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    Woman holding a sign during a Ukraine protest / CC0 markus-spiske
    Press release |

    Gregorova worked on a huge EU loan to Ukraine that will be backed by Russian assets

    The European Union will release up to 35 billion euros to help Ukraine. The financial injection will be backed by frozen Russian assets. Members of the European Parliament agreed on this today. Pirate MEP Markéta Gregorová, who worked on the proposal as shadow rapporteur, said it was a matching loan from the G7 countries.
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    News |

    Plenary Flash 21 - 24 October 2024

    GREENS/EFA priorities for the plenary session are the urgent need for a ceasefire in Lebanon, the debate on recent events concerning migration, the Situation in Azerbaijan, violation of human rights and international law and relations with Armenia, deforestation and many more.
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    Press release |

    Greens/EFA Group welcomes focus on climate but needs to see action

    Commission President Ursula von der Leyen presented the proposal for the new European Commission. Greens/EFA welcome the clear commitment from the Commission President to the Green Deal for the new Commission but are concerned about the Member States failing to live up to their promises and reach gender equality.
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    Kira Peter-Hansen
    Press release |

    Apple ECJ tax ruling

    “This ruling is a landmark victory for the tax justice, which shows that member states cannot continue the race to the bottom corporate tax policies that undermine European unity and social cohesion" said Kira Peter-Hansen MEP, Greens/EFA First Vice Chair of the of the FISC Committee, following the ruling by the European Court of Justice…
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    Wind turbines
    Press release |

    Greens/EFA Group welcomes that Draghi report recognises urgent need for EU action on decarbonisation, competitiveness & jobs

    Mario Draghi, the former head of the European Central Bank, has just come out with his Commission-mandated report on the future of competitiveness in the EU, which suggests a swath of potential reforms of the EU’s economic and industrial policies, defence capabilities, as well as changes to the EU’s governance structures.
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    Press release |

    New anti-money laundering rules victory in the fight against criminals & corruption

    Members of the European Parliament will vote on the agreements on a series of laws that will ramp up the EU’s fight against money laundering. The Anti-Money Laundering package will see the creation of a new EU AML Authority (AMLA), and update and widen the scope of existing rules to close down loopholes for money laundering in Europe.
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    Due Diligance Directive
    Press release |

    EU adopts groundbreaking Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive

    Members of the European Parliament adopted the long awaited Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive. The directive is a milestone for responsible business conduct as for the first time the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights will be codified into EU law.
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    Philippe Lamberts in plenary
    Press release |

    Vote on EU's fiscal rules ignores scars of financial crisis & will lead to more austerity

    MEPs will vote on the reform of the EU’s economic governance framework, otherwise known as the fiscal rules. The Greens/EFA Group have long argued for budgetary rules that prioritise people and planet over fiscal hawkishness.
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    Press release |

    EU expected to ban products made with forced labour

    Members of the European Parliament will debate the “Regulation on Prohibiting products made with forced labour on the EU market”. The plenary vote will take place tomorrow. This new legislation marks a crucial step towards putting human rights at the core of the EU’s trade policy and the single market.
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    News |

    Plenary Flash 22 - 25 April 2024

    On the agenda this week: Common Agricultural Policy (CAP), Gender Based Violence Directive, EU Forced Labour Regulation, Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive, Right to Repair & Ecodesign, Economic governance reform, Hungary, ...