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EU bank stress tests

Commenting on the results of the stress tests of European banks, released today by the European Central Bank, Greens/EFA co-president Philippe Lamberts said: "While these new stress tests of European banks are an important milestone for EU banking regulation and financial sector transparency, m...
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EU summit

Commenting on the outcome of the summit of EU heads of state and government, Greens/EFA co-president Philippe Lamberts said: "EU leaders have squeezed the life out of Europe's 2030 climate and clean energy policy. The outcome of the summit is a mistake on three fronts: environmental, economic a...
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43 Student teachers missing in Mexico

Six people were killed and 43 student teachers disappeared on the 26th September 2014 in Guerrero, Mexico.
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Greens/EFA Roundup

Greens/EFA priorities for the Strasbourg Plenary included the Ebola crisis and the EU's response, the Energy and climate policy and the EU summit, Hungary's crackdown on civil society, the election of the European Commission, the EU budget, bullfighting, lobbying and the single seat and rounding up migrants in coordinated EU action.
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EU climate and energy summit

EU heads of state and government are meeting at a high-level summit today and tomorrow (23-24 October) to decide on the EU's climate and energy policy to 2030. With headline targets on greenhouse gas reductions, renewable energy share and reducing energy consumption set to be decided, the stakes cou...
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Mos Maiorum

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Presentation of the College of Commissioners and their programme

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Fundamental Rights and the new Commission

Plenary speech from Judith Sargentini For several years now there have been signals that Hungary is moving away from the core values of the European Union. This was affirmed this year by Hungarian Prime Minister, Viktor Orbán, when he openly admitting his wish to build an illiberal state. ...
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EU budget

The European Parliament today voted on the EU's budget for 2015. Commenting after the vote, Green budgetary spokesperson Indrek Tarand said: "MEPs have today tried to limit the damage to key social and economic programmes under next year's EU budget. The original proposals would continue the pe...
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Preparation of the European Council (23-24 October 2014)

2030 is the next crucial milestone for European climate and energy policy; without ambitious and binding targets for renewables, energy efficiency and, greenhouse gases, the EU will struggle to make up the lost ground in the years that follow.