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    Balance of payments

    The European Parliament’s Economic and monetary affairs committee today adopted new rules on balance of payment statistics (Regulation on Community statistics concerning balance of payments, international trade in services and foreign direct investment). These data are important tools in economic ...
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    Economic governance

    The European Parliament today adopted a report reviewing the EU’s economic governance framework. At the same time, European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker presented a report by the five EU institutions presidents (European Commission, Parliament, Council, European Central Bank and euro g...
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    EU Investment Plan

    The European Parliament voted today in plenary to adopt the rules on a Guarantee Fund that is a cornerstone of the European Commission’s investment plan (1). Although the finances are shaky and insufficient, the Greens/EFA group welcomes this first step towards investment rather than austerity. Gr...
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    EU Summit/Greece

    Ahead of tomorrow’s summit on Greece, Greens/EFA co-presidents Rebecca Harms and Philippe Lamberts cautiously welcomed news that the two sides are close to finding an agreement: “After months of tensions and mutual accusations, there is now hope for a solution between Greece and the other euro a...
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    Air pollution

    The European Parliament, European Commission and Council Presidency today reached an agreement on a new Directive regarding pollutant emissions from medium combustion plants (capacity between 1 to 50 MW).[i] Medium combustion plants are used for, among others, electricity generation, residential hea...
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    Hinkley Point

    The argument concerning the construction of two nuclear reactors in the UK, at Hinkley Point in Somerset, has moved to the next round. The Austrian Government today publicised its intention to submit a formal complaint next Monday to the European Court of Justice on the UK government’s plan to fin...
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    Future of EMU

    The presidents of the European Commission, European Council, European Central Bank, Eurogroup and the European Parliament today published a report on further deepening economic and monetary union. However the report lacks in new content and impetus as it merely calls for strengthening already establ...
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    Greece/Eurozone

    EU finance ministers meet today in Luxembourg for discussions on Greece. With tensions reaching a critical juncture between the two sides, Greens/EFA Co-presidents Rebecca Harms and Philippe Lamberts call on both parties to return to a productive dialogue and warn against the disastrous consequences...
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    Cloned animals in food

    The European Parliament's environment and food safety and agriculture committees today voted on draft EU legislation on the cloning of animals. The Greens welcomed the vote, which would introduce a comprehensive ban on cloning, and on the placing on the market of food from clones and their descendan...
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    Corporate taxation

    The European Commission today presented an action plan on corporate taxation. Following the revelation last November of the scandalous tax affairs in Luxembourg during his time as Prime Minister, Green MEPs challenged President Juncker to 'Act or Go'. Six months on they have expressed alarm at the l...