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    Press release |

    Financial sector regulation

    A new study on the EU banking centre by the Centre for European Policy Studies, commissioned by the Greens/EFA group, was presented today in the European Parliament (1). The study, which includes a comprehensive analysis of the European banking sector (including 74 banks, representing two-thirds of ...
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    Kickstart social Europe

    The EU is currently battling with the most severe crisis in its recent history. The social consequences for European citizens are dramatic. The European Union has put in place a series of initiatives to try to curb public deficits, commonly referred to as austerity measures. The solutions currently proposed - a policy mix of spending cuts…
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    Publication |

    Preparation of the Commission Work Programme 2013

    The European Parliament, –   having regard to the Commission Work Programme 2012 (COM (2011)777), –   having regard to the Framework Agreement between the European Parliament and the Commission adopted on 20 October 2010, in particular Annex IV thereof, – &nb...
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    Publication |

    No Sustainable Resources without own resources

    The Greens/EFA are advocating an EU response in the form of a Green New Deal, a comprehensive response to the multiple crises, integrating macro-economic reforms with a social inclusiveness agenda and green industrial policy, from the local to the global level. The MFF shall clearly reflect the political will to come to such a comprehensi…
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    News |

    RIO + 20 Diary

    It was strange for ministers to land to discover what appeared to be an already agreed document. Some countries arrived with the intention of negotiating at ministerial level, which would have increased political ownership. The NGO community was very clear that the text as it stood was completely out of touch with reality, lacking mention…
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    News |

    Brussels agenda

    Greens/EFA priorities for the week include the commission proposal on combating tax fraud and evasion in the EU, the EU summit and several Greens/EFA events...
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    News |

    Accounting transparency

    Crucial new draft EU legislation on accounting and transparency for large companies moved a step closer to reality after a vote in the economic and monetary affairs committee yesterday evening. One of the key aspects of the legislation is proposals on mandatory reporting for companies on their finan...
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    Video |

    Reindustrialising Europe the GREEN way

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    Press release |

    Credit rating agencies

    The EU Parliament's economic affairs committee today voted on draft legislation revising EU rules on credit rating agencies. The Greens welcomed the move to increase the transparency and comprehensibility of the ratings system - notably by complementing the current letter-based with a number-based ...
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    Press release |

    Greek elections

    Commenting on the outcome of the Greek legislative elections, Greens/EFA co-presidents Dany Cohn-Bendit and Rebecca Harms stated: “This election result has brought some breathing space for Greece and the Eurozone. After presiding over Greece's economic descent, Nia Democratia and PASOK must now ac...