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    It's Your Right to Know

    In which world do you want to live in? In the face of attempts to control the media and silence whistleblowers it's time to join our fight
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    Danske Bank money laundering scandal will be investigated by European supervisor following Greens’ request

    Good news! The European Commission has asked the European Banking Authority (EBA), the European “policeman” of banks, to investigate whether Danish and Estonian authorities did not respect EU law in the Danske Bank’s money laundering scandal.
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    Court Decision against Journalists seeking Transparency of MEP spending shows need for urgent reform

    This disappointing decision from the European Court of Justice was in some ways inevitable due to the fact that the European Parliament’s accounting systems are outdated and not done in a way that foresees public scrutiny of how the various Parliamentary Allowances are spent.
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    Commission refers Poland to ECJ over independence of Supreme Court

    Greens/EFA co-presidents comment on the news that the European Commission has referred Poland to the European Court of Justice over the independence of the Polish Supreme Court
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    Press release |

    European Commission rule Luxembourg did not give selective tax treatment to McDonald's

    The European Commission has today ruled that the non-taxation of certain McDonald's profits in Luxembourg did not constitute illegal State Aid, as it is in line with national tax laws.
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    Allegations of conflict of interest around Czech PM Andrej Babiš

    Today, Transparency International Czech Republic has submitted a complaint to the European Commission surrounding the Czech Prime Minister, Andrej Babiš's potential conflicts of interest around his personal business dealings. The European Commission must investigate Andrej Babiš's business dealings as soon as possible to ensure that they …
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    Greens/EFA Debriefing

    Greens/EFA priorities for the Strasbourg Plenary week included: The Future of Europe debate with Prime Minister of Greece; Autonomous weapon systems; The rule of law in Hungary; Language Equality in the Digital Age; State of the European Union; Digital copyright; Dual quality of products; Greens/EFA MEPs take EFSA to court over Monsanto s…
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    Double standards in the EU are unacceptable

    The European Parliament has called for an end to the practice of companies producing different quality products for different parts of Europe without the consumer being clearly informed of such a difference.
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    EFA President welcomes EP vote on Hungary

    Esquerra Republicana de Catalunya MEP and President of the EFA Group in the European Parliament, Josep-Maria Terricabras, has strongly welcomed the European Parliament's decision to recommend to the Member States to apply article 7 of the Treaty on European Union, because it believes that there ...
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    Greens/EFA MEPs to face Monsanto, Cheminova and the EU Food Safety Authority in Court

    A public hearing will be held before the European Court of Justice in a case brought by 4 Greens/EFA MEPs against the EU Food Safety Authority (EFSA) for its refusal to provide the public with access to crucial studies regarding the impacts of glyphosate on human health.