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    Spot the tax haven? Avoiding the blacklist is a game for zero tax countries

    Kira Peter-Hansen Ernest Urtasun
    Opinion by Kira Peter-Hansen & Ernest Urtasun
    The EU’s latest ‘blacklist’ for tax havens has just been released, but some of the biggest names are not on the list. Greens/EFA MEPs Kira Peter-Hansen and Ernest Urtasun say it's time for the EU to take its own blacklist seriously and stop treating tax avoidance like a game.
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    ‘Sportswashing’ – Why the Beijing Winter Olympics pose a threat to human rights

    Patrick Breyer Gwendoline Delbos-Corfield
    Opinion by Patrick Breyer & Gwendoline Delbos-Corfield
    Are mass-scale sports events being used to normalise the use of surveillance technologies in our cities? Biometric mass surveillance, like high-tech facial recognition, is on the rise - but what is the cost to our human rights?
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    European businesses have concerns about the EU-Mercosur deal: new YouGov poll shows

    Anna Cavazzini Yannick Jadot
    Opinion by Anna Cavazzini & Yannick Jadot
    A new YouGov poll, published today, has captured the opinion of business leaders on the EU-Mercosur Trade deal.
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    Who (really) owns your city? How corporate landlords are using homes to make money

    Ernest Urtasun Kim Van Sparrentak
    Opinion by Ernest Urtasun & Kim Van Sparrentak
    Greens/EFA MEPs, Kim van Sparrentak and Ernest Urtasun, throw open the doors on Europe’s housing crisis and find out who’s really in control of our homes.
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    A greener Europe and better healthcare - recommendations from the Conference on the Future of Europe

    Eleonora Evi Michèle Rivasi
    Opinion by Eleonora Evi & Michèle Rivasi
    An independent and randomly-selected panel of EU citizens has called for better climate protection and equal access to healthcare systems across Europe.
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    The Digital Services Act is coming. What will it mean for you?

    Alexandra Geese
    Opinion by Alexandra Geese
    The European Parliament has voted on a new law for online services, known as the Digital Services Act. Alexandra Geese MEP talks us through some of the problems of the digital age and what the Greens/EFA are doing to protect our fundamental rights.
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    Opinion |

    Climate activists: The EU Taxonomy is a financial and environmental threat to younger generations and we will not accept it

    Late last year, the Commission published a draft for a new law on sustainable investments and quietly tried to include gas and nuclear power. Sneaking dirty energy onto a list of sustainable investments is the worst kind of greenwashing. We told the EU Commission that we do not want their dirty present.
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    Crowd of people Europe flag / CC0 Nico Roicke
    Crowd of people Europe flag / CC0 Nico Roicke
    Opinion |

    Let’s listen to the people: Citizens demand stronger democracy and fundamental EU reform

    Damian Boeselager Gwendoline Delbos-Corfield Daniel Freund
    Opinion by Damian Boeselager & Gwendoline Delbos-Corfield & Daniel Freund
    As part of the Conference on the Future of Europe (COFE), EU citizens are being asked to help decide on the direction of the EU for the coming years. Greens/EFA MEPs explain how the project works and argue that the EU must trust its citizens by following through on their demands.
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    Big profits should mean fair taxes

    Damien Carême Claude Gruffat Kira Peter-Hansen Ernest Urtasun
    Opinion by Damien Carême & Claude Gruffat & Kira Peter-Hansen & Ernest Urtasun
    Greens/EFA MEPs Kira Peter-Hansen, Ernest Urtasun, Claude Gruffat, Damien Carême explain the new European minimum taxation plans and where they fall short of the changes needed to achieve tax justice.
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    Feminist, fierce and fossil-free: Meet 5 feminist game-changers to watch in 2022

    This year wasn’t an easy one for any of us. But we’ve been inspired by some truly incredible people who have been fearlessly fighting for the rights of women, gender diverse people and our planet. During the 16 Days of Activism against gender-based violence, we reached out to some of our favorite feminists to find out their hopes for a fe…