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    EU bank regulation (CRD IV)

    The European Parliament today approved legislative proposals establishing rules for banks (the capital requirements directive - CRD IV). The Greens played a central role in the legislative process and welcomed the vote and the legislation, which will provide for an EU cap on bank bonuses and provisi...
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    Airline emissions

    The European Parliament today voted in favour of freezing the implementation of the EU emissions trading scheme for non-intra EU flights (1). The Greens regretted the measure, which will undermine the only means available to address growing aviation emissions, whilst doing little to guarantee better...
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    EU emissions trading

    The European Parliament today voted to reject a regulatory proposal aimed at tackling the oversupply of emissions allowances in the EU's emissions trading scheme by postponing the auctioning of 900 million allowances (1). The Greens strongly condemned the vote and called on the Commission to urgentl...
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    EU truck dimension regulations

    The EU Commission today presented proposals to revise EU legislation on truck dimensions (Directive 96/53/EC). The move marks a reversal by EU transport commissioner Siim Kallas who had originally announced that he was planning to change EU policy on heavier and longer trucks, so-called gigaliners, ...
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    Tobacco lobby and Dalligate

    The majority of the leaders of the political groups in the European Parliament today voted to reject a request by the Greens/EFA group to create a special committee in the European Parliament to assess the role of lobbying, notably tobacco lobbying, and create more transparent structures in the futu...
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    Serbia-Kosovo

    Commenting on Serbia's rejection of an EU-brokered compromise on normalising relations with Kosovo, Green MEP and EP draftsperson/rapporteur on Kosovo Ulrike Lunacek and Green foreign affairs spokesperson Franziska Brantner stated: "While yesterday's announcement that Serbia was rejecting the d...
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    Accounting transparency

    Negotiators from the European Parliament and Council reached agreement on crucial new EU legislation on accounting and transparency this evening. The Greens welcomed the agreement, notably provisions on project reporting and transparency on payments to governments, which will help prevent unethical ...
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    Ukraine - political pardons

    Commenting on the decision by Ukrainian president Viktor Yanukovych to pardon former Ukrainian prime minister Yuriy Lutsenko and Georgi Heorhiy Filipchuk, Greens/EFA co-president Rebecca Harms and foreign affairs spokesperson Werner Schulz stated:"We welcome the release and pardon of Yuriy Luts...
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    Offshore Secrets

    Journalists from over 30 countries have published data concerning approximately 130 000 people involved in tax haven companies or activities aimed at evading or avoiding tax (1). This has given a new boost to the debate on tax justice and opaque international financial transactions, which was last b...
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    EU climate and energy policy

    The European Commission today presented a communication on EU climate change and energy policy to 2030. Commenting on the communication, Green MEP and EP draftsperson on EU emissions targets Bas Eickhout said:  "2030 is the next crucial milestone for EU climate and energy policy and it is ...