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    Health and safety of citizens must come first

    The Greens/EFA group has today won the support of the European Parliament’s Environment Committee for its objection to proposals to change the rules on the import of food from the Fukushima area of Japan.
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    EU Commission must get tough on boycotting Member States

    Member States must show solidarity or face consequences, says Greens/EFA president Ska Keller.
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    Investor courts have no place in a fair EU trade policy

    Yannick Jadot welcomes the announcement that the ECJ will have a say on CETA.
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    Passenger data agreements need to be revised

    The European Court of Justice has today presented its opinion on the compatibility of the EU-Canada Passenger Name Record data agreement (PNR) with EU law. The judges stated that the agreement should must be concluded in its present form, singling out in particular the long-term storage of pass...
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    Development policy being militarised through the back door

    "It is deeply concerning that development policy risks being militarised through the back door. The view supported by the majority of the Legal Affairs committee is quite at odds with the arguments put forward by the Parliament’s own legal services," says Heidi Hautala.
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    Prime example of misguided EU security policy

    The world won't be made safer by putting all tourists and business people under blanket supervision, says Jan Philipp Albrecht.
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    Grand coalition opens the door to misuse of civilian tools and development funds

    "It would be nothing short of scandalous if development money were to be diverted to the European defence industry in the future," says Bodil Valero.
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    EU Member States should listen to the parliament on GMOs

    "The European Parliament has consistently made clear its opposition to GM authorisations. I hope that the Member States will take this into account when they come to make their own decision tomorrow," says Bart Staes.
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    Judith Sargentini to lead investigation into Hungary

    "With fellow EU countries refusing to call him to order, it now falls to the European Parliament to take the initiative," says Judith Sargentini.
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    Contamination concerns cannot be ignored

    Greens/EFA MEP Michèle Rivasi has written to the Chair of the European Parliament's Environment and Public Health Committee, objecting to the Commission's proposals to lift import controls on food from Japan put in place after the Fukushima disaster (1). The proposals, which come at the same time as the Commission approves a free trade de…