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    Press release |

    Rushed process is not serious

    At today's EU-Japan summit, political agreement was reached on the EU-Japan Free Trade Agreement (JEFTA). It would be the biggest ever FTA signed by the EU. Negotiations are now expected to continue at the technical level, despite the fact that many critical and highly political issues are yet to be decided on.
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    Climate change needs more than a family picture!

    At the end of this week, the G20 will hold itsmeeting in Germany. With the recent geopolitical developments, the EU - which is the largest trader in the world and which always presents itself as being the leader in the fight against climate change - has a particularly important role to play. The G20 must clearly come with more than just a…
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    Camilo Rueda López (CC BY-ND 2.0)
    VAT receipts
    Press release |

    MEPs back measures to fight VAT crime

    The European Parliament has backed the directive on the protection of the financial interests of the EU (or "PIF Directive"). This will reform the collection of VAT for cross-border businesses and will make consistent EU-wide rules on VAT fraud.
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    UNHCR (CC BY-NC 2.0)
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    Press release |

    Instead of attacking NGOs, Member States must offer real solutions

    Joint statement from Italian, French and German Greens/EFA MEPs on the European Interior Ministers' action plan.
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    News |

    5 GMOs authorized for import in the EU without any political support

    5 GMO authorizations were published on 4 July 2017, without any political support, neither from the Member States nor from the European Parliament. This is further proof that the decision process concerning GMOs needs to be changed quickly to a more democratic and more transparent one. The Greens/EFA are actively working to that end.
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    Press release |

    Anti-terror measures must not put fundamental rights at risk

    The Greens/EFA group has ensured that the new committee will carefully assess the effects of security measures on fundamental rights.
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    News |

    Estonia's EU Presidency welcomed

    President of the EFA Group in the European Parliament, and Greens/EFA Vice President Josep-Maria Terricabras has welcomed the start of Estonia's six-month Presidency of the EU Council during a special debate at the European Parliament in Strasbourg. During the debate, Estonia's Prime Mini...
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    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
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    Tax report
    Press release |

    Country-by-country reporting is a major win for tax justice

    The European Parliament has today backed proposals for country-by-country reporting of financial information, a major tool in the fight for tax justice. Country-by-country reporting would require large multinationals operating within the EU to publish financial information for all territories in which they operate, including those outside…
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    Press release |

    Clear consensus on the need to end planned obsolescence

    The European Parliament has adopted an own-initiative report from Pascal Durand aimed at extending the life of products to the benefit of consumers and businesses, their employees and the environment.