INTRODUCTION
Greens have long argued for an effective Common European Asylum System (CEAS) which would respond to the needs of those seeking sanctuary. This should ensure that wherever they may claim asylum in the EU, their application will be dealt with fairly and should have a similar outcome; tha...
GREEN INSIGHT INTO EU FOOD POLICY
Animal Cloning: to be worth it the new legislation must include a ban on food from descendants of clones
Ongoing Agriculture crisis: Chronicle of a disaster foretold
FOOD FOR THOUGHT
Sounds from Science Workshop - Discussions reveals big gaps in EFSA GMO's risk as...
EU environment ministers are expected to agree on the EU's negotiating position for the forthcoming UN climate summit in Paris (COP21) at their council meeting tomorrow. Commenting ahead of the council, Green climate change spokesperson Yannick Jadot said: "It is disheartening to hear that EU g...
The European Parliament today adopted a resolution on the draft work programme of the European Commission for 2016. Commenting after the vote Greens/EFA vice-president Bas Eickhout said:
"MEPs have today again issued a rebuke to the drive by EU Commission vice-president Timmermans to cut back E...
The European Parliament will today hold a plenary debate with Agriculture Commissioner Hogan and the Council on the ongoing agricultural crisis. This debate takes place following the European Commission and Council agreement to provide dairy and pork farmers with a one-off subsidy of €500mn to co...
Spain's 'Gag law' is a 'direct attack on any public display of dissent'
The European Parliament's Civil Liberties Committee has discussed Spain's controversial Citizens' Security Law, colloquially known as the Gag Law.
The law restricts the right to demonstrate near the Spanish Congress, Senate and regional parliaments, which could lead to fines of up to €600,000, an...