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    Illegal fishing

    The European Commission today announced that it is blacklisting three countries for illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU): Belize, Cambodia and Guinea (1). This is the first time this EU mechanism has been used. The Commission also issued warnings to a further three countries - South Korea, Ghan...
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    Iran

    Commenting on the successful outcome of the latest talks in Geneva on Iran's nuclear programme, Green MEP and chair of the European Parliament's Iran delegation, MEP Tarja Cronberg said: "This agreement is a major diplomatic success in a situation where mutual distrust has lasted for decades a...
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    Seal fur trade ban

    The World Trade Organisation today issued its final panel report rejecting the challenge by Canada and Norway of the EU’s ban on the trade in seal products. The Greens welcomed the outcome, notably the justification of the EU ban on moral grounds. Reacting to the report, Green MEP Carl Schlyter (...
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    Tax avoidance and competition

    The European Commission today presented proposals to revise the EU's parent-subsidiary directive, with a view to closing loopholes in the legislation, which facilitate corporate tax avoidance. The Greens welcomed the proposals but cautioned on the need to ensure a broader approach to properly addres...
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    UN climate talks

    Commenting on the outcome of the UN climate change summit in Warsaw (COP19, Green climate change spokesperson Bas Eickhout (MEP, NL) stated: “The fraught negotiations in Warsaw failed to clearly set out the path for an international climate deal in 2015. Instead of taking steps forward, countries ...
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    EU-Ukraine

    The Ukrainian government yesterday decided to officially suspend preparations for an Association Agreement with the EU. The decision comes just ten days ahead of the EU's Eastern Partnership Summit in Vilnius, at which a decision on an EU-Ukraine Association Agreement was expected. Reacting to the n...
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    Research and innovation policy

    The European Parliament today voted to adopt a series of legislative files setting out the EU's research and innovation funding programme 2014-20, Horizon 2020. The Greens gave a broad welcome to the programme but expressed regret that it failed to clearly exclude firms from illegal Israeli settleme...
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    Qatar world cup and human rights

    The European Parliament is today set to adopt a resolution on Qatar and the situation of migrant workers, notably in the context of the football world cup in 2022. There are concerns that the resolution could be watered-down or delayed by the centre-right EPP political group however. Ahead of the vo...
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    Economic governance and social justice

    The European Parliament today adopted a resolution on the social dimension of the EU's Economic and Monetary Union. After the vote, Green social policy spokesperson Marije Cornelissen said: "The social dimension of the EMU needs to be more than just measuring and monitoring of the social situa...
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    EU environment policy

    The European Parliament today voted to adopt the LIFE programme, the EU funding programme for environment and climate protection projects in the EU and policy preparation by the Commission (2014-20). Commenting after the vote, Greens/EFA environment spokesperson Margrete Auken said: "The LIFE p...