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    Anti-Corruption

    Concerned about the recent attempts of the Romanian government to decriminalise corruption and weaken the country’s conflicts of interest rules, a group of Greens/EFA Members of the European Parliament have written on 27 February 2017 to Secretary General of the Council of Europe Mr. Thorbjørn Jagland, and to the Group of States against C…
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    Disproportionate, ineffective and expensive

    The Greens/EFA group have voted against new measures to create an entry/exit system for people from third countries travelling to and from the EU. Under the measures, authorities will be able to gather and store personal data on non-EU citizens, including tourists and business people. These costly and largely ineffective measures are set …
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    Greens/EFA Round up

    Greens/EFA priorities for the Strasbourg Plenary included: Emissions Trading System revision; Whistleblowers: Greens keep up pressure on Commission to act; Austrian President Van der Bellen addresses plenary; Future of the EU: joint debate; Statement by the President of the Eurogroup; Parliamentary vote on CETA; Terrorism directive; Robot…
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    Conservative and Liberal alliance fails to prevent damaging food and commodity speculation

    "The watering down of limits on food speculation will have tough consequences for the people and farmers in developing countries," said Greens/EFA economic and finance spokesperson, Sven Giegold.
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    EU must now quickly deliver benefits of treaty

    The European Court of Justice (ECJ) has today (14 Feb) published its opinion on the Marrakesh Treaty for the blind, visually impaired or otherwise disabled.
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    European Parliament demands protection for whistleblowers uncovering fraud in the EU budget

    The report focusses on the crucial role played by whistleblowers in preventing and uncovering fraud and mismanagement of the EU budget.
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    European Parliament votes to protect whistleblowers

    The European Parliament has voted in favour of a report on the protection of whistleblowers.
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    Commission proposal would do little for accountability or public health

    The European Commission has published its long-awaited proposal for the reform of the comitology process, used to approve or renew products, such as GMOs and pesticides.
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    European Parliament calls for whistleblower protection

    Clear signal coming out of the European Parliament today that the EU Commission must act to protect #whistleblowers all across Europe!
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    Protect Whistleblowers

    Parliament expresses our solidarity with all whistleblowers and our impatience for an EU-wide law to protect all those who share information in the public interest.