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    Posting of workers: Breakthrough for social Europe

    Late last night, the European Parliament, the European Commission and the Council achieved a breakthrough in the negotiations on the revision of the Posting of Workers Directive. Under the agreement, workers who provide a service in an EU Member State other than their country of origin will benefit not only from the minimum wage but also …
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    New tax committee: Unfinished work to do on tax justice

    The European Parliament has today approved the establishment of a new special committee on financial crimes, tax evasion and tax avoidance.
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    Greens/EFA group calls for postponement of budget discharge until Commission answers ethics questions

    "With the Commission showing so little regard for transparency and conflicts of interests, we cannot in good faith discharge their budget until they introduce the necessary ethics reforms," says Bart Staes.
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    Judicial reform in Poland - quote from Ska Keller

    The planned reform of the judiciary in Poland is a "serious breach of the rule of law", according to the majority of MEPs.
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    Greens/EFA group demands real blacklist

    The Greens/EFA group will use today's debate in the European Parliament on the EU tax haven blacklist to call for much greater transparency in the blacklisting process.
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    Philippe Lamberts on Northern Ireland protocol

    "Nothing in this agreement should come as a surprise. This is exactly what the UK signed up to back in December and they cannot now feign surprise at being asked to honour it," comments Greens/EFA president, Philippe Lamberts.
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    Death of Slovak journalist, Ján Kuciak

    Greens/EFA MEP Benedek Javor comments on the death of the Slovak investigative journalist Ján Kuciak and his partner.
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    EU needs more money to tackle future challenges

    "A strong European Union needs more money to tackle its future challenges and invest in education and climate change," says Ska Keller.
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    EU plans financial injection for bloated arms industry

    The Greens/EFA Group has voted against plans that would see the European Union provide financial support to the European defence industry in developing weapons and other arms.
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    Internal electricity market must deliver for citizens and the climate

    The European Parliament’s Industry, Research and Energy Committee has adopted a series of legislative reports on the internal electricity market. The Greens/EFA group welcomes the parliament’s position on limiting public support for coal, which is much stronger than the Council's, but questions the insufficient measures for fighting energ…