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Romanian impeachment referendum

Commenting on the outcome of the referendum in Romania on the impeachment of President Basescu, which failed due to a below-threshold turnout, Greens/EFA co-presidents Rebecca Harms and Dany Cohn-Bendit said: "After the outcome of this farcical referendum, it is time to draw a line under the po...
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Human rights

Commenting on the nomination of former EP vice-president and Greek foreign minister Stavros Lambrinidis to the newly created position of EU Special Representative for Human Rights (1), Greens/EFA co-president Dany Cohn-Bendit said: “The creation of this new post is an important signal of the prior...
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Emissions trading scheme

The European Commission today presented a proposal setting out the legal basis for changing aspects of the EU's emissions trading scheme (1). With the excessively low price of EU emissions allowances (carbon permits) undermining the EU’s emissions trading scheme, the European Parliament and Counci...
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Libya

The results from the first elections since the overthrow of Col Gaddafi and Libya's first free elections in fifty years have been announced. While the outcome of the elections for the 200-member national assembly - which includes 80 seats reserved for political parties and 120 seats for independents...
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Romania

The European Commission today adopted reports assessing the progress of reforms in the EU's newest member states Bulgaria and Romania. In its assessment on Romania, the Commission underlined concerns previously raised about recent decisions taken by the government, which are viewed as a threat to th...
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Syria

After Cyprus and Germany, another EU country is facing accusations of involvement in arms exports to Syria. Contrary to the Government's commitment to the EU arms embargo, the British Parliament's Committees on Arms Export Controls states in its latest report that British arms companies are exportin...
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Call for a progressive agenda on creation and innovation

This year has seen many important victories over the perpetual increasing of "intellectual property"rights and their enforcement. We do not allege to have a one-stop solution. That is why we are launching this call. We are looking for concrete proposals.
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Energy Efficiency Directive

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Anti-nuclear bus

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10 demands in the EU Common Fisheries Policy reform 2012-2013

Marine resources are a public good, not a private resource. The right to exploit those resources, therefore, should be allocated according to criteria that ensure that fishing contributes as far as possible to the public interest. Greens propose that the allocation of the right to fish should be based upon criteria rather than market forc…