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    Press release |

    ECB executive board

    The expected appointment of Yves Mersch to the executive board of the European Central Bank by Eurozone governments, using a written procedure with no debate, has been blocked after at least one EU member state raised concerns with the procedure. The Greens had criticised plans to use this untranspa...
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    Press release |

    ECB executive board

    Governments from Eurozone member states are expected to confirm the appointment of Yves Mersch to the executive board of the European Central Bank on Monday, ignoring a vote of the European Parliament (1). Commenting on the situation, Greens/EFA co-president Rebecca Harms stated: “Bulldozing throu...
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    Brussels agenda

    Greens/EFA priorities for the week include the EU position at UN climate talks, protecting endangered cod in the Baltic, limiting airport noise pollution, the car industry and CO2 emissions, the future EU budget 2014-20, the Greek crisis - Green solutions, and the food crisis and the role of agroecology
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    European semester

    The EU Parliament today adopted a report on the European semester, as part of the EP's consultative role in the new European system of economic governance. Commenting on the outcome, Green MEP Marije Cornelissen, who was draftsperson/rapporteur for the EP employment committee on the report, said: &...
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    Financial markets and products (MiFID)

    The European Parliament today voted on important legislative proposals on the regulation of the market for financial instruments (MIFID). The Greens welcomed the strengthening of proposals on high frequency trading and commodity speculation but regretted the failure to adopt stronger provisions on c...
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    News |

    Greens/EFA Round-up

    Greens/EFA priorities for the Strasbourg Plenary included the EU budget 2013, the future financing 2014-2020, the rules on data retention, the issue of the single seat of the European Parliament, the EU economic governance, the decision on the Sakharov Prize winner...
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    News |

    Greens/EFA Round-up

    Greens/EFA priorities for the Strasbourg Plenary included the EU budget 2013, the future financing 2014-2020, the rules on data retention, the issue of the single seat of the European Parliament, the EU economic governance, the decision on the Sakharov Prize winner...
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    Video |

    Markets in financial instruments

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    European Year of Citizens

    Next year marks the 20th anniversary of the establishment of Union citizenship under the Maastricht Treaty. This should be a time to celebrate the freedoms that we are entitled to as EU citizens and that we often take for granted; freedoms such as the right to move and reside freely in another Membe...
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    Press release |

    ECB board vote

    The European People's Party has called on EU governments to ignore today's vote by the European Parliament to reject the sole candidate, Yves Mersch, for the vacancy on the executive board of the European Central Bank. The rejection was supported due to the failure to consider any female candidates ...