Brussels, 30/06/2011 (Agence Europe) - Satisfaction regarding the proposed Tobin tax but disappointment for the amount and lack of ambition. Those were the mitigated reactions from environment and development players to the Commission's proposals on the next financial perspectives (2014-2020).
At the European Parliament, the Greens/EFA welcomed the proposal to create new own resources through a tax on financial transactions - “crucial” innovation and a “long-standing demand” on the...