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    airplane
    Press release |

    EU should strengthen air passenger rights

    A plenary debate is taking place on the cancellations of flights by Ryanair and the enforcement of the regulation on air passenger rights. Greens/EFA MEP and Chair of the Committee on Transport and Tourism, Karima Delli, comments ahead of the debate.
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    @frank-mckenna
    Trade
    Press release |

    Progress made against dumping from third countries

    Following lengthy trilogues on a new European policy on the dumping of exports from third countries such as China, a new approach has been agreed that is in line with WTO law, but also protects industries from unfair dumping practices.
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    Press release |

    European Parliament must stand by environmental restrictions

    "It is unacceptable that the Commission tries to lift a ban of certain endocrine disrupters via the backdoor of comitology to further the interests of the pesticides industry," says Green environment and health spokesperson, Bas Eickhout.
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    ©igor-ovsyannykov
    Barcelona
    Press release |

    Events in Catalonia

    Regardless the outcome of the vote, both sides have to come back to the negotiation table. This is a political problem and it needs to be solved politically, not by police force
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    Press release |

    Group Presidents to withdraw access to Monsanto lobbyists

    The parliamentary leaders in the European Parliament decided to withdrawn access to lobbyists and other representatives of the Monsanto group from the United States until further notice. The Greens/EFA Group had requested this after Monsanto declined to attend Parliament for a hearing on the Monsanto Papers.
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    Press release |

    Automatic filters are not the solution

    “The European Commission's idea that complex questions of internet policy can be solved with automated filtering tools is misguided and dangerous," says Julia Reda, Greens/EFA spokesperson for digital policy. Her comments come ahead of the first Digital Summit of Heads of State and Government on Friday 29 September, in Tallinn.
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    Press release |

    Loopholes must not undermine good progress on passenger rights

    The European Commission has published its proposals on updating the European rules on rail passenger rights. The Greens/EFA group welcomes the moves to ensure equal passenger rights across the EU, but has concerns with the so-called force majeure clause.
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    ©igor-ovsyannykov
    Barcelona
    Press release |

    The EU Commission should mediate between Spanish and Catalan authorities

    The Greens/EFA group in the European Parliament has called on the European Commission to facilitate dialogue between the Spanish and Catalan authorities to help resolve the political situation around the proposed referendum on Catalan independence.
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    Glyphosate
    Press release |

    EFSA's evaluation of glyphosate no longer valid - Bart Staes

    Greens/EFA MEP Bart Staes has called on European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) Director Bernhard Url and EU governments to re-consider the evaluation of glyphosate due to serious concerns that the agency mishandled its analysis of the safety of glyphosate.
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    Press release |

    More political pressure needed

    Greens/EFA co-president Ska Keller comments on the European Commission's plans for the future of the Schengen area and the European refugee and migration policy.