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    Press release |

    Boardroom quotas for women

    The European Commission today postponed a highly anticipated proposal aimed at introducing a binding EU quota for a 40% representation of women on executive boards. The Greens expressed regret at this latest delay, with Green equality spokesperson Marije Cornelissen said:"It is deeply regrettab...
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    Press release |

    ECB executive board

    The European Parliament's economic and monetary affairs committee this evening voted to oppose a new nominee to the executive board of the European Central Bank, citing criticisms about the failure to consider any female candidates for the vacancy. The European Parliament as a whole will now vote ...
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    Press release |

    Boardroom quotas for women

    A draft European Commission proposal aimed at introducing a binding EU quota for the representation of women on executive boards, which is anticipated to be presented tomorrow, received a major boost with cross-political endorsement from the EPP, S&D, ALDE, Greens/EFA and GUE/NGL groups.  C...
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    News |

    Strasbourg Flash

    Greens/EFA priorities for the Strasbourg Plenary include the EU budget 2013, the future financing 2014-2020, the rules on data retention, the issue of the single seat of the European Parliament, the EU economic governance, the decision on the Sakharov Prize winner...
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    Press release |

    EU summit

    Commenting on the outcome of today's EU summit, Greens/EFA co-president Dany Cohn-Bendit and Rebecca Harms said: "Yet again, EU leaders have used a summit to buy themselves more time, which means the ECB will be forced once more into the breach to support under-pressure Eurozone sovereigns. &q...
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    Video |

    Get women on board

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    News |

    Brussels agenda

    Greens/EFA priorities for the week include the Commission proposal on biofuels and indirect land use change, the EU Summit on the EU economic and banking union. Greens/EFA will also hold their study days in Ostend during the weekl
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    Press release |

    Financial transaction tax

    Commenting on the announcement that a group of eleven EU member states has agreed to move forward with the implementation of a common financial transaction tax through an 'enhanced cooperation' procedure (1), Green economic and finance spokesperson Emilie Turunen (MEP, Denmark) stated: "This br...
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    News |

    The Crisis and Beyond

    Green MEPs met with their national parliament counterparts on Tuesday for a frank discussion on the Green way out of the crisis. With representatives from 13 different countries, both with and without Green MEPs and with members in Government and in opposition, the great variety in the nature...
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    Event |

    The Crisis and Beyond

    Green MEPs will meet with their national Parliament counterparts exchange views and discuss the state of the debate at national and EU level on the Union's future.