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Position papers include all papers formally adopted by our Group and thus representing our official position on major issues. Policy papers gather all briefings, brochures, statements from working groups or other Group bodies which have not been submitted to a vote but reflect a more technical position on specific topics. Studies are reports commissioned to experts and are accompanied most of the time with our political recommendations. For information and transparency purposes, we also publish here all Group letters sent to the other institutions or representatives

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    European flag / CC0 Markus Spiske
    Position Paper |

    Reforming EU macroeconomic governance

    With the upcoming revision of the Stability and Growth Pact, the Greens/EFA Group in the European Parliament adopted its position on an ambitious reform of the EU economic governance framework.
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    Policy Paper |

    Extraordinary profits mean extraordinary taxes

    As Greens/EFA, we have been asking for an ambitious and coordinated approach to ensure the fair redistribution of the extraordinary profits of large corporations across Europe and we are now seeing the first steps of our demands come to life, but we cannot stop. A windfall tax strategy that applies to all sectors is not just needed, it is…
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    ©annie-spratt
    trees©annie-spratt
    Study |

    Ecological Forestry In Europe

    This report advances principles for such an ecosystem-based forest management. It outlines how these principles can be put into practice, including examples of forests that have transformed to this model. Finally, the report discusses how EU policies can support the transition.
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    Lady Justice Statue - iStock.com/MarkusBeck
    Study |

    Systemic problems, systemic infringements : the case of Hungary

    In this paper we analyse the independence of the Hungarian judiciary, and argue that Hungary is not a rule of law state, the judiciary does not operate according to the principles of constitutional democracy. We also show how judicial capture affects all segments of the public sphere, illustrated by the examples of academic freedom, med…
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    Publication |

    New ‘Pandemic-level’ Solidarity Fund needed in the face of pan-EU energy crisis & war

    The Greens/EFA Group in the European Parliament therefore calls on the Commission to adopt proposals for the establishment of an EU Solidarity Fund based on joint borrowing and grants to Member states on the scale of the pandemic recovery fund, addressing high energy prices and the climate emergency
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    © Illustrations credits: Lola Mercé
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    Study |

    Behind the smokescreen

    In 2018 the European Court of Justice ruled that new gene-edited organisms are covered by the EU’s GMO laws. The ruling galvanised a concerted lobbying response by promoters of new GM technology to get these new GMOs exempted from the EU’s GMO laws. What are these groups? Why would they promote a weakening of the EU’s GMO legislation?…
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    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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    Study |

    Energy Poverty Handbook

    This second edition of the Energy Poverty Handbook expands upon the findings of the original Energy Poverty Handbook to consider the best practices that can be employed to tackle the issue, in parallel with the causes and effects of energy poverty.
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    Euro bank notes / CC0 Markus Spiske
    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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    Wind turbines in a field/ CC0 Alex Eckermann
    Wind turbines in a field/ CC0 Alex Eckermann
    Study |

    Accelerating the European renewable energy transition

    This research study, undertaken by LUT University and commissioned by the Greens/EFA, presents a first of its kind technology-rich, multi-sectoral, multi-regional cost optimisation driven analyses of energy transition pathways for the EU and its member states.