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    Biofuels, land use and climate

     The European Parliament's environment committee today voted on legislative proposals on biofuels, aimed at curbing the negative impact on the climate associated with indirect land use change (ILUC) due to biofuel production. The Greens welcomed the vote to ensure that the greenhouse gas emissi...
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    Greece/Eurogroup

    Commenting after today's phone conference of Eurozone finance ministers, which endorsed the list of reforms proposed by the Greek government in the context of its request for extended financial assistance, Greens/EFA co-presidents Philippe Lamberts and Rebecca Harms said: "After the theatrics o...
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    Emissions trading

    The European Parliament's environment committee today voted on proposals aimed at addressing the oversupply of emissions allowances in the EU's emissions trading scheme, notably a proposed 'market stability reserve' (1). The Greens expressed regret that MEPs failed to significantly bring forward th...
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    Eu-Kosovo

    The European Parliament’s foreign affairs committee today voted to adopt a report assessing the situation in Kosovo, drafted by Green MEP and EP vice-president Ulrike Lunacek. Commenting after the vote, Ulrike Lunacek stated:“This vote by a clear majority shows strong support for Kosovo’s Euro...
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    Corporate tax evasion

    A proposal by the Greens/EFA group to strengthen corporate tax transparency under draft EU rules was today discussed in the European Parliament. The proposal would introduce a country-by-country reporting obligation for corporations as part of the revision of EU legislation on shareholder rights, wh...
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    Greece/Eurogroup

    Following the announcement today that the German government has rejected a request by Athens to extend its €172bn bailout, Greens/EFA economic and finance spokesperson Sven Giegold said: "The Greek government request for a technical extension of the program is good news and shows a clear wil...
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    Tax dumping

    The European Commission today held its first orientation debate on its planned measures against tax dumping and published its first ideas.Commenting on these proposals, Sven Giegold, Green finance and economic spokesperson said:"The EU Commission is still half-hearted and restrained when it com...
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    Capital markets union

    EU Commissioner Jonathan Hill today published a Green Paper proposing a Capital markets union, launching the European Commission’s project to create a genuinely European capital market, aimed at removing barriers to the development of cross-border investments. The Commission also plans to decrease...
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    Join the Food Revolution Newsletter

    GREEN INSIGHT INTO EU FOOD POLICY Vote on mandatory country of origin labelling of processed meat: Greens hope the European Commission will finally address the issue  End of Milk quota: The Greens call for a more balanced approach to prevent crisis.  'TTIP and Food What's ...
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    Let’s use our money wisely! Let’s divest!

    Despite that some constructive proposals have been put forward at the new round of climate negotiations that is currently taking place in Geneva, Switzerland, a growing number of citizens are getting tired of these never ending talks. This is the reason why some citizens and businessmen have decided to take the lead themselves and are now…