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    Eurozone crisis

    Commenting on the 'roadmap for stability and growth' presented by EU Commission president Barroso today, Green economics spokesperson Philippe Lamberts MEP said: "While the Greens are in favour of recycling in principle, we would have preferred a bit more original thinking in the roadmap pres...
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    Wales step closer to new EU funding

    As the European Commission today (Wednesday) publishes further details of the next round of cohesion funding after 2013, Plaid MEP Jill Evans has warned of the dangers of complacency in preparing for this third opportunity of top level EU funding. Ms Evans said the economic crisis made it increasing...
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    Structural and cohesion funds

    Today the European Commission presented its legislative proposals to reform European structural and cohesion funds, with the European Parliament set to have co-decision powers over the legislation for the first time. The Greens welcomed the balanced approach in the proposals but criticised suggestio...
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    Plenary Round-up

    The Green priorities for the plenary session were the situation in Palestine, the economic governance package of legislation, the EU-Morocco fisheries agreement and Western Sahara, road safety, the debate on the State of the Union...
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    Plaid MEP welcomes transaction tax announcement

    Plaid MEP and Party President Jill Evans has welcomed today's announcement by the European Commission of plans to introduce a financial transaction tax in the EU.   Ms Evans has long campaigned for such a tax which it is hoped will be able to curb harmful financial speculation as well as ...
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    State of the Union

    European Commission president Barroso today delivered his 'State of the Union' speech to the European Parliament. In the context of the debate, Greens/EFA co-president Rebecca Harms said: "President Barroso correctly sought to head-off those who want to pronounce the demise of the Euro by clea...
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    EU economic governance

    The European Parliament today voted to adopt a final compromise on the economic governance package of legislation (the so-called 6-Pack) (1). The Greens believe the agreement falls short of providing the economic governance structures Europe needs. After the vote, Green economic affairs spokesperson...
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    Financial transaction tax

    European Commission president Barroso today announced that the Commission has adopted proposals for a financial transaction tax (FTT). The Greens have long advocated the introduction of an FTT both as a means of curbing harmful speculation and as a new source for generating public revenue, and welco...
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    Daniel Cohn-Bendit

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    Tax competition

    The European Parliament economic affairs committee today adopted a report by Green draftsman Sven Giegold on a recast of the legislation governing the taxation of distributions from subsidiaries to parent companies. The legislation aims to prevent the double (or multiple) taxation of profits. The EP...