the cost-of-living crisis.
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    ©bertrand-borie
    Food market in Palermo/Sicily
    Opinion |

    Stop speculators gambling with our food and energy prices - and our lives

    Benoît Biteau Karima Delli Bas Eickhout Ernest Urtasun
    Opinion by Benoît Biteau & Karima Delli & Bas Eickhout & Ernest Urtasun
    Food prices are going up, but who is profiting? What is food speculation and how does it drive up prices for basic foods that we rely on, like grain and wheat? And what can we do to tackle this problem?
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    Rebecca Cruz (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)
    People oder Profits
    Opinion |

    Human crises can’t mean corporate profits - the case for an EU-wide windfall tax

    Rasmus Andresen Claude Gruffat
    Opinion by Rasmus Andresen & Claude Gruffat
    While people see their energy bills skyrocket and their shopping cart get more and more expensive, there are energy and food corporations who, in the same period, have had unprecedented profits. It's time for the 1% to stop profiting at the expense of the 99%!
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    ©Gayatri Malhotra
    Abortion Rights Protest
    Opinion |

    Roe v Wade - How the US Supreme Court ruling affects abortion rights in Europe

    Terry Reintke
    Opinion by Terry Reintke
    Could our abortion rights in Europe also be stripped away soon? What do we know about the backlash on sexual and reproductive rights and health in Europe? And what can we do to defend abortion rights across the world?
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    Woman holding a sign during a Ukraine protest / CC0 markus-spiske
    Woman holding a sign during a Ukraine protest / CC0 markus-spiske
    Opinion |

    "Missiles were flying right over my head" - a young woman's story of living in the war in Ukraine

    An opinion by Olena Prokopchuk. This is the story of Olena Prokopchuk. She fled from Kyiv to Lviv at the start of the war in Ukraine. She writes about her hopes for peace and the reality of living a life she didn’t choose. She still lives in Ukraine.
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    Person holding a burning newspaper / CC0 nijwam-swargiary
    Person holding a burning newspaper Disinformation DSA Russia / CC0 nijwam-swargiary
    Opinion |

    How the EU Digital Services Act can help fight disinformation online

    Patrick Breyer
    Opinion by Patrick Breyer
    Disinformation is a powerful weapon in Russia’s war against Ukraine. Patrick Breyer MEP explains how the EU’s Digital Services Act plays an important role in the fight against disinformation.
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    ©kilian-karger
    Nuclear warning sign
    Opinion |

    Stop the greenwashing - Why this EU Taxonomy is not green at all

    Leading up to plenary vote in July we will be covering different angles as to why the Greens/EFA in the European Parliament will not accept this greenwashing, this EU Taxonomy.