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    Ukraine

    The European Court of Human Rights today ruled that the arrest and imprisonment of former Ukrainian home affairs minister Juri Luzenko was arbitrary and politically-motivated. The Greens welcomed the ruling and called for the immediate release of Luzenko and other opposition politicians under politi...
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    EU investment fund and insurance rules (UCITS, IMD, PRIPs)

    The European Commission today presented three legislative proposals on the regulation of insurance policies, investment funds and packaged retail investment products (1). These three proposals have a broad impact on private and retail investors. The Greens described the proposals as a missed opportu...
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    EU summit/Euro crisis

    A deal struck at the ongoing EU summit, under which the EU's bail out funds could be used to directly recapitalise banks and purchase sovereign debt, has been welcomed by the Greens. The group cautioned that measures again fall short of delivering a lasting and comprehensive solution to the crisis a...
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    Financial sector regulation

    A new study on the EU banking centre by the Centre for European Policy Studies, commissioned by the Greens/EFA group, was presented today in the European Parliament (1). The study, which includes a comprehensive analysis of the European banking sector (including 74 banks, representing two-thirds of ...
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    EU-Montenegro

    Montenegro was granted candidate status in 2010 but the country has been waiting until now for the start of negotiations. Commenting on today's green light from the General Affairs Council for Montenegro accession negotiations, Green shadow rapporteur Ulrike Lunacek said: "Montenegro has alread...
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    Global environment policy

    The UN sustainable development summit in Rio de Janeiro - Rio plus 20 - will draw to a close today with a declaration, the contents of which were agreed earlier in the week between negotiators before the high-level ministerial segment of the summit had even begun. Commenting on the summit and the de...
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    © Benoit Beauregard
    Data protection Benoit Beauregard
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    ACTA - anti-counterfeiting treaty

    The European Parliament trade committee today voted in favour of a report recommending that the EP reject the controversial ACTA anti-counterfeiting trade agreement (1). The Greens welcomed the outcome of the vote, with Swedish MEP Amelia Andersdotter stating: "The writing is now on the wall fo...
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    EU rail reform

    A deal between the European Parliament and Council on legislation revising EU rules on the regulation of the rail sector was approved yesterday by EU member states (1). Commenting on the deal on the recast of the first rail package, Green transport spokesperson Michael Cramer said: "This deal i...
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    Credit rating agencies

    The EU Parliament's economic affairs committee today voted on draft legislation revising EU rules on credit rating agencies. The Greens welcomed the move to increase the transparency and comprehensibility of the ratings system - notably by complementing the current letter-based with a number-based ...
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    Shale Gas