*[Enwl-eng] Bring your voice to the European Parliament

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      Volkswagen cheated us with tricked diesel cars, and now hopes to get a 
bailout - despite a record 17 billion euros in earnings last year! Send a 
message to our leaders and ask them to block this on Wednesday’s vote.

      Take action now!
Hi,

Volkswagen, the same corporation that cheated millions of customers in 
Europe by having their diesel cars illegally pass emission-quality tests, 
now wants taxpayers’ money to help them through the coronavirus recession. 
But they refuse to withhold dividends to shareholders! That’s despite 2019 
being a record year for the corporation, with earnings of over 17 billion 
euros. [1]

On Wednesday the European Parliament will seek to influence the EU proposal 
to reconstruct our devastated economies. This is where we can call on 
Members of the European Parliament to push for dirty industries to be 
excluded from publicly funded bailouts.

Our 275,000 strong petition, calling for the upcoming recovery plan to care 
for people and the planet - and not for large polluting industries, is 
growing in strength by the day. We will deliver it before the debate on 
Wednesday and request for it to be officially mentioned during the debate. 
Some MEPs have already accepted - but we need more pressure for more MEPs to 
make our petition visible, and to have our demands taken on board.

            Send key MEPs an email

            If you have a Twitter account, Tweet to key MEPs


Research shows that there is a link between the emergence of new viruses and 
the environmental emergency. [2] We want to have clean jobs, but also to 
live free from epidemiological and weather disasters - more and more common 
because of pollution and the climate crisis.

The coronavirus crisis is a disaster - but the resulting European recovery 
plan is also an opportunity to tackle various crises all at once: the 
health, the economic, and the climate crises!

This plan will affect us all for years to come, so getting it right is 
crucial. Polluting corporations have lots of money and huge lobbying power - 
but together we are many. If we come together to tell decision makers what 
we want, we can make a difference. Taking action now is not just necessary 
but also timely, as the recovery plan is being fast-tracked and negotiated 
right now.

            Send key MEPs an email

            If you have a Twitter account, Tweet to key MEPs


Now it’s time to rise to the challenges of our time - and united we can.

David, Virginia (Madrid), and the entire WeMove Europe team

PS: If we can make a difference in the days ahead, the impact could be huge. 
That's why we are making big plans and joining forces with other 
organisations, to maximize our power. We have done this before and have won. 
Next week is the first stop on a journey towards a new economy for the 
people. Send a direct message to our leaders!



References:
[1] 
https://industrie.de/arbeitswelt/volkswagen-hat-seinen-gewinn-deutlich-gesteigert/
[2] 
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/mar/18/tip-of-the-iceberg-is-our-destruction-of-nature-responsible-for-covid-19-aoe
https://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/coronavirus-outbreak-part-climate-change-emergency-200325135058077.html



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From: David - WeMove Europe
Sent: Monday, May 11, 2020 3:27 PM
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