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Stop Climate Change Newsletter

In this issue: why we must phase out nuclear power, the energy efficiency directive, carbon tax, keeping tar sands out of Europe, China's strenghtened energy efficiency targets and the rising emissions in the US.
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GMO (In)Digest

In this issue: GMOs by the back door? Protests in Berlin; New Ban in France; Patent on Plant thrown out in Netherlands; Non-GMO brand success in the USA and more...
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Anti-counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA)

Greens/EFA co-presidents Dany Cohn-Bendit and Rebecca Harms today wrote to Commission president Barroso (1), asking him to clarify the announcement that the Commission will refer the controversial Anti-counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) to the European Court of Justice for a legal opinion (2). Co...
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Baby food rules

The European Parliament environment committee today voted on EU rules on food for young children and infants and food for special medical purposes. The Greens gave a mixed response to the vote, welcoming improvements on labelling but regretting the failure to ensure the most toxic pesticides cannot ...
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Energy and carbon tax

The European Parliament economic affairs committee (ECON) today voted on proposed EU legislation on energy taxation, which sets out minimum European rates, notably with a view to introducing EU-level carbon taxation. The Greens welcomed the outcome of the vote, which gives a clear political signal f...
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Greek crisis and a Green way out

The European Council is meeting this Thursday, with Greece and the economic crisis once more high on the agenda. A blinkered austerity focused strategy has held sway since the beginning of the crisis, but it is not too late for us to learn from our mistakes. Green MEP Nikos Chrysogelos has written...
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Energy efficiency rules

The European Parliament energy committee voted on new EU legislation on energy efficiency and savings. Green rapporteur welcomes the strongest message ever sent by the Parliament on energy efficiency
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Equal treatment between independent Scotland and rUK

SNP President Ian Hudghton MEP has welcomed a statement by the European Commission in which it describes a possible future independent Scotland and the remaining parts of the UK equally as "the parties concerned" - and refuses to differentiate between them in terms of EU membership. The Co...
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Milford Haven - legal action threatened over LNG terminal

The European Commission has today threatened to take legal action against the UK government in relation to Milford Haven's Liquefied Natural Gas Terminal. With the support of Plaid MEP Jill Evans, local residents have petitioned the European Parliament, highlighting several potential breaches of EU ...
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Serbia - EU candidate status

EU ministers in the general affairs council today recommended granting EU candidate status to Serbia. The decision on candidate status had originally been expected in December but was postponed pending delivery by Serbia of progress in improving its relations with neighbouring Kosovo. The Greens wel...