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    Service trade agreement (TISA)

    A leaked document from the ongoing negotiations on the Trade in Services Agreement (TISA) has made clear that health services could come under the scope of the agreement, in spite of assurances by the European Commission to the contrary (1). Commenting on the revelation, Green trade spokesperson S...
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    Tax evasion/Luxembourg leaks

    Ahead of this Thursday's meeting of the conference of presidents of political groups in the European Parliament, which will discuss the creation of an inquiry committee into tax evasion and dumping, the legal services of the parliament have today presented their assessment. The assessment confirms t...
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    EU counter-terrorism policy

    Commenting on the outcome of the informal meeting of EU interior ministers on counter-terrorism in Riga, Green home affairs spokesperson Jan Philipp Albrecht said: "European governments and the EU are rightly focusing on what can be done to improve cooperation and prevent future terrorist attac...
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    EU counter-terrorism policy

    Ahead of the informal meeting of EU interior ministers on counter-terrorism in Riga, a leaked document (1) confirmed that the European Commission is seeking to tweak and retable a stalled legislative proposal on a European air passenger data system (PNR). Commenting on the Riga council and the draft...
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    Holocaust Memorial Day

    In a statement on the seventieth anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau extermination camp, Greens/EFA co-president Rebecca Harms and EP vice-president Ulrike Lunacek, who represented the European Parliament at the ceremony in Auschwitz, said:  "Today marks Holocaust Memorial ...
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    Elections in Greece

    Following Syriza’s electoral success in Greece, Greens/EFA Co-Presidents Rebecca Harms and Philippe Lamberts congratulated the winner and called on the new government and the EU institutions to work together constructively: “The Greens/EFA group congratulates Syriza on their win. We hope that th...
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    Ukraine conflict

    Commenting on the latest situation in Ukraine, Greens/EFA co-president Rebecca Harms said: "The attack on Mariupol by the pro-Russian separatists was only possible with weapons supplied by Russia. The accompanying statement by the rebels made clear that they reject the Minsk agreement, in spite...
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    Economic and monetary policy

    The European Central Bank is today set to announce a scheme of quantitative easing - buying sovereign bonds on the secondary market - in response to deflation in the Eurozone. Commenting on the anticipated decision, Greens/EFA co-president Philippe Lamberts stated: "The ECB is being forced to f...
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    EU counter-terrorism policy

    EU Commission vice-president Frans Timmermans today indicated the European Commission would be reviewing a stalled legislative proposal on a European air passenger data system (PNR). Commenting on the announcement (1), Green home affairs spokesperson Jan Philipp Albrecht stated: "The announcem...
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    State aid/Amazon

    The European Commission today published a preliminary finding in its investigation into Amazon's tax deal with Luxembourg, finding that it likely constitutes illegal state aid. Commenting on the finding, Greens/EFA economic and finance spokesperson Sven Giegold said: "This finding stands to be ...