icon

ADVANCED SEARCH

Press Releases, Opinions, Publications, Events and Videos

Filter
  • Agriculture and Fisheries
  • Climate
  • Culture
  • Transparency and Democracy
  • Economy
  • Energy
  • Environment
  • European Union
  • International
  • Mobility
  • Rights and freedoms
  • Trade
  • Society
    • array(7) { ["url"]=> string(67) "files/doc/imgs/list/1544435044_619cea0735f1050122c767da90082604.jpg" ["title"]=> NULL ["copyright"]=> NULL ["updated_at"]=> int(1544435044) ["file_name"]=> string(36) "619cea0735f1050122c767da90082604.jpg" ["urls"]=> array(4) { ["jumbo"]=> string(51) "https://extranet.greens-efa.eu/api/image/8001/jumbo" ["list"]=> string(50) "https://extranet.greens-efa.eu/api/image/8001/list" ["photo"]=> string(51) "https://extranet.greens-efa.eu/api/image/8001/photo" ["portrait"]=> string(54) "https://extranet.greens-efa.eu/api/image/8001/portrait" } ["alt"]=> NULL }
    Event |

    The Greens/EFA Co-Presidents' briefing

    Greens/EFA co-presidents Ska Keller and Philippe Lamberts present the key issues of the plenary session and of the European agenda for the Greens/EFA group
    array(7) { ["url"]=> string(47) "files/assets/imgs/list/say_no_to_corruption.jpg" ["title"]=> string(20) "Say no to corruption" ["copyright"]=> NULL ["updated_at"]=> int(1544184095) ["file_name"]=> string(36) "e23d35d837aaacf0b714e12df53cb4fc.jpg" ["urls"]=> array(4) { ["jumbo"]=> string(51) "https://extranet.greens-efa.eu/api/image/7998/jumbo" ["list"]=> string(50) "https://extranet.greens-efa.eu/api/image/7998/list" ["photo"]=> string(51) "https://extranet.greens-efa.eu/api/image/7998/photo" ["portrait"]=> string(54) "https://extranet.greens-efa.eu/api/image/7998/portrait" } ["alt"]=> string(20) "Say no to corruption" } Say no to corruption
    Press release |

    New report: The cost of corruption across the EU

    The report on the cost of corruption on citizens' life finds that with the €904 billion a year lost to corruption across the EU we could end world hunger, eliminate malaria, provide basic education, safe water, sanitation, healthcare and electricity and still have money left over (€360 billion). The Greens/EFA group are calling for the …
    array(7) { ["url"]=> string(40) "files/assets/imgs/list/internet_http.jpg" ["title"]=> string(13) "Internet http" ["copyright"]=> string(0) "" ["updated_at"]=> int(1543931370) ["file_name"]=> string(36) "f18314cf6c2f861cacf06106cded62e5.jpg" ["urls"]=> array(4) { ["jumbo"]=> string(51) "https://extranet.greens-efa.eu/api/image/7976/jumbo" ["list"]=> string(50) "https://extranet.greens-efa.eu/api/image/7976/list" ["photo"]=> string(51) "https://extranet.greens-efa.eu/api/image/7976/photo" ["portrait"]=> string(54) "https://extranet.greens-efa.eu/api/image/7976/portrait" } ["alt"]=> string(13) "Internet http" } Internet http
    Press release |

    Plan to tax tech giants falls flat in the Council

    "The fact that the Finance Ministers cannot come to an agreement on something as important as a digital tax is extremely disappointing," comments Molly Scott Cato, economic affairs spokesperson for the Greens/EFA group.
    array(7) { ["url"]=> string(67) "files/doc/imgs/list/1543506875_5a563f8bc80081cb3d5368ecd7565f4b.jpg" ["title"]=> NULL ["copyright"]=> string(11) "©Jainav 46" ["updated_at"]=> int(1543506875) ["file_name"]=> string(36) "5a563f8bc80081cb3d5368ecd7565f4b.jpg" ["urls"]=> array(4) { ["jumbo"]=> string(51) "https://extranet.greens-efa.eu/api/image/7968/jumbo" ["list"]=> string(50) "https://extranet.greens-efa.eu/api/image/7968/list" ["photo"]=> string(51) "https://extranet.greens-efa.eu/api/image/7968/photo" ["portrait"]=> string(54) "https://extranet.greens-efa.eu/api/image/7968/portrait" } ["alt"]=> NULL }
    ©Jainav 46
    Press release |

    European Parliament condemns 'Cum Ex' tax fraud and demands EU-wide investigation

    “The perpetrators behind these schemes must be brought to justice and complicit banks must be held to account for facilitating these crimes. The silence and inaction of the Member States and their Finance Ministers is shocking", commented Sven Giegold, Greens/EFA spokesperson on economics and finance.
    array(7) { ["url"]=> string(67) "files/doc/imgs/list/1540391046_7e0416806834e61ae093f850d0e66818.png" ["title"]=> NULL ["copyright"]=> NULL ["updated_at"]=> int(1540391046) ["file_name"]=> string(36) "7e0416806834e61ae093f850d0e66818.png" ["urls"]=> array(4) { ["jumbo"]=> string(51) "https://extranet.greens-efa.eu/api/image/7861/jumbo" ["list"]=> string(50) "https://extranet.greens-efa.eu/api/image/7861/list" ["photo"]=> string(51) "https://extranet.greens-efa.eu/api/image/7861/photo" ["portrait"]=> string(54) "https://extranet.greens-efa.eu/api/image/7861/portrait" } ["alt"]=> NULL }
    Video |

    Our fights, our values

    For 35 years, we have been making a difference and fighting to make Europe the global leader in terms of climate and environmental protection, peace and social justice, fair globalisation, and in the fight for human rights.
    array(8) { ["url"]=> string(43) "files/assets/imgs/list/panama_mailboxes.jpg" ["title"]=> string(9) "Mailboxes" ["alt"]=> string(22) "Mailboxes in tax haven" ["copyright"]=> NULL ["updated_at"]=> int(1539683127) ["file_name"]=> string(36) "892518c4e01fb1a47feb20281d28ce37.jpg" ["fname"]=> string(20) "Panama Mailboxes.jpg" ["urls"]=> array(4) { ["jumbo"]=> string(51) "https://extranet.greens-efa.eu/api/image/7827/jumbo" ["list"]=> string(50) "https://extranet.greens-efa.eu/api/image/7827/list" ["photo"]=> string(51) "https://extranet.greens-efa.eu/api/image/7827/photo" ["portrait"]=> string(54) "https://extranet.greens-efa.eu/api/image/7827/portrait" } } Mailboxes in tax haven
    Study |

    Reporting taxation

    The report highlights how EU citizens can continue to use tax havens through avoiding the automatic exchange of financial information by setting up bank and other financial accounts in countries not applying OECD standards effectively, or by holding accounts in the US through a legal entity. Wealthy individuals can also easily circumvent …
    array(8) { ["url"]=> string(55) "files/assets/imgs/list/sunflower__ciprian-lipenschi.jpg" ["title"]=> string(28) "sunflower©ciprian-lipenschi" ["alt"]=> string(28) "sunflower©ciprian-lipenschi" ["copyright"]=> string(19) "©ciprian-lipenschi" ["updated_at"]=> int(1538665506) ["file_name"]=> string(36) "19123ce61791ccab09caf10955edebe0.jpg" ["fname"]=> string(32) "sunflower©ciprian-lipenschi.jpg" ["urls"]=> array(4) { ["jumbo"]=> string(51) "https://extranet.greens-efa.eu/api/image/7800/jumbo" ["list"]=> string(50) "https://extranet.greens-efa.eu/api/image/7800/list" ["photo"]=> string(51) "https://extranet.greens-efa.eu/api/image/7800/photo" ["portrait"]=> string(54) "https://extranet.greens-efa.eu/api/image/7800/portrait" } }
    ©ciprian-lipenschi
    sunflower©ciprian-lipenschi
    News |

    Greens/EFA Debriefing

    Greens/EFA priorities for the Strasbourg Plenary week included the rule of law in Romania, the CO2-regulation for cars and vans, the money laundering, the UN binding treaty on business and human rights, the Future of Europe debate with Prime Minister of Estonia
    array(7) { ["url"]=> string(67) "files/doc/imgs/list/1538383077_619cea0735f1050122c767da90082604.jpg" ["title"]=> NULL ["copyright"]=> NULL ["updated_at"]=> int(1538383077) ["file_name"]=> string(36) "619cea0735f1050122c767da90082604.jpg" ["urls"]=> array(4) { ["jumbo"]=> string(51) "https://extranet.greens-efa.eu/api/image/7784/jumbo" ["list"]=> string(50) "https://extranet.greens-efa.eu/api/image/7784/list" ["photo"]=> string(51) "https://extranet.greens-efa.eu/api/image/7784/photo" ["portrait"]=> string(54) "https://extranet.greens-efa.eu/api/image/7784/portrait" } ["alt"]=> NULL }
    Event |

    The Greens/EFA Co-Presidents' briefing

    Greens/EFA co-presidents Ska Keller and Philippe Lamberts present the key issues of the plenary session and of the European agenda for the Greens/EFA group
    array(8) { ["url"]=> string(90) "files/assets/imgs/list/istock_000005329976medium_european_parliament____rauf_guliyev_5.jpg" ["title"]=> string(14) "European flags" ["alt"]=> string(14) "European flags" ["copyright"]=> string(28) "© Photo European Parliament" ["updated_at"]=> int(1538383013) ["file_name"]=> string(36) "3c67457c1f7704039f9e789136e2996e.jpg" ["fname"]=> string(65) "iStock_000005329976Medium European Parliament © Rauf Guliyev.jpg" ["urls"]=> array(4) { ["jumbo"]=> string(51) "https://extranet.greens-efa.eu/api/image/7783/jumbo" ["list"]=> string(50) "https://extranet.greens-efa.eu/api/image/7783/list" ["photo"]=> string(51) "https://extranet.greens-efa.eu/api/image/7783/photo" ["portrait"]=> string(54) "https://extranet.greens-efa.eu/api/image/7783/portrait" } }
    © Photo European Parliament
    European flags
    News |

    What's coming up in Parliament

    A look ahead to next week's session in the European Parliament in Strasbourg and the Greens/EFA priority issues on the agenda
    array(7) { ["url"]=> string(43) "files/assets/imgs/list/money_laundering.jpg" ["title"]=> string(16) "Money Laundering" ["copyright"]=> string(27) "Images_of_Money | CC BY 2.0" ["updated_at"]=> int(1538061143) ["file_name"]=> string(36) "3d9a388c2790a93f5cb2ee76bdfc152f.jpg" ["urls"]=> array(4) { ["jumbo"]=> string(51) "https://extranet.greens-efa.eu/api/image/7777/jumbo" ["list"]=> string(50) "https://extranet.greens-efa.eu/api/image/7777/list" ["photo"]=> string(51) "https://extranet.greens-efa.eu/api/image/7777/photo" ["portrait"]=> string(54) "https://extranet.greens-efa.eu/api/image/7777/portrait" } ["alt"]=> string(16) "Money Laundering" }
    Images_of_Money | CC BY 2.0
    Money Laundering
    News |

    Danske Bank money laundering scandal will be investigated by European supervisor following Greens’ request

    Good news! The European Commission has asked the European Banking Authority (EBA), the European “policeman” of banks, to investigate whether Danish and Estonian authorities did not respect EU law in the Danske Bank’s money laundering scandal.