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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...
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    EU budget and future financing

    The European Parliament today adopted a report setting out its opinion on the future financing of the EU budget from 2013 on. Greens welcomed the support of MEPs for the establishing of a proper and meaningful 'own resources' system for financing the budget, a long-standing Green priority, as w...
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    Road charging rules (Eurovignette)

    The European Parliament today voted on a final agreement, revising EU legislation on road charging for heavy goods vehicles (the so-called Eurovignette). The Greens have called the legislative revision a missed opportunity for failing to truly include environmental and climate change costs in road c...
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    Data protection/PNR

    Leaked drafts of EU-US and EU-Australia agreements on the retention of passenger name records (PNR), negotiated by the European Commission (1), have been slammed by Green MEPs. Commenting on the draft, Green MEP and home affairs expert Jan Philipp Albrecht said: “The far-reaching retention of citi...
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    Serbia/war crimes

    Serbian president Boris Tadic today confirmed the arrest of Ratko Mladic one of the highest profile fugitive Bosnian Serb war criminals. The Greens welcomed the arrest, which has clear implications for Serbia's EU membership bid. Commenting on the arrest, Green foreign affairs spokesperson Franziska...
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    Nuclear waste

    The European Parliament energy committee today voted a proposal on EU rules on nuclear waste. The Greens hit out at the vote, which included endorsing the burial of nuclear waste in seismic areas, as well as proposals to export highly radioactive waste to third countries. After the vote, Greens/EFA ...
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    EU budget

    The European Parliament's special temporary committee on future policy challenges and the EU budget (SURE committee) adopted its report the post-2013 financial framework yesterday evening. After the vote, Green MEP and shadow draftsman Bas Eickhout said: “MEPs have made clear that a freeze or decr...