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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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    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...
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    EU cohesion funds back on track

      According to reports, the Polish government has changed its mind about proposals to redirect €1.2 billion in cohesion funds from rail to road projects. The money will now be spent, as originally foreseen, on the modernisation and maintenance of existing rail infrastructure. The Gr...
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    EU economic governance

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    Stop Climate Change Blog

    If shale gas is presented by certain countries as being a bridge fuel to clean energy, more and more researchers across the globe warn that it may have an even worse climate change impact than coal...
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    Press release |

    Export credit agencies

    The European Parliament adopted a legislative compromise revising EU rules on the activities of the export credit agencies (1). The EP rapporteur/draftsman, Green MEP Yannick Jadot, welcomed the final vote, which will ensure that ECAs are more accountable for the impact of the projects they support....
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    EU raw materials strategy

    The European Parliament voted today on the report on the EU's raw materials strategy. After the vote, Reinhard Bütikofer, the draftsperson and Vice-Chair of the Group of the Greens/European Free Alliance said: "The EP has sent a clear signal today on the direction of the EU's raw material str...
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    Event |

    Europe - Make it or Break it!

    The second European Green Summer University offered a forum to all those who wanted to express their views about an open and sustainable Europe, a Europe united in solidarity, a Europe strong for its citizens, and responsible to the world.
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    Publication |

    Women and Climate Change

    Climate change and climate impacts are not gender neutral.  Gender equality is a critical component of responses to climate change at all levels - it should be integrated in all aspects of climate change planning and decision making. At first glance, it might seem unintuitive to link climate c...
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    Press release |

    Eurozone crisis

    Commenting on the latest developments in the Eurozone crisis, Greens/EFA economic affairs spokesperson Sven Giegold MEP said: "EU leaders cannot pull the wool over the eyes of the markets, without an economically and politically credible crisis response mechanism, the Eurozone crisis will not b...