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    Press release |

    Plaid MEP welcomes transaction tax announcement

    Plaid MEP and Party President Jill Evans has welcomed today's announcement by the European Commission of plans to introduce a financial transaction tax in the EU.   Ms Evans has long campaigned for such a tax which it is hoped will be able to curb harmful financial speculation as well as ...
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    Press release |

    State of the Union

    European Commission president Barroso today delivered his 'State of the Union' speech to the European Parliament. In the context of the debate, Greens/EFA co-president Rebecca Harms said: "President Barroso correctly sought to head-off those who want to pronounce the demise of the Euro by clea...
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    Press release |

    EU economic governance

    The European Parliament today voted to adopt a final compromise on the economic governance package of legislation (the so-called 6-Pack) (1). The Greens believe the agreement falls short of providing the economic governance structures Europe needs. After the vote, Green economic affairs spokesperson...
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    Press release |

    Financial transaction tax

    European Commission president Barroso today announced that the Commission has adopted proposals for a financial transaction tax (FTT). The Greens have long advocated the introduction of an FTT both as a means of curbing harmful speculation and as a new source for generating public revenue, and welco...
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    Video |

    Daniel Cohn-Bendit

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    Press release |

    Tax competition

    The European Parliament economic affairs committee today adopted a report by Green draftsman Sven Giegold on a recast of the legislation governing the taxation of distributions from subsidiaries to parent companies. The legislation aims to prevent the double (or multiple) taxation of profits. The EP...
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    News |

    Plenary Round-up

    Priorities for the Greens during the plenary week included the debates on offshore oil exploration, raw materials strategy, EU rules on export credits, the Eurozone crisis, the situation in Syria, public access to documents, EU homelessness strategy...
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    News |

    EU cohesion funds back on track

      According to reports, the Polish government has changed its mind about proposals to redirect €1.2 billion in cohesion funds from rail to road projects. The money will now be spent, as originally foreseen, on the modernisation and maintenance of existing rail infrastructure. The Gr...
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    Press release |

    EU economic governance

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    News |

    Stop Climate Change Blog

    If shale gas is presented by certain countries as being a bridge fuel to clean energy, more and more researchers across the globe warn that it may have an even worse climate change impact than coal...