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Robin Hood Tax would boost growth and help poor
European leaders meeting today to discuss ways of boosting economic growth should press ahead with plans for a financial transaction tax (FTT), Oxfam said.
Overwhelming majority at European Parliament backs EU-wide tax on financial transactions
Today, the European Parliament voted in favour of an European Financial Transaction Tax (FTT), with 487 votes in favour out of 685.
Oxfam reaction to EU Finance Ministers’ talks on climate finance for the world’s poor
At the start of the latest round of UN climate talks in Bonn, EU Finance Ministers today debated the state of play of Europe’s commitment to help fight climate change in developing countrie
Oxfam reaction to outcome of EU Finance Ministers meeting on derivatives
Today’s EU Finance Ministers meeting inBrussels reached a deal to resolve disagreement on regulators’ powers over clearinghouses that will handle over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives.
Oxfam reaction to EU progress towards climate finance for world’s poorest
EU Finance Ministers today adopted a report on Europe’s progress towards its share of the $30 billion promised by rich countries at the 2009 Copenhagen climate summit to help poor countries
Oxfam hands out spoof Financial Times at EU summit
New vision for EU development: a real change for the world’s poorest?
Today the European Commission launched a new ‘Agenda for Change’ for EU development

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