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    News |

    European Parliament demands protection for whistleblowers uncovering fraud in the EU budget

    The report focusses on the crucial role played by whistleblowers in preventing and uncovering fraud and mismanagement of the EU budget.
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    European Parliament votes to protect whistleblowers

    The European Parliament has voted in favour of a report on the protection of whistleblowers.
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    Commission proposal would do little for accountability or public health

    The European Commission has published its long-awaited proposal for the reform of the comitology process, used to approve or renew products, such as GMOs and pesticides.
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    Video |

    European Parliament calls for whistleblower protection

    Clear signal coming out of the European Parliament today that the EU Commission must act to protect #whistleblowers all across Europe!
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    Video |

    Protect Whistleblowers

    Parliament expresses our solidarity with all whistleblowers and our impatience for an EU-wide law to protect all those who share information in the public interest.
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    Event |

    European Ideas Lab

    During a three-day event, Greens/EFA welcomed more than 300 "changemakers" from around 130 organizations of most European countries. This lab was the opportunity for us to listen, discuss and develop ideas with our guests.
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    Press release |

    EU Commission closes its eyes to corruption

    European Commission Vice-President, Frans Timmermans has written to the European Parliament’s Civil Liberties and Justice committee, saying he has shelved plans to publish a report on corruption in the EU this year. This is completely out of touch with public demands, says Benedek Jávor.
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    News |

    The revolving door phenomenon is a systemic issue that must be urgently addressed

    Whilst the revolving door phenomenon is neither new nor unique to Brussels, the latest research by Transparency International Europe has highlighted a dramatic lack of regulation in the European Parliament and serious under-regulation in the European Commission when it comes to revolving doors.
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    Maltese EU Presidency and tax practices

    At the start of the Maltese EU Presidency, the Greens/EFA Group in the European Parliament has today presented a study on the country’s tax practices. The study, written by the Italian-British academic, Tommaso Faccio, shows that Malta would be included in the list of tax havens if the crit...
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    ECJ ruling on data retention

    The European Court of Justice (ECJ) has today ruled that the current data retention regimes for electronic communications services in Sweden and the UK are incompatible with EU law (1). The ECJ ruling states that "general and indiscriminate" retention of data is illegal, but does allow ...