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    Energy efficiency

    The European Commission today presented its proposals for an energy saving directive. The Greens criticised the lack of ambition in the proposals, which will make it difficult for the EU to achieve its target of reducing energy consumption 20% by 2020. Commenting on the proposals, Green energy ...
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    Road safety

    The European Parliament transport committee today adopted a report on improving road safety in Europe. The Greens welcomed the outcome, notably the support of MEPs for two important Green proposals, recommending the introduction of a Europe wide 30 km/h speed limit in urban areas and for an EU-wide ...
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    Eurozone crisis/Greece

    European finance ministers have delayed approval of a new tranche of loans for Greece, insisting that the country pass a new package of austerity measures first. The Greens have hit out at the persistent reliance on austerity and the failure to ensure private creditors take a bigger and compulsory p...
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    Data protection/PNR

    The release of two new legal analyses has raised fresh concerns about the European Commission's approach to the retention of sensitive passenger name records (PNR) from flights. Their release comes just days after EU home affairs ministers expressed their concerns with proposed EU agreements on PNR ...
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    Water pollution

    The European Parliament environment committee today voted on a proposal to revise EU rules on the use of phosphates in detergents (1). Green MEPs welcomed the outcome, which would extend the proposed ban on phosphates in laundry detergents to dishwashing detergents. After the vote, Green MEP and sha...
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    Referendum in Italy

    A large majority of voters in Italy has voted in a referendum against the use of nuclear energy. Voters could also give their opinion on the privatisation of water utilities and on an amnesty law for the prime minister and its government.
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    Croatia

    The European Commission today recommended that the accession negotiations with Croatia be concluded by the end of June. Croatia could thus join the European Union on 1 July 2013. Commenting on the Commission's proposal, Franziska Brantner, spokesperson for foreign affairs of the Greens/EFA group, sa...
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    Appeal "Let's change Europe"

    A group of MEPs today launched the cross-party appeal "Let's change Europe" criticising current economic and social policies in the EU and calling for a change of course. It's the economic governance package, in particular, that's in the line of fire. It is described as an unprecedented ch...
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    European arrest warrant

    The European Commission today presented proposals to guarantee access to legal advice EU-wide (1). The proposals come in the context of growing concern about the European arrest warrant, which MEPs will debate with the European Commission later today (2). The Greens welcomed the new proposals on leg...
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    Credit rating agencies

    The European Parliament today adopted a report on credit rating agencies. The Greens welcomed the report as an important step to addressing the damaging dominance and conflict of interests of the three big rating agencies, with a review of EU legislation on ratings agencies foreseen for later this y...