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EU Commission President

Next week's European Parliament plenary agenda in Strasbourg (16 September) will feature a vote on José Manuel Barroso's nomination for a second term as Commission President. This is the result of a majority decision in the European Parliament's Conference of Presidents this morning, where EPP-ED, ...
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Greens/EFA Group demands for the next EU Commission

This autumn will see the launch of a new five-year mandate for the European Commission and its chosen President. Europe needs the Commission to play a vital role as it responds to the triple economic, social and environmental crisis. The Greens/EFA Group have outlined essential considerations for the new Commission.
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Greens/EFA demand Council not to resume Association Agreement negotiations with Honduras

Greens/EFA call on the General Affairs Council, scheduled for 14-15 September 2009, not to accept COLAT's recommendations. We demand that no negotiations take place with Central America, including at technical level, as long as democratic order according to the Honduran Constitution is not reinstalled.
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Barroso hearing at Greens/EFA Group meeting

José Manuel Barroso will present his programme for a further term as EU Commission President and face questions from Greens/EFA MEPs at their group meeting on Wednesday 9 September.
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Bluefin tuna

The European Commission has reportedly agreed to give only its qualified support to a proposal by Monaco to list bluefin tuna in Annex 1 of CITES and ban the international trade of this endangered species.
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Green New Deal

Today the European Parliament Greens presented the final report of their commissioned study examining recovery plans and financial instruments for a "green modernisation of Europe". The study (1), carried out by the renowned Wuppertal Institute, focuses on climate, environment and energy aspects of ...
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Executive Summary - A Green New Deal for Europe

Executive summary of the Wuppertal Institute report commissioned by the Greens/EFA Group in the European Parliament....
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A Green New Deal for Europe

In the face of the current crises, Europe needs a Green New Deal. This new report commissioned by the Greens/EFA Group in the European Parliament reveals that the EU is not making the most of the budget and financial instruments it has at its disposal.
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Introduction of an EU-wide financial transactions tax

The EU Commission says they are critical towards the introduction of such a tax due to economic as well as legal considerations, according to the answer by EU Commissioner László Kovács to a written question by Green MEP Ulrike Lunacek.
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Bluefin tuna

Greens/EFA MEPs Isabella Lövin (Sweden) and Raül Romeva (Spain) have written to Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso to request the Commission's support for a proposal to list bluefin tuna on Appendix 1 of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES).