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    Renewable energy

    The European Parliament today adopted a report setting out its opinion on EU renewable energy policy. The Greens gave a mixed response to the outcome, welcoming the backing for successful national support schemes and for a binding 2030 EU renewable energy target but regretting the failure to explici...
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    Bank resolution

    The European Parliament's economic affairs committee today voted on draft new EU legislation on banking recovery and resolution. The Greens welcomed the outcome of the vote, with Green economic and finance spokesperson Philippe Lamberts stating: "This legislation is a crucial building block in ...
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    Animal welfare

    EU funds continue to be used to subsidise the bullfighting industry in Spain, according to a new report by ERC/Catalonia Sí, which was presented in the European Parliament today by MEPs from the Greens/EFA group (1). The report suggests that bullfighting would be unviable without subsidies. Acting ...
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    Tax evasion

    EU finance ministers today failed to agree on ending loopholes in the EU savings directive, under which Luxembourg and Austria are exempted from provisions on automatic information exchange, due to continued opposition from those two countries. The Greens hit out at the continued obstruction by Luxe...
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    Future EU budget (MFF)

    Commenting on the outcome of the first trialogue negotiations between the European Parliament and Council on the EU multiannual financial framework (2014-20), Green budgetary spokesperson Helga Trüpel said: "There are worrying signs that the EP negotiating team will let itself be strong-armed ...
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    Future EU budget

    A high-level meeting on the EU's future budget (multiannual financial framework) between European Parliament president Schulz, Commission president Barroso and President of the Council Enda Kenny agreed central points for a possible agreement. The outcome included a commitment by Council to pay a fi...
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    Van CO2 emissions/fuel efficiency

    <xml> </xml> The European Parliament's environment committee today voted on legislative proposals for implementing EU rules on CO2 emissions limits for light commercial vehicles (vans) for the year 2020. The Greens regretted the failure to strengthen the 2020 limit and described the indi...
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    EU food rules and seeds

    The European Commission today presented its food safety package, with proposals for new EU rules in a number of areas, including for seeds and plant reproductive products. The Greens expressed concern that the proposals on seeds would play into the hands of the agro-chemical industry and threaten se...
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    Ruling of the European Court of Human Rights:

    The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) today ruled that Ukraine’s jailing of former Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko was a politically motivated violation of her rights.
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    Dalligate - OLAF report published