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    Public procurement

    The European Parliament today adopted a series of legislative proposals setting out EU rules on public procurement. The Greens gave a general welcome to the outcome, with internal market spokesperson Heide Ruehle stating: "While this legislation could have gone further in strengthening the h...
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    Financial and investment rules (MiFID)

    The European Parliament and Council today reached agreement on proposals to revise EU legislation on markets in financial instruments (MiFID/MiFIR). The Greens welcomed improvements on market transparency and high-frequency trading (HFT), as well as on curbing speculation, through the use of derivat...
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    Plastic waste

    The European Parliament today adopted a report including a series of recommendations dealing with the problem of plastic in the environment. Commenting after the vote, Greens/EFA MEP Margrete Auken, the parliament's rapporteur/draftsperson for forthcoming EU legislation on single-use plastic bags, s...
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    Van CO2 emissions

    The European Parliament today voted to confirm a legislative agreement on rules setting CO2 emissions limits for light commercial vehicles (vans). The Greens expressed regret about the lack of ambition in the outcome, which merely confirms previously set limits for 2020 (1). Commenting after the vot...
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    NSA/surveillance inquiry

    The initial draft of the report of the European Parliament's inquiry into the mass surveillance of European citizens will today be presented and debated in the EP's civil liberties and home affairs committee. Ahead of the presentation, MEPs finally agreed to invite whistleblower Edward Snowd...
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    EU climate and energy policy

    The European Parliament's environment and energy committees today voted on a draft report setting out the EP's position in the debate on the EU's climate and energy policy to 2030. The Greens welcomed the support for binding EU climate and energy targets for 2030, with climate and energy spokesperso...
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    Software procurement

    The Greens/EFA group in the European Parliament has announced its decision to engage trustworthy email encryption based on free software. Commenting on the revelation, Greens/EFA co-president Rebecca Harms said: "The world has had its eyes opened to the mass surveillance of the digital realm...
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    EU summit

    Meeting today at the EU summit in Brussels, the EU’s Heads of State and Government have failed to come to any decision on either banking union or Common Foreign and Security Policy. Commenting on the summit, Rebecca Harms, President of the Greens/EFA group, said: "This is yet another EU summi...
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    NSA Scandal

      Following on from the creation in September of a European Parliament Inquiry into the electronic mass surveillance of European citizens, the European Parliament’s Justice and Home Affairs committee has again decided to postpone any discussion on a possible invitation to Edward Snowde...
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    Clone food

    The European Commission today set out proposals governing the use of cloning in food production. The Greens hit out at the proposals, with Green food safety spokesperson Bart Staes stating: "The Commission has today cleared the way for the use of clones and their descendants in food production ...