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    Rolf van Melis | CC
    Road Transport
    Press release |

    Parliament vote on mobility risks creating second class workers

    The majority of Members of the European Parliament, have voted in favour of exemptions for a range of transport journeys from the Posting of Workers Directive.
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    ©byrev (pixabay)
    Fingerprint
    Press release |

    Compulsory biometric data in ID cards a security smokescreen and a danger for privacy

    The Greens/EFA group voted against this invasion of personal privacy.
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    Press release |

    European Chief Prosecutor talks break down over Romanian government's attempts to side-line Laura Codruţa Kövesi

    The fact that the Romanian government is trying to go to such extreme lengths as indicting Laura Codruţa Kövesi on trumped-up charges and trying to stop her from leaving the country, shows how afraid they are of her courage and independence. These qualities are crucial for the role of European Chief Prosecutor and is exactly why we should…
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    Tax avoidance
    Tax avoidance
    Press release |

    New Greens/EFA report on the tax race to attract the wealthiest

    On the third anniversary of the Panama Papers (Wednesday April 3rd) the Greens/EFA group in the European Parliament is launching a new study "Competing for the rich: Tax exemptions and special schemes for the rich".
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    Press release |

    'Idiotic Westminster chaos of Brexit'

    The SNP's leader in the European Parliament, Ian Hudghton MEP, has called out the 'idiotic Westminster chaos of Brexit'. As the European Parliament debated recent developments in Brexit this afternoon, Mr Hudghton reminded MEPs that Scotland had voted to remain in the EU. He argued...
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    Press release |

    Climate and social justice belong together

    "It is the poorest people who are hit hardest by the climate crisis, both worldwide as well as in the EU. They are more effected by extreme weather events, rising sea levels and have also less means to mitigate the impact," says Greens/EFA Co-President, Ska Keller.
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    @Erich Westendarp
    Pesticides
    Press release |

    Proposed CAP reform a devastating blow to farmers, consumers and the environment

    The Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development adopted its main report on the reform of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP). The proposals fail to address the current climate crisis and serves to perpetuate an unsustainable agricultural model that is destructive for the planet.
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    Video |

    Tax shop

    Europe is much more than profit for the richest. We stand for a safe society, with more hope, more equality, more fair chances for all. Together, we change Europe!
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    © European Union 2015 - Source EP
    strasbourg building ep
    News |

    Greens/EFA Debriefing

    Greens/EFA priorities for the plenary week included the Copyright Directive; the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) and Cohesion Fund; the Framework for sustainable investment; the final report of the TAX3 committee; the Mobility Package; recent developments on the Dieselgate scandal; the rule of law in Malta and Slovakia; the 2017…
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    ricardo-gomez-angel
    farmland
    Publication |

    Fund farms, not factories

    What kind of agriculture do we want? What kind of animal agriculture should the European Union promote through its various policies, including of course its Common Agricultural Policy?