Group of 77 urges leaders to impose progressive taxes for green transition
A long-term EU just transition fund and progressive taxes are required to fulfil the European Green Deal, more than seventy organisations will urge leaders gathering for a European Council summit in Brussels this week. Ahead of the meeting of heads of state and governments in Brussels tomorrow and Wednesday (16 and 17 April), 77 civil society organisations, trade unions and academia are urging EU leaders to revise the priorities set out in a leaked Strategic Agenda 2024-2029, a document meant to guide the political priorities of the upcoming EU mandate, arguing otherwise they are “on the wrong...