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Month: April 2020

#WeAreInThisTogether / Ce la faremo solo insieme!: Strong signal for European solidarity in Berlin and Cologne!

Versione italiana in basso / English version below   Starkes Zeichen der Europäischen Solidarität aus Berlin und Köln!    Liebe Freundinnen und Freunde von WeAreInThisTogether.eu!   Seit Mittwochmorgen sind hunderte Europäerinnen und Europäer zur italienischen Botschaft in Berlin und dem italienischen Konsulat in Köln gekommen. Sie haben auf unsere Initiative hin ein klares Zeichen gesetzt: […]

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EU Summit/Financial Solidarity: EU Commission proposal points in the right direction

Before the EU summit on Thursday the EU Commission is working on a proposal for a corona recovery fund to deal with the corona crisis using the EU budget. According to the proposal, common bonds are to be issued, backed by guarantees in the multiannual financial framework resulting from the difference between payment commitments in […]

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Chemicals of the future: Green measures for a toxic-free, sustainable and competitive chemical industry

Dear friends, dear interested, The European Parliament’s Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety is currently working on a resolution on a European chemicals strategy for sustainability. In its European Green Deal, the European Commission has announced to present such a strategy this year in order to move closer to the goal of […]

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TOMORROW (22 April) in Köln, Berlin and online: #WeAreInThisTogether. Wir schaffen es nur zusammen! Ce la faremo solo insieme! – Show your European solidarity!

Diese Aktion findet auch zeitgleich in Köln statt. Alle Infos zur Kölner Aktion hier.   TOMORROW in Berlin and online: #WeAreInThisTogether. Wir schaffen es nur zusammen! Ce la faremo solo insieme! – Show your European solidarity!   Versione italiana in basso / English version below   Liebe Freundinnen und Freunde von WeAreInThisTogether.eu!   An diesem […]

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Money laundering blacklist: Transparency? No thank you

In its first public committee meeting the European Parliament’s ECON committee discussed together with the LIBE committee the planned new methodology and revised blacklist on high risk countries for money laundering. Despite critical questions from all major political groups the representative of the European Commission did not move an inch. The hearing is the next […]

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TODAY: ECON-LIBE meeting on money laundering blacklist: invitation to webstream

Dear correspondents, For the first time since the restrictions imposed due to the Corona crisis, a working session of the European Parliament’s Economic and Monetary Committee will be held today from 14 to 15h (CEST) by video conference. The Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs will take part in the meeting. The EU […]

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