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    EU economic imbalances

    The European Commission today presented the first EU Alert Mechanism Report, looking at macroeconomic imbalances in EU member states, as part of a new economic surveillance procedure aimed at timely identification of economic risks in EU member states (1). The Greens criticised the selective approac...
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    Kosovo

    Serb-dominated northern regions in Kosovo are holding a referendum on whether or not to recognise the Pristina-based government. Green foreign policy spokesperson Ulrike Lunacek, who is the European Parliament rapporteur/draftsperson on Kosovo, condemned the referendum stating: "This ...
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    EU-China Summit

    The 14th EU-China summit will take place tomorrow in Beijing. The Greens/EFA believe that there are many points which have to be thoroughly discussed with the Chinese leadership - from emissions trade in air traffic, export restrictions of rare earths, to human rights and Tibet. Ahead of the EU-Chin...
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    EU financial rules (derivatives)

    The European Parliament and Council today reached a political agreement on proposed EU legislation on over-the-counter derivative products. The Greens gave a mixed response to the deal, welcoming the creation of a regulatory framework for these opaque and risky products but regretting the failure to...
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    Greek bail out deal

    Commenting on the news that Greek negotiators have reached a deal on the budgetary cuts necessary for the release of the next round of the EU-IMF bail out, co-president of the Greens/EFA group in the European Parliament Dany Cohn-Bendit said: "Today's deal will continue the vicious circle of b...
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    Nuclear decommissioning/EU funds

    The European Court of Auditors today published a special report (1) on the use of EU funds for decommissioning nuclear reactors in Lithuania, Slovakia and Bulgaria. The report concluded that the funding to date (including €2.85 billion in EU funds) was far short of what is necessary to safely and ...
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    EU food aid scheme

    The European Parliament agriculture committee today approved a compromise solution on a scheme under the CAP, which provides food aid to the most vulnerable persons in the EU. The compromise follows the lines of a Green proposal made last year and would see the scheme continued until 2013 (arou...
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    Aviation emissions

    China has announced a prohibition on its airlines participating in the EU's emissions trading scheme, escalating a dispute between the EU and a number of third countries (1). The Greens have hit out at China's announcement and called on the EU not to back down. Commenting on the developments, Green ...
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    Food claims

    The European Parliament voted to reject a proposal from the EU Commission to allow misleading nutritional claims for food products. The Greens welcomed the rejection of the proposals, which would have allowed producers to claim reduced percentages of potentially unhealthy components
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    Data retention (PNR)

    The European Parliament is set to give its verdict on a proposed EU-US agreement on the retention of the private data of airline passengers (passenger name records or PNR). The EP draftsperson/rapporteur today presented a draft report recommending rejection of the agreement (1). The Greens support t...