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    News |

    Plenary Flash - 17-20 October 2022

    On the agenda for the plenary session: COP27, rule of law and media freedom in Malta, alternative fuel infrastructure, general budget for the EU for 2023, Frontex discharge 2020, social and economic consequences of the war in Ukraine and the introduction of a windfall tax
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    Pandora Papers visual / GreensEFA
    Pandora Papers visual / GreensEFA
    Opinion |

    One year after the Pandora Papers scandal - has the EU learned any lessons on tax havens?

    Damien Carême Kira Peter-Hansen
    Opinion by Damien Carême & Kira Peter-Hansen
    A year after one of the biggest tax evasion scandals, the Pandora Papers, what lessons has the EU learned?
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    Euro sign in front of the European Central Bank in Frankfurt am Main, Germany / CCO mika-baumeister
    Euro sign in front of the European Central Bank in Frankfurt am Main, Germany / CCO mika-baumeister
    Event |

    Greening monetary policy in times of soaring inflation

    The ECB is under pressure to act, but how can monetary policy address fossil fuel-driven inflation without threatening the green transition? Register and join us on 28 September.
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    Photo by Jacek Dylag on Unsplash
    Photo by Jacek Dylag on Unsplash
    Position Paper |

    EU Directive on Adequate Minimum Income

    We need an EU Directive on Adequate Minimum Income to ensure that everyone has a living income that provides them with the financial resources needed to ensure a life in dignity.
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    Press release |

    EU Directive on Minimum Income is needed

    The European Commission published recommendations on Minimum Income Schemes (MIS). The Greens/EFA Group welcomes the initiative of the Commission, but reiterates that we need an EU Directive on Adequate Minimum Income to ensure everyone has the financial resources to live a life in dignity.
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    Euro bank notes / CC0 Markus Spiske
    Study |

    An EP-ECB interinstitutional agreement on monetary policy

    To inform the deliberations of the EP facing the ECB, this reports provides a legal and political analysis of existing accountability practices, while outlining scope for improvement, both by means of an IIA as well as through non-formal changes to ECB-EP interactions.
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    Press release |

    European Parliament votes through minimum wage deal

    The European Parliament voted in favour of the Directive on Minimum Wages in the EU. With this directive, two-thirds of Member States are expected to gradually increase their minimum wages, which will improve the standard of living for millions of people.
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    People sitting in a bus / CC0 matthew henry
    People sitting in a bus / CC0 matthew henry
    Opinion |

    Working but poor - How the EU could fix decent minimum wages for everyone

    Mounir Satouri
    Opinion by Mounir Satouri
    What is the EU minimum wage directive? Read what we can do to help those most affected by the cost-of-living crisis.
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    Event |

    A fair future of work: the opportunity of the platform work directive

    Join us for a discussion with an exciting line-up of speakers on the opportunities that the proposal on the platform workers directive offers in shaping the future of work. How do we make sure tech innovation delivers decent jobs and fair conditions for workers and real autonomy for those genuine...
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    Study |

    Gender Impact Evaluation of the Recovery, Resilience and Transformation Plan for Spain

    This study quantifies the impact of the Spanish Recovery and Resilience Facilities (RRF) funds on gender equality. This assessment indicates that the impact of the funds on gender equality will be rather moderate. The study also indicates that the “new economy”, after COVID-19, will be more skilled, digital and green.