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    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 |

    Progress on executive pay, but not on taxes

    The European Parliament’s legal affairs committee has approved the final agreement with the Council on the revised directive on shareholders' rights. We are pleased to have ensured greater transparency on executive pay, but progress remains stalled on measures to ensure tax justice.
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    New regulation will help protect public interest in the financial sector

    The European Parliament’s Economy committee has backed a report from Greens/EFA rapporteur Philippe Lamberts. It will ensure greater financial stability for Finance Watch and Better Finance, who represent the public interest in financial regulation.
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    Commission labour mobility package

    The European Commission has today announced its proposals on EU social security coordination.They include plans to tighten the rules for accessing benefits for non-working citizens. For example, EU citizens currently receive unemployment benefits in the country in which they last worked. Under the C...
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    Publication |

    Job Creation in a Post-Growth Economy

    The study examines the relationships between jobs, GDP and energy consumption over the years and to check how far we went with energy efficiency. It also lays the foundations of a green macroeconomic model which allowed us to estimate the impact of innovative measures such as working time reduction and green taxation on energy.
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    Greens/EFA Group elects new duo of Co-Presidents

    Our newly elected Co-Presidents discuss what their focus will be in the next years and challenges ahead.
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    News |

    Time to get tough on money laundering crimes

    What is the link between Russian President Vladimir Putin’s best friend, the international football player Lionel Messi, and Andrew M., an American citizen suspected of running a child prostitution network? At first glance, not much. But they all appear in the Panama Papers.  All three – an...
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    Divestment makes its way into EU pension law

    The European Parliament has today backed a report on improving provision of workplace pensions (1). The Greens/EFA group has secured a number of key amendments, which will introduce social and environmental measures into pension risk assessment and bring divestment into EU legislation. Commenting...
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    Event |

    Still time to reform the Euro Area?

    REGISTRATION CLOSED Read a summary of our proposals that will be debated in Englishin Germanin French Simultaneous interpretation available during the event - How can the EMU be transformed to be made more resilient? What about the Member States outside the Euro area?- What does actually mean a fisc...
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    News |

    How a fair EU agri-food policy can help create jobs in rural areas

    How effective is European support for farming and agriculture? Well, the numbers speak for themselves: rural economies are in bad shape. Between 2005 and 2010, 2.5 million farms were lost in the EU, with the average farm size increasing. Between 2000 and 2012, European agriculture lost 4.8 millio...