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Chernobyl/EU nuclear funds

In the context of this Friday's 27th anniversary of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster, the Greens have hit out at proposed funding from the European Commission aimed at keeping outdated nuclear reactors in Ukraine online. Commenting on the funding proposals, Greens/EFA co-president Rebecca Harms said: ...
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The Belo Monte Dam Project

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Tax evasion

The European Parliament's economic affairs committee today adopted a report on tax evasion, setting out its position ahead of next month's EU summit, which will deal with the issue. The Greens have consistently highlighted loopholes in EU legislation and deficiencies in EU tax policy, which facilita...
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Car CO2 emissions/fuel efficiency

The European Parliament's environment committee today voted on legislative proposals for implementing EU rules on CO2 emissions limits for vehicles for the year 2020 (1). The Greens welcomed the confirmation of the 2020 limit and the call for new EU limits for 2025 but expressed regret that MEPs fai...
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Passenger data/privacy (PNR)

The European Parliament's civil liberties committee today voted to reject a proposed EU system to store the private data of airline passengers (PNR), along the lines of a US equivalent. The Greens strongly welcomed the vote, with home affairs and civil liberties spokesperson Jan Philipp Albrecht sta...
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EU fingerprint database

The European Parliament's civil liberties committee today endorsed a legislative agreement on the EURODAC database of asylum applicants' and refugees' fingerprints (1), which includes controversial proposals to allow law enforcement authorities access to the database. Commenting after the vote, Gree...
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The Belo Monte Dam Project

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Social Housing in the EU

La Commission de l'emploi et des affaires sociales du Parlement européen s'est prononcée mardi 23 avril en faveur du rapport de l'eurodéputée verte Karima Delli sur le logement social dans l'Union européenne. Ce rapport cherche à montrer à quel point le secteur du logement social est un levier pour aider l'Union européenne à sortir de la …
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Alfonsi calls for joint effort on language diversity

MEP François Alfonsi has called for a joint effort between the European Commission and Europe's nations and regions to protect Europe's endangered languages and promote language diversity.   Mr Alfonsi spoke as he presented a draft of his report on Europe's endangered languages...
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Youth unemployment

The European Parliament's employment and social affairs committee today approved the creation of a new youth funding programme under the European Social Fund: the Youth Employment Initiative. The Greens welcomed the vote, which will make €6 billion available to fund the implementation of the Euro...