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    Statement on EP vote to raise EU standards on minimum maternity and paternity leave

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    Sakharov Prize

    Israeli NGO Breaking the Silence (1), the Greens/EFA proposed candidate, has been chosen for the shortlist for this year's Sakharov Prize (2). After the decision (3), Greens/EFA co-president Dany Cohn-Bendit said: "The Greens/EFA group is delighted with tonight's decision to include our candida...
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    Strasbourg Flash

    A busy plenary week includes legislative votes on maternity leave, the EU budget, and the external action service. MEPs will also discuss the Hungarian sludge disaster, the ACTA agreement and the Roma scandal in France, while the Sakharov Prize will also be decided.
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    Eurovignette

    EU transport ministers today reached agreement on revising European rules on the charging of heavy goods vehicles (Eurovignette). Green MEPs welcomed the introduction of environmental charging for the first time under EU legislation but expressed disappointment that the agreement fails to take accou...
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    NATO

    On the occasion of today's meeting of NATO foreign and defense ministers, Reinhard Bütikofer, security spokesperson of the Greens/EFA in the European Parliament, said:"While the NATO foreign and defense ministers are discussing the new strategic concept of the world's most powerful military allianc...
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    Climate change

    EU environment ministers met today to discuss EU climate policy ahead of a key UN climate summit in Cancun in December. Green MEPs expressed frustration at the outcome, with ministers once again delaying a decision on increasing the EU's emissions reduction target and fudging the question of the EU'...
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    Kosovo

    The EU legal assistance mission to Kosovo (EULEX) will come under the leadership of General Xavier Bout de Marnhac from France from tomorrow (15 October). Commenting on the change in leadership, Austrian Green MEP Ulrike Lunacek, EP draftsperson/rapporteur for Kosovo and Greens/EFA spokesperson, sa...
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    Offshore exploration

    The European Commission today outlined its proposals for strengthening EU rules on offshore oil and gas exploration (1). The Greens, who launched the EU debate on offshore drilling in June, welcomed the proposals, but regretted that the Commission backtracked on plans to clearly call for a moratoriu...
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    Greens/EFA study days

    The Greens/EFA group holds its study days in Nîmes to debate about the state of the European Union, to assess the parliamentary activity of the Group one year after the elections and to discuss the policy priorities and future strategies.
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    Plaid MEP comments on EU cohesion policy report

    Plaid MEP Jill Evans is calling on everyone in Wales to respond to the European Commission's latest report on Cohesion Policy and the future of European funding.The report was published today and sets out the options for regional funding after 2013.  Handing back responsibility for regional fun...