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    Interim commissioners

    Commenting on today's vote in the European Parliament on a 'package' of 4 interim commissioners (1), who will replace outgoing commissioners for the remainder of the term, Greens/EFA co-presidents Rebecca Harms and Philippe Lamberts stated: "The logic of appointing replacement commissioners for...
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    TTIP EU-US talks

    Coinciding with the sixth negotiating round of the controversial EU-US TTIP* trade negotiations this week, a new European Citizens' Initiative on TTIP was successfully registered with the European Commission (1). The Greens/EFA group has announced it will support the initiative and will proactiv...
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    EU Commission presidency

    Commenting on the election of Jean-Claude Juncker as President of the European Commission, Greens/EFA co-presidents Rebecca Harms and Philippe Lamberts stated: "We would like to congratulate Jean-Claude Juncker on his election as President of the European Commission. With his clear pro-Europ...
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    GM maize

    A regulatory committee of the EU today took a decision on the renewal of the authorisation of a variety of GM maize (NK603, 'Round-Up Ready') in spite of research highlighting major potential concerns for human health. While the committee reached a 'no opinion', under the complex EU rules, it is now...
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    TTIP EU-US talks

    The sixth negotiating round of the controversial EU-US TTIP trade negotiations will start on Monday, with MEPs set to debate the talks on Tuesday. The Greens/EFA group had proposed the European Parliament adopt a resolution, as the logical conclusion of this plenary debate, but this proposal was blo...
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    European Parliament committees

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    EP committee chairs

    The European Parliament's committees will elect their chairpersons and vice-chairpersons next Monday. The long-established practice in the European Parliament has been to ensure a fair distribution of these posts, based on the relative sizes of the EP's different political groups, using the D'Hondt ...
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    EU waste and resource policy

    The European Commission today adopted  a 'zero waste' programme, combined with a proposal to revise EU rules on waste. Commenting on the proposals, Green environment spokesperson Benedek Jávor said: "While the ostensible goal of the Commission to move towards zero waste is very welcome, i...
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    Green economy

    The European Commission today presented a package on the green economy and green job creation in Europe. The Greens welcomed the Commission’s recognition of the need and the job potential of sustainably transforming our economy but regretted the lack of concrete proposals in the plan. Commenting o...
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    European Parliament

    Greens/EFA MEP Ulrike Lunacek (Austria) was today elected vice-president of the European Parliament. After the vote, Ulrike Lunacek stated:"I am honoured by the trust shown in me by MEPs today. As made clear in my campaign, there is a need to rebuild public trust in an...