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    Merkel must seize opportunity to put Green Deal at heart of recovery

    Today (Wednesday 8 July), Chancellor Angela Merkel will present the priorities of the German Presidency of the European Council to the plenary of the European Parliament. The German presidency will have a great opportunity to contribute to these efforts by building an ecological, solidarity-based and gender-equitable Europe and by making …
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    European Union
    German Chancellor Merkel
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    Green Deal and climate protection must be engine for jobs & recovery

    Ahead of the start of the German Presidency of the European Council tomorrow, the Greens/EFA group in the European Parliament are calling for the Green Deal and climate protection to be the engine for job creation and recovery and for the launch of a rule of law initiative.
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    Green Budget
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    The Commission & Council must match Parliament's ambition

    Only last week, the Parliament called for a total of 30% of the 2021 budget to be spent on climate change and 10% on biodiversity, but the EU Commission's proposal of 25% is very unambitious.
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    Paper work, Office Work, Contract signature
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    Parliament pushes through EU-wide class action in deal on collective redress

    "This directive fills the legal vacuum in the EU consumer legislation. With such new ground breaking instrument European consumers will no longer be left on their own, like in the Volkswagen emission cheating scandal. Empowering consumers and citizens is the way of the future." declared Heidi Hautala, Greens/EFA shadow rapporteur on the f…
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    Pigs in a field / CC0 Pascal Debrunner
    Pigs in a field / CC0 Pascal Debrunner
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    Victory for animal welfare – MEPs vote for inquiry committee on animal transport

    Today (Friday 19 June), after long-standing calls from the Greens/EFA Group in the European Parliament, MEPs have just voted in favour of setting up a committee of inquiry into animal transport.
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    Parliament report on conflicts of interest exposes flaws in system for managing EU funds

    Today (Friday 19 June), Members of the European Parliament will vote on the report into conflicts of interest in the case of the Czech Prime Minister, Andrej Babiš.
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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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    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
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    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).