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    EU tobacco rules

    The European Parliament today voted to confirm a final agreement revising EU legislation on tobacco products. The revised legislation is a clear improvement over the current situation, according to the Greens, but the group has expressed regret that it falls behind original proposals from the Europe...
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    Railway legislation

    The European Parliament today voted on a series of legislative proposals on the European rail sector (the '4th railway package'). The Greens welcomed the outcome on the technical files, notably proposals on rail safety and EU-wide authorisation procedures for rail vehicles. After the votes, Green tr...
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    Investment fund rules (UCITS)

      The European Parliament and Council today reached agreement on draft EU legislation on investment funds (the UCITS V directive), a sector that is valued at almost €6.3 trillion. The legislation, which is being shepherded through the European Parliament by Green draftsperson/rapporteur...
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    Poverty aid

    The European Parliament today voted to adopt and confirm an EU funding scheme, which will provide aid to the most deprived persons from 2014-20. The Greens welcomed the outcome on the €3.5 billion scheme, with Green social affairs spokesperson Marije Cornelissen stating:"This new fund will ma...
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    Car CO2 emissions

    The European Parliament today voted to confirm a legislative agreement, revising EU rules on CO2 emissions limits for vehicles for 2020. The final agreement, which was forced through on the insistence of the German government, overturned an earlier agreement, which had been reached to implement a fl...
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    Economic crisis response

    The final report of the European Parliament's inquiry into the role of the EU-ECB-IMF troika was voted by the EP's economic affairs committee this evening. The Greens welcomed the findings of the inquiry, which is critical of the Troika's role, and welcomed the commitment to investigate further duri...
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    NSA scandal

      The European Parliament's civil liberties and home affairs committee today voted to accept testimony from NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden in the context of the European Parliament's inquiry into the revelations of mass surveillance by intelligence services. The Greens welcomed the...
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    Rebecca Harms in Kiev

    Commenting on the current events in Ukraine, Rebecca Harms, President of the Greens/EFA group in the European parliament, stated: “Recent events in Ukraine have demonstrated the strength of Ukraine’s civil rights movement and shown how strong the wish is for a new, democratic beginning and justi...
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    Money laundering

    Important new EU legislation aimed at tackling money laundering was voted today in a joint meeting of the European Parliament's home affairs and economic affairs committees. The Greens welcomed the outcome of the vote on these new rules, which are being shepherded through the Parliament by Green MEP...
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    Ukrainian crisis

    Following the escalation of violence in Ukraine, Greens/EFA co-president Rebecca Harms commented: "The EU must exert pressure on Kiev and Moscow equally. Europe is not powerless: EU governments must swiftly adopt targeted sanctions against those in the Ukrainian leadership, who are responsible ...