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Nobel Peace Prize

Commenting on the award of the Nobel Peace Prize to imprisoned Chinese human rights defender Liu Xiaobo, the chair of the EP subcommittee on human rights Heidi Hautala, a Finnish Green MEP, said: "We welcome the decision to award this year's Nobel Peace Prize to Chinese human rights defender Li...
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Brussels Agenda

The Greens/EFA group will be in Nimes for the week for the group's 'study days' to discuss the policy priorities for the coming year. Back in Brussels, highlights include a Commission proposal on offshore exploration, as well as the environment council where ministers will discuss the EU negotiating position for the UN climate summit in C…
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20 Jahre Wiedervereinigung

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EU state aid and competition law

The Greens in the European Parliament today presented an assessment of the decision by the German government on the life extension of nuclear power plants (1). The analysis raises serious question marks about the decision and the related pact concluded with four major energy utilities, notably on it...
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Offshore exploration

The European Parliament today adopted a resolution on offshore oil and gas exploration in Europe, highlighting the urgent need to strengthen EU rules on safety and liability. The Greens, who launched the EU debate on an offshore drilling in June, welcomed the vote and urged the European Commission t...
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EU visa liberalisation

The European Parliament voted today to include Bosnia-Herzegovina and Albania in the EU visa liberalisation scheme, clearing the way for their inclusion by the end of the year. Green MEPs welcomed the belated decision but called for Kosovo to be included. After the vote, Dutch Green MEP Marije Corn...
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Biodiversity

The European Parliament today adopted a resolution on the EU position ahead of this month's high-level UN summit on biodiversity in Nagoya. Green MEPs welcome the resolution, with French Green MEP Sandrine Bélier saying: "The European Parliament has today sent a strong message on the need for ...
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Financial transaction tax

The European Commission today presented a communication on the Taxation of the Financial Sector. The communication acknowledges the possibility of an EU-level transaction tax but the Greens regret that it fails to outline any concrete proposal to this end. Commenting on the communication, German Gre...
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Budget reform and cohesion funds

The European Parliament today adopted two resolutions regarding the reform of cohesion policy beyond 2014. With this vote, the Parliament today presented its first input to the debate on the future architecture of the multiannual programmes, just before the publication of the fifth cohesion report b...
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SNP hail rejection of EU oil exploration ban

SNP Members of the European Parliament Alyn Smith and Ian Hudghton today (Thursday) hailed a surprise victory in the European Parliament when the Parliament voted to reject a call for a ban on deepwater drilling in EU waters by 323 votes to 285. The motion as a whole went on to be approved by the Pa...