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    19.06.2013

    Hungary

    MEPs ask Hungarian government to change course and fully respect European values

    The European Parliament's civil liberties committee today adopted a report by Green MEP Rui Tavares (Portugal) on the situation of fundamental rights in Hungary. The committee approved over 40...

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  • 18.06.2013

    CFP Reform

    Major improvements for stock and consumers on the way

    A deal on proposals to overhaul the EU's Common Fisheries Policy (CFP), struck last month between the European Parliament and EU governments, was endorsed by the EP's fisheries committee...

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  • 17.06.2013

    Dublin Climate Gathering

    Plan C for a digital, low carbon future

    If we are to stop people going in an unsustainable way from A to B then we have to offer them a better alternative C. Our job is to map out this new ‘Plan C’ economy.

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    14.06.2013

    Brussels Agenda

    Weekly preview of the Greens/EFA group - 16 - 21 JuneMay 2013

    Greens/EFA priorities for the week include Ship scrappage, worker protection and the environment, EU fisheries reform to be confirmed, Eel stocks under threat, Dalligate, Olafgate and the role of...

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15.06.2013

EU-US trade negotiation mandate

Veil of secrecy undermines democratic due process

EU trade ministers last night agreed on a mandate for the European Commission to conduct negotiations with the USA on a Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP), with negotiations set to begin in July. Commenting on the decision and the negotiations, Green...

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14.06.2013

Greens/EFA Round-up

Debriefing of the plenary week Strasbourg 10-14 June 2013

Greens/EFA priorities for the Strasbourg Plenary included asylum seekers, EU's housing crisis, rules on infant and baby food, Schengen, accounting transparency for extractive industries, illegal fishing, EU budget and the future framework, problematic EU passenger data...

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12.06.2013

Respect my Privacy

Data Protection in the EU

With the revision of EU rules on data protection currently reaching a crucial phase, and new revelations about covert data mining by US authorities emerging amid ongoing negotiations on an EU-US agreement, the Greens will launch a campaign on data protection.

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11.06.2013

The revolt from Istanbul

Conference Tuesday 11 June 16:30-18:00

Greens/EFA MEPs host a conference with guest speakers from Turkey, including representatives from the Taksim platform, to debate about the events in Istanbul and the situation in Turkey

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Gezi Park
29.05.2013

Revision of the tobacco directive

Registry of contacts between Greens/EFA and the tobacco industry

The Greens/EFA Group respects the provisions of the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control with regard to contacts with the tobacco industry. Greens/EFA interactions with the industry are listed here.

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24.05.2013

Sow the future

Seed diversity is crucial for our food

Seed diversity is the basis of our food chain and our food security depends on it. Decreasing seed diversity impacts on the choice of the food we eat, and local fruits, vegetables and cereals could disappear from our fields and plates.

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Sow the future