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    European Council
    European Council
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    European Council

    The European Council summit has ended without any notable progress on the Coronavirus Recovery Plan.
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    © Eva Serrabassa
    21861 safe and secure energy in europe helsink
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    European Parliament approval paves way for sustainable investments

    The European Parliament has approved a law on sustainable investments known as 'taxonomy', designed to make the financial sector more sustainable.
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    Womens wheelchair basketball / Audi Nissen
    Picture of women in wheelchair playing basketball
    Press release |

    Discrimination has to stop: European Parliament to vote on resolution for strong Disability Strategy

    Today, (Thursday 18 June) on the initiative of Katrin Langensiepen, Greens/EFA MEP, the European Parliament will vote on a resolution that calls on the Commission to put forward a comprehensive, ambitious and long-term post-2020 European Disability Strategy.
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    Justus Lipsius EU Council/JLogan (CC BY-SA 3.0)
    Justus Lipsius EU Council/JLogan (CC BY-SA 3.0)
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    European Council Summit

    EU leaders will meet (Friday 19 June) to discuss the recovery fund to respond to the COVID-19 crisis and a new Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF).
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    MORE TRANSPARENCY TO FIGHT TAX AVOIDANCE
    Tax avoidance transparency
    Press release |

    European Parliament permanent subcommittee on tax a victory for tax justice

    The European Parliament’s plenary session has voted to support a standing subcommittee to look at tax transparency and to tackle tax evasion and avoidance.
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    HK PROTEST
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    EU must not tolerate encroachment on autonomy

    Ahead of tomorrow's (Thursday 18 June) plenary debate and vote on the resolution on the situation in Hong Kong and national security law (Friday 19 June), Greens/EFA, along with EPP, S&D, Renew and ECR, call on EU governments and the European Commission to make it clear to China's leadership that the EU is not prepared to respond with "bu…
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    Black Lives Matter Protest/Twitter - @MARCPUIGPEREZ
    Black Lives Matter Protest
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    Parliament must vote for clear stance against racism

    Following the tragic murder of George Floyd and protests in the US and around the world, the European Parliament will (today) debate and (Friday) vote on the Resolution on the anti-racism protests following the death of George Floyd.
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    Covid-19 frontline workers
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    Commission agrees to additional protections for frontline workers

    Member States will be required to include written instructions for workers in order to protect them in the workplace. The Commission will report back to the European Parliament on this revision by the end of 2020. This follows the demands of the Greens/EFA group to improve protections for frontline workers potentially exposed to the virus…
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    Hong Kong Island Skyline
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    Hong Kong

    The EU foreign ministers must strongly condemn Beijing's attacks on Hong Kong’s autonomy. For the EU, as a community of values, such a restriction of civil liberties is unacceptable.
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    People in a busy street © Ruby Doan
    People in a busy street © Ruby Doan
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    European Commission seizes the momentum of the Franco-German initiative

    Today (Wednesday, 27th May), the European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen presented the new Recovery Plan under the umbrella of the Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF).