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    Market abuse rules (LIBOR)

    The European Parliament today voted on proposals to revise EU legislation on market abuse and insider trading, which were proposed in response to the LIBOR scandal. The Greens welcomed the outcome, notably provisions for tougher fines, more transparency and greater protection for whistleblowers, wit...
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    YES WE STOP!

    The European Commission opened negotiations with the US administration on the TTIP. The negotiations must stop until the US commits to binding data protection standards with the EU!
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    Arms exports

    The European Parliament today voted on a resolution on the European Council's Common Position on arms exports. The conservatives and liberals' proposal achieved a majority. Green MEP Tarja Cronberg, Greens/EFA spokesperson for security and defence stated: "We are extremely disappointed with th...
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    Surveillance and espionage

    Commenting on the Prism and Tempora surveillance programs and the spying attacks by the US National Security Agency (NSA), Jan Philipp Albrecht, European Parliament rapporteur/draftsperson for the new EU data protection regulation and the EU-US Framework Agreement on data protection, stated: &quo...
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    NSA spying scandal - free trade agreement

      On the eve of the vote on Parliament's resolution on the NSA spying scandal, Greens/EFA Co-Presidents Dany Cohn-Bendit and Rebecca Harms called for a clear signal against opening negotiations with the USA on a free trade agreement:         "The E...
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    Strasbourg Flash

    Greens/EFA priorities for the Strasbourg Plenary include - Export credit agencies, EU budget 2014-2020, Hungary, Reforming the EU's anti-fraud body, Reforming the structure of the banking sector, Regulating investment funds (UCITS), Implementing the Financial Transaction Tax, Emissions Trading System: stopping the rot, US and UK governmen…
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    Fair Politician of the Year 2013

    Green MEP Judith Sargentini was today awarded the title of Fair Politician of year 2012 – 2013. The prize is for the MEP who puts the most effort into making EU policies more fair towards developing countries Sargentini was awared the title for her focus on multiple topics mostly in relation ...
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    MiFID - markets in financial instruments

    The European Council today formally adopted its negotiating position on the legislative package on markets in financial instruments (MiFID/MiFIR). The Commission published its proposal in October 2011 and the Parliament agreed on its position a year later. The Council kicked the MiFID can down the r...
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    EU-US trade negotiation mandate

    EU trade ministers last night agreed on a mandate for the European Commission to conduct negotiations with the USA on a Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP), with negotiations set to begin in July. Commenting on the decision and the negotiations, Green trade spokesperson Yannick Jad...
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    EU-Indien

    Das Gerichtsurteil des Europäischen Gerichts vom vergangenen Freitag verheißt nichts Gutes. Die NGO Corporate Europe Observatory (CEO) reichte 2011 eine Klage gegen die EU ein wegen intransparenter Verhandlungsführung des Freihandelsabkommen der EU mit Indien – und wurde abgele...