Sven Giegold

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Croatia and Bulgaria join the euro: Do not repeat past mistakes

Yesterday, July 10th, European finance ministers discussed Croatia’s and Bulgaria’s accession to monetary union as part of ECOFIN (Economic and Financial Affairs Council). It was decided that both countries meet the criteria to join Exchange Rate Mechanism II and the common banking supervision. Croatia and Bulgaria have been trying to join the euro area for […]

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Great success in the fight against money laundering: European Parliament puts forward powerful measures

Yesterday, 9th July, the European Parliament adopted its amendments to the resolution on the fight against money laundering. It is considered certain that the text will be finally adopted this afternoon by a large majority of Christian Democrats, Socialists, Liberals, Greens and far Left. This resolution is a huge success for the European fight against […]

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Invitation – Online Conference | Structural Racism: Italian and German Perspectives in Exchange, Tuesday 14.07. 20-22

Limited seats, register right here. Dear friends, dear interested, the structural dimension of racist discrimination has become the focus of public debate as a result of the worldwide Black Lives Matter demonstrations. Demands for a holistic approach to the issue are being voiced not only in the USA but also in Europe. One thing is […]

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Chemicals strategy: European Parliament calls for paradigm shift for a toxic-free environment and ecological transition of the chemical industry

This Friday, ahead of the presentation of the European Commission’s “Chemicals Strategy for Sustainability”, announced for October 2020, the European Parliament is calling for a tightening of chemicals policy and concrete ban on toxic chemicals in a resolution initiated by the Greens/EFA Group. Endocrine disruptors in cosmetics, toys and food packaging and long-lasting fluorochemicals in […]

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Chemicals strategy: European Parliament calls for paradigm shift for a toxic-free environment and ecological transition of the chemical industry

This Friday, ahead of the presentation of the European Commission’s “Chemicals Strategy for Sustainability”, announced for October 2020, the European Parliament is calling for a tightening of chemicals policy and concrete ban on toxic chemicals in a resolution initiated by the Greens/EFA Group. Endocrine disruptors in cosmetics, toys and food packaging and long-lasting fluorochemicals in […]

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Conferenza online | Razzismo strutturale: Scambi di prospettive tra Italia e Germania, martedì 14.07, ore 20-22

I posti sono limitati, iscrivetevi qui! Cari amici ed amiche, cari interessati, Il razzismo strutturale delle nostre societá è stato finalmente portato all’attenzione globale con le manifestazioni Black Lives Matter. La richiesta di riconoscerlo come tale e di affrontarlo cresce sia negli USA che in Europa. Una cosa è chiara: il razzismo ci riguarda tutti, […]

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