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Data Retention

This study analyses the Data Retention Directive Judgement of the Court of Justice of the European Union of 8 April 2014 and evaluates its impact on other data retention measures at Member States as well as at EU level. Executive summary: Data Retention after the Judgement of the Court of Justice...
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EU energy efficiency policy

The European Commission today presented a communication on energy efficiency, which should guide EU governments in their decision on a 2030 energy savings target for the EU. The Greens have hit out at the manipulation of the findings on which the communication were based and the subsequent downgradi...
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Russia/Ukraine

Commenting on the outcome of today’s meeting of EU foreign affairs ministers and on the EU’s future approach to the Ukraine crisis, Greens/EFA co-president Rebecca Harms stated:“Given the events of the last few days and the horror of the shooting down of flight MH17, it is incomprehensible and...
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GMO (In)digest

EU Work: Renationalisation Proposal See (GMO (In)digest 13) EU Governments’ representatives agreed at a Coreper meeting on 28th May to send the draft Greek Presidency proposal to allow Member States to ban a GMO that would have been authorised in the EU to the Environment Council on 12th June...
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Greens/EFA Roundup

Greens/EFA priorities for the Strasbourg Plenary included the vote on the EU Commission presidency as well as the debates on TTIP EU-US negotiations- EU, Ukrainian crisis and Europe's role, EU maternity leave rules and youth unemployment in Europe. Another EU priority for the Greens is the Special European Council and the repartition of …
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EU summit

Commenting on the outcome of the European Council of heads of state and government, Greens/EFA co-president Rebecca Harms stated: "This latest round of EU sanctions against Russia again falls short of what is needed in response to the crisis in Ukraine. Though it is right to impose sanctions o...
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International criminal law

The European Parliament today adopted a resolution on international criminal law and the crime of aggression, exactly sixteen years after the adoption of the Rome Statute, setting up the International Criminal Court (ICC). The resolution, initiated by the Green foreign policy and human rights spokes...
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Situation in Iraq

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Interim commissioners

Commenting on today's vote in the European Parliament on a 'package' of 4 interim commissioners (1), who will replace outgoing commissioners for the remainder of the term, Greens/EFA co-presidents Rebecca Harms and Philippe Lamberts stated: "The logic of appointing replacement commissioners for...
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Save the Maternity Directive - Kids need their parents