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    EU external energy strategy

    The European Commission today presented a communication on security of energy supply and international cooperation. While the EU needs a more coordinated approach to its energy policy, the Greens believe the Commission's proposals are undermined by the failure to outline a strategy to reduce the EU'...
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    ECJ ruling on GMOs

    The European Court of Justice (ECJ) today issued a groundbreaking ruling in a case concerning the contamination of honey with pollen from genetically modified crops (1). The court ruled that honey contaminated by pollen from a GM maize variety (MON810) cannot be sold on the market, as this maize has...
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    Belarus

    Reacting to the announcement of the release of all political prisoners in Belarus, Green MEP Werner Schulz, member of the Foreign Affairs committee, said: "I welcome the release of four political prisoners in Belarus this week as well as Lukashenko's announcement that all other political detain...
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    Situation in Libya

    Reacting to the end of Gaddafi's regime, Daniel Cohn-Bendit, Greens/EFA co-president, today called on the European Union to present its strategy with regard to the democratic future of the Libyan people."It is important that the European Union develops an effective strategy of assistance and su...
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    Eurozone crisis

    Commenting on the latest developments in the Eurozone crisis, Greens/EFA economic affairs spokesperson Sven Giegold MEP said: "EU leaders cannot pull the wool over the eyes of the markets, without an economically and politically credible crisis response mechanism, the Eurozone crisis will not b...
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    Somalia

    With the famine in Somalia and the surrounding region continuing to deteriorate, Green MEPs have called for the EU to urgently mobilise emergency humanitarian aid for the region. Green development spokesperson Ska Keller said: "The situation in Somalia and the surrounding region has deteriorate...
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    Eurozone summit

    Eurozone heads of state and government, yesterday evening in Brussels, agreed on changes to the terms of loans provided to Eurozone countries and limited steps towards more flexibility for the European Financial Stability Fund (EFSF), subject to agreement by all Eurozone countries, and for private s...
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    New bank capital rules

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    Israel/Gaza

    The French ship "Dignity al-Karama", the only remaining vessel from the "Gaza Flotilla", was surrounded by the Israeli navy upon nearing the Gaza coast. The boat's lines of communication have been jammed and the Israeli navy have boarded the boat and are now taking it to the...
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    Oil industry activities

    The European Parliament's Industry, Research and Energy committee (ITRE) today voted on an initiative report on the security of offshore oil and gas activities. After the vote, shadow draftsperson and Green MEP Michèle Rivasi, member of the parliamentary committees on Industry, Research and Energy ...