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Financial sector regulation

A new study on the EU banking centre by the Centre for European Policy Studies, commissioned by the Greens/EFA group, was presented today in the European Parliament (1). The study, which includes a comprehensive analysis of the European banking sector (including 74 banks, representing two-thirds of ...
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Preparation of the Commission Work Programme 2013

The European Parliament, –   having regard to the Commission Work Programme 2012 (COM (2011)777), –   having regard to the Framework Agreement between the European Parliament and the Commission adopted on 20 October 2010, in particular Annex IV thereof, – &nb...
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EU policy on the West Bank, including East Jerusalem

The European Parliament, –   having regard to its previous resolutions on the Middle East, Palestine and Israel with regard, in particular to the ones of 29 September 2011 on the situation in Palestine(1) and of 10 September 2010 on the situation of the Jordan River with special reg...
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No Sustainable Resources without own resources

The Greens/EFA are advocating an EU response in the form of a Green New Deal, a comprehensive response to the multiple crises, integrating macro-economic reforms with a social inclusiveness agenda and green industrial policy, from the local to the global level. The MFF shall clearly reflect the political will to come to such a comprehensi…
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EU-Montenegro

Montenegro was granted candidate status in 2010 but the country has been waiting until now for the start of negotiations. Commenting on today's green light from the General Affairs Council for Montenegro accession negotiations, Green shadow rapporteur Ulrike Lunacek said: "Montenegro has alread...
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Shale gas leaflet
Shale gas leaflet
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Why ban fracking and shale gas?

Shale gas is now presented as being the new solution to our world's growing energy needs. However, its production poses serious threats to the climate, the environment and to local communities.
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GMO (In)Digest

EFSA discharge, national bans proposals, biopatents, 7th European conference of GMO-free regions,... here are some of the issues of this month newsletter
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Global environment policy

The UN sustainable development summit in Rio de Janeiro - Rio plus 20 - will draw to a close today with a declaration, the contents of which were agreed earlier in the week between negotiators before the high-level ministerial segment of the summit had even begun. Commenting on the summit and the de...
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RIO + 20 Diary

It was strange for ministers to land to discover what appeared to be an already agreed document. Some countries arrived with the intention of negotiating at ministerial level, which would have increased political ownership. The NGO community was very clear that the text as it stood was completely out of touch with reality, lacking mention…
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Brussels agenda

Greens/EFA priorities for the week include the commission proposal on combating tax fraud and evasion in the EU, the EU summit and several Greens/EFA events...