Protecting universal postal services

MEP Jill Evans has defended the Universal Service Obligation to deliver and collect post at least five times a week within the EU. Jill Evans was speaking on behalf of the Greens/EFA group in the European Parliament's debate on the application of the EU's Postal Services Directive. MEP...

Creating Labour Market Conditions Favourable for Work-Life Balance

The European Parliament voted today to back a report on Creating Labour Market Conditions Favourable for Work-Life Balance. Commenting on the report, and the forthcoming Commission proposals, Greens/EFA MEP Tatjana Ždanoka said: "Achieving a good balance between our private lives and wor...

Digitising Europe’s Industry

07.09.2016

Are we on the right track?

FOLLOW THE EVENT LIVE REGISTRATION CLOSED 14h00 Registration and entry into European Parliament 14h30 Welcome and introductory remarks Reinhard Bütikofer, MEP (Greens/EFA) 14h40 Keynote speech Commissioner Oettinger, Commissioner for Digital Economy and Society 15h00  Q&A 15h20 Digitisin...

The circular economy

Video with international sign language and subtitles

Luxleaks committee delivers final verdict

A blog from our Tax Justice campaign

In the same week as Finance Ministers agreed a weak package of reforms on tax avoidance, the European Parliament Special Committee TAXE has published a harsh assessment of Member States' willingness to adopt tax reforms. The committee, created in February 2015 to investigate the Luxleaks scandal, also put forward a series of recommendations on how to make corporate taxation fairer.

Replies to the Questionnaire to Commission Representatives on TCMV and TAAEG

EMIS hearing 21 June 2016

Questions to ADAC

EMIS hearing 20 June 2016

Questions to Emissions Analytics

EMIS hearing 20 June 2016

Draft speakers and subjects for EMIS hearings

First part of the year

EU investment plan

Review underlines concerns about repackaged funds and skewed priorities

The European Commission today presented a review of the EU investment plan (EFSI), which was presented in January 2015. Reacting to the review and the progress on the plan, Greens/EFA co-president Philippe Lamberts stated: "The 'Juncker Plan' was introduced with much fanfare but this review onl...

Tapping into the job creation potential of the green economy

Green/EFA MEP Jean Lambert

Has the G7 learned its lesson?

Not at all!

The G7 club of industrialised nations met this week in Japan against a backdrop of economic gloom, geopolitical tension and rising concerns on climate change. Despite being viewed by many as remote and undemocratic, the G7 meetings are still seen as politically important, which explains the masses...