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    News |

    Debriefing of the March I Plenary Session

    Greens/EFA priorities for the plenary week included the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive, regulation for Land Use, Land Use Change and Forestry, right for an adequate minimum income, EU Guidelines on Human Rights Defenders, among others.
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    News |

    Debriefing of the February Plenary Session

    Greens/EFA priorities for the plenary week included the Green Deal Industrial Plan, EU accession to the Istanbul Convention, CO2 Emissions for Cars and Vans, Developing an EU cycling strategy, an Independent EU Ethics Body and more.
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    Press release |

    Inclusion of Russia to blacklist shows EU can take strong steps towards tax justice but be more proactive

    EU Ministers of Finance and Economy have agreed to update the list of non-cooperative third country jurisdictions for tax purposes, commonly known as the ‘EU tax haven blacklist’. They agreed to add Russia and the British Virgin Islands to the blacklist but have decided to leave Qatar on the greylist of non-cooperative jurisdictions.
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    © European Union 2022 - Source : EP
    Philippe Lamberts and Terry Reintke Press Briefing
    Press release |

    Deal welcome on rule of law, Ukraine & tax but national vetoes not fit for the future

    EU Permanent Representatives have agreed to a package deal on several files, including on the long delayed global minimum tax rate for multinationals of 15%, unblocking €18 billion of aid to Ukraine, approval of the Hungarian Recovery and Resilience Plan, and the continuation of the conditionality mechanism for Hungary with a suspension r…
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    Tax the rich
    Event |

    The Tax Fix for a Green and Social Europe

    During the live streamed event, three different panels of experts will discuss the need to have a tax shift so that a nurse or a teacher can pay less than polluters and billionaires. What’s the role of the EU in all of this? How can we make sure that there is a fair and sustainable system for the people and the planet?
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    Pay your fair share
    Policy Paper |

    The Roadmap Towards a Green Tax Fix

    We know there can be tax justice in the EU. But for this, we need the EU to be brave. An EU that we can be proud of is an EU that does not surrender to the powers of billionaires and multinationals. It is one that ensures that the people and the planet are at the core of all its decisions, not profit.
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    News |

    Debriefing of the October II plenary session

    Greens/EFA priorities for the plenary week included COP27, rule of law and media freedom in Malta, alternative fuel infrastructure, general budget for the EU for 2023, Frontex discharge 2020, social and economic consequences of the war in Ukraine and the energy crisis package
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    Policy Paper |

    Extraordinary profits mean extraordinary taxes

    As Greens/EFA, we have been asking for an ambitious and coordinated approach to ensure the fair redistribution of the extraordinary profits of large corporations across Europe and we are now seeing the first steps of our demands come to life, but we cannot stop. A windfall tax strategy that applies to all sectors is not just needed, it is…
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    News |

    Plenary Flash - 17-20 October 2022

    On the agenda for the plenary session: COP27, rule of law and media freedom in Malta, alternative fuel infrastructure, general budget for the EU for 2023, Frontex discharge 2020, social and economic consequences of the war in Ukraine and the introduction of a windfall tax
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    Opinion |

    One year after the Pandora Papers scandal - has the EU learned any lessons on tax havens?

    Damien Carême Kira Peter-Hansen
    Opinion by Damien Carême & Kira Peter-Hansen
    A year after one of the biggest tax evasion scandals, the Pandora Papers, what lessons has the EU learned?