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    Event |

    The Beyond Growth 2023 Conference

    The Beyond Growth 2023 Conference is a multi-stakeholder event aiming to co-create policies for sustainable prosperity in Europe. The organisers aim to redefine societal goals across the board, in order to move away from the harmful focus on the sole economic growth as the basis of our development model. Visit the website to rewatch the …
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    Opinion |

    No economy on a dead planet: why we need to move beyond “growth” to a sustainable economic system

    Philippe Lamberts
    Opinion by Philippe Lamberts
    MEP Philippe Lamberts explains why we need a shift to a new, sustainable economic model and how the Beyond Growth Conference 2023 will help.
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    Policy Paper |

    Give the billions to the millions

    Capital gains are one of the main sources of inequality in our economy and they go largely untaxed. But what are they? Who makes them? And why is taxing them a key tool in the fight for economic justice?
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    Aerial view crowd of people green jobs / iStock
    Aerial view crowd of people green jobs / iStock
    Opinion |

    Green jobs are the future: Why protecting the planet and fighting for worker’s rights go hand in hand

    Sara Matthieu Kira Peter-Hansen Mounir Satouri Kim Van Sparrentak
    Opinion by Sara Matthieu & Kira Peter-Hansen & Mounir Satouri & Kim Van Sparrentak
    Green jobs will save the planet and our health! This Labour Day, hear from four Green MEPs fighting for worker's rights, equal pay and more.
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    Event |

    The Green Transformation of Europe: What role for sustainable procurement?

    In this event, experts and representatives from the European Commission will take stock of recent Green Deal legislation including elements on sustainable public procurement, discuss how those will be used by procurement professionals on the ground, analyse how public procurement can support the objectives of the Green Deal Industrial Pla…
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    Press release |

    Reform of Stability & Growth Pact should create budgetary rules for the future, not the past

    The European Commission has presented its plans for the reform of the EU’s budgetary rules, known as the Stability and Growth Pact. The Greens/EFA welcome efforts to reform the outdated and ineffective current regime, but criticise that some elements risk repeating the mistakes of the past.
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    People standing under solar panels/science-in-hd
    Study |

    Shaping sustainable public procurement laws in the European Union

    This study on sustainable procurement laws analyses the legislative development from ‘how to buy’ to ‘what to buy’ in current and future EU legislative initiatives.
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    News |

    Debriefing of the April Plenary Session

    Greens/EFA priorities for the plenary week included important files from the FitFor55 Package (CBAM, ETS, SCF), the Deforestation regulation, Forever pollutants, EU-China relations and LGBTQ+ rights in Uganda, among others. Read more.
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    Press release |

    First time regulation of crypto space breakthrough for consumer protection & the fight against money laundering

    For the first time, MEPs have voted through the outcome of two key files regulating the crypto sphere. The Transfer of Funds Regulation and Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation are the first major regulations to address the lack of transparency in the sector and provide greater security to investors, while mitigating risks of money launder…
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    Wind turbines in a field/ CC0 Alex Eckermann
    Opinion |

    The Fit for 55 package - updates

    The Fit for 55 package to become climate neutral by 2050 will be voted from June to October plenary. Follow here for green updates and reactions.