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European Parliament administration

Last night, the European Parliament's bureau decided to confirm the appointments to top posts in the EP's administration of 3 staff formerly working directly for EP president Martin Schulz. The confirmation came in spite of a vote in the European Parliament on 3 April criticising the nominations by ...
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Transparency and the lobby register

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Strasbourg Flash

Greens/EFA priorities for the Strasbourg Plenary include reports on politicisation of EP administration posts and Martin Schulz; monster trucks, pollution and safety; EU airport noise rules; transparency and the lobby register; banking resolution and taxpayers' exposure; regulating investment markets and products; plastic bags; saving mig…
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reclaim your future

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Unity in diversity - EFA
Unity in diversity - EFA
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Looking back

As the 2014 European election approaches, we look back at some of highlights of the past five years for the European Free Alliance Group of MEPs.
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Belgian nuclear reactors

A new report commissioned by the Greens/EFA group and presented today highlighted ongoing concerns and problems at two Belgian nuclear reactors (Doel 3 and Tihange 2). In response, the Greens called for the reactors, which are currently shut down, not to be restarted in this context. Commenting afte...
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Airport noise

The European Parliament's transport committee today voted to confirm a legislative agreement revising EU rules dealing with airport noise (second reading) (1). The Greens hit out at the agreement, which would enable the European Commission to intervene to overrule future decisions made to introduce ...
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Polluters' gain, citizens'pain

The new state aid guidelines on energy and environmental aid adopted by the Commission will change the criteria for assessment of public support to energy or environmental projects and as such could have a huge impact on the as-yet fledgling renewables and energy efficiency sectors. Greens/EFA MEPs protestesd against this and the consequ…
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EFA logo
EFA logo
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Electoral Fraud in Turkey

Basque MEP Inaki Irazabalbeitia held a press conference today in the European Parliament to raise concerns of alleged electoral fraud in the recent municipal elections in Turkey. He was joined for the press conference by Eyyup Doru of the Kurdish Peace and Democracy Party or BDP. Mr Irazabalbeitia ...
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EU state aid rules for energy

The European Commission today presented long-awaited proposals to review EU state aid rules in the energy sector. The Greens hit out at the plans, which will allow governments to continue exemptions for energy-intensive industries as regards their contribution to renewable energy schemes, whilst und...