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Aviation emissions
EU must hold course and not yield to Chinese bullyboy tactics
China has announced a prohibition on its airlines participating in the EU's emissions trading scheme, escalating a dispute between the EU and a number of third countries (1). The Greens have hit...
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Speed Limit 30 km/h
25 years and counting
Green MEP Michael Cramer meets EU transport commissioner Kallas 25 years after the Commission first raised the issue of EU urban speed limits. The fun action aimed to remind the commissioner that...
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Stop Climate Change Newsletter
February 2012 - Issue 51
Keep up to date with all of the latest news on climate, policy and international negotiations from our campaign website.
Patents on plants and animals
A joint roundtable
The hearing will deal with patents on conventional breeding of plants and animals and their consequences for the agricultural sector and the food production. How to interpret the EU Biotech Patents Directive 98/44/EC ? Is there a need to change the law? The point of view of stakeholders.
Brussels Agenda
Weekly Preview of the Greens/EFA Group - 6-10 February 2012
Priorities for the Greens/EFA group this week include the Commission report on macro-economic imbalances in EU member states, the Commission proposals on posted workers and on the right to strike in the European Union. Two Greens/EFA hearings on the fiscal compact and on patents on plants and animals are also worth...
Green Social Europe
Thoughts on Social Policy from the European Greens
For the Greens, austerity measures must never come at the expense of social investment. There is no doubt that the crisis presents a real challenge, but it is also an opportunity to make the transition to the green, sustainable society that we so urgently need
Green New Deal
Research materials and best practice
The Green New Deal is the Greens' comprehensive response to the current economic, social and environmental crises. It aims to ensure prosperity and well-being for all, across the planet and generations, based on reducing inequalities within and between societies, and reconciling our lifestyles - the way we live, produce...
