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Smoking and health

A long-awaited revision of EU rules on tobacco products could be agreed by the European Parliament and Council in trialogue negotiations on Monday (16 December). There has been massive controversy surrounding the legislation, with intense lobbying by the tobacco industry but there is still hope that...
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GMO authorisations

The European Court of Justice today annulled the authorisation granted by the European Commission for the cultivation of a genetically modified potato (Amflora). Commenting on the decision and the wider implications, Green food safety and environment spokesperson Bart Staes said: "This annulmen...
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Greens/EFA Round-up

Greens/EFA priorities for the Strasbourg plenary included trotecting migrants' lives in Mediterranean, reforming EU fisheries policy, deep sea fishing and destructive trawling, EU-Morocco fisheries and Western Sahara, the situation in Ukraine, repairing the emissions trading scheme, EU rules on mortgages, sexual and reproductive health an…
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Globalisation adjustment fund

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Banking

The European Parliament today voted on new EU legislation governing basic bank accounts. The Greens welcomed the outcome, notably provisions on the right to a bank account (1). Commenting after the vote, Green finance spokesperson Sven Giegold said: "The EP has today voted to ensure a universa...
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Ukraine

The European Parliament today adopted a resolution on the situation in Ukraine. Commenting after the vote, Greens/EFA co-president Rebecca Harms stated: "The European Parliament has today sent a clear signal to President Yanukovych. MEPs have called for the urgent convening of a round table at...
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Banking resolution

The European Parliament and the Council last night reached an agreement on new EU legislation on bank recovery and resolution in the context of banking crises. The new legislation includes provisions that troubled banks should primarily be saved by their shareholders and creditors (bail-in) rather t...
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Bank accounts: a basic right

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The green corner

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Preparation for the European Council meeting (19-20 December 2013)