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    ©mastrminda
    ikea
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    Europe shows its teeth against tax dodging

    he European Commissioner Margrethe Vestager announced the opening of an investigation into the tax affairs of IKEA. As many other big companies, IKEA has been using a series of tax loopholes for years to avoid paying taxes. It is the duty of the European Commission to stop these unfair behaviours and make sure that companies pay their tax…
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    New legislation will deliver real benefits for citizens

    The European Parliament, Commission and Council successfully concluded trilogue negotiations on the revision to the anti-money laundering directive. The revised legislation includes a series of important measures for cracking down on money laundering, including the creation of ultimate beneficial ownership registers
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    fence
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    Ska Keller on Brexit and Migration

    This Thursday and Friday (14-15 December), leaders from the 28 EU member states will attend a meeting of the European Council in Brussels. The agenda includes migration and the decision on whether to progress to stage two of the Brexit negotiations.
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    Photo by P. Vasiliadis.
    Kebab
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    Disappointing result for consumer rights

    The European Parliament has just voted on an objection to Commission proposals that would allow phosphates to be used as additives in products such as donor kebabs. The objection, which was co-tabled by Greens/EFA MEP Bart Staes, fell just short of the required absolute majority.
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    Now the EU must turn plans into action

    The Greens/EFA group in the European Parliament is calling on the European Commission and European Council to take immediate steps to turn the recommendations of the Panama Papers inquiry into action.
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    MEPs call for Paris Agreement to be translated into EU law

    The European Parliament’s Environment, Public Health & Food Safety and Industry, Research & Energy committees have today adopted the report on the Governance of the Energy Union. This regulation will translate the outcome of the Paris climate agreement into EU law. The vote in plenary should take place in January 2018.
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    @Erich Westendarp
    Pesticides
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    Greens/EFA group calls for Commission decision to be annulled

    The Greens/EFA group will try to build a majority in the European Parliament to refer the European Commission’s decision to renew the licence for glyphosate to the European Court of Justice.
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    ©henry-be
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    Greens/EFA group calls for Special Committee on pesticide authorisation

    At today's Conference of Presidents of the European Parliament, the Greens/EFA group will call for the establishment of a special committee to investigate the handling of the assessment process for pesticides. The call for a special committee follows negotiations with the S&D and GUE/NGL groups.
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    Tax avoidance
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    EU Finance Ministers agree on whitewashed blacklist

    The EU Finance Ministers have today approved the EU’s tax haven blacklist. This lists 17 countries that have not responded to information requests from the European Council or that have not committed themselves to make their tax policy compliant with EU criteria.
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    Congratulations to “anti-Schäuble” Centeno

    Today, the Eurogroup elected Portuguese Finance Minister Mario Centeno as its new President. Sven Giegold, financial and economic policy spokesperson of the Greens/EFA Group in the European Parliament, comments.