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    Press release |

    Now the EU must turn plans into action

    The Greens/EFA group in the European Parliament is calling on the European Commission and European Council to take immediate steps to turn the recommendations of the Panama Papers inquiry into action.
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    Event |

    The Greens/EFA Co-Presidents' briefing

    Greens/EFA co-presidents Ska Keller and Philippe Lamberts present the key issues of the plenary session and of the European agenda for the Greens/EFA group
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    Video |

    The corruption virus is on the loose!

    Corruption is like a contagious disease, but together we can cure it! Use the opportunity of Anti-corruption Day to learn how we can fight it: http://bit.ly/FightingCorruption
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    News |

    Q&A on phosphate additives in kebab meat

    On Wednesday 13 December, the European Parliament will vote on an objection to Commission proposals that would allow phosphates to be used as additives in products such as donor kebabs. The objection, from Greens/EFA MEP Bart Staes and the S&D’s Christel Schaldemose, is designed to protect public health. The following Q&A should help clar…
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    News |

    What's coming up in Parliament

    A look ahead to next week's session in the European Parliament in Strasbourg and the Greens/EFA priority issues on the agenda
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    Event |

    The art of the deal – how to keep politics clean

    This joint event organised in the European Parliament will discuss the issues of parliamentary ethics and lobby transparency.
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    News |

    EU Member States agree that Council should join the EU Transparency Register

    We have to give credit to the Estonian Presidency of the Council of the European Union for their success in reaching an agreement between all 28 EU Member States that would shed a slither of light into the lobbying that surrounds the Council of the European Union. This was by no means an easy task. The Council’s decision-making process is…
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    News |

    The fight against corruption and how to win it

    New estimates released this year have shown the staggering amount of money that is lost due to corruption in the EU: between 179 and 990 billion euros, every single year. To play with a metaphor, corruption is like a contagious disease, a virus that spreads quickly, infecting people in ways that are not always visible, and ravishing o…
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    Make the Panama Papers report a victory for tax justice!

    During the last plenary session of 2017, the European Parliament will vote on the final Panama Papers report and its recommendations. Thanks to the Greens/EFA group, the report contains many important findings and tools to tackle money laundering and tax dodging. Read more to find out the seven key recommendations that are in danger and t…
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    News |

    Transparency of legislative work within Council preparatory bodies

    As a first step in the inquiry, the Ombudsman asked the Council 14 questions, to which the Council replied on 26 July 2017 [2]. The Council listed various improvements that will enhance the public’s ability to follow its decision-making process, including (i) a new system to record Counci...