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    Economic governance

    The European Parliament today adopted a non-legislative report on economic governance and the revision of the growth and stability pact (Feio report), which sets out the EP position ahead of the debate on legislative proposals on economic governance. After the vote, Belgian Green MEP Philippe Lamber...
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    EU recovery funds and energy

    The European Council and Parliament reached an agreement yesterday afternoon to free up €146 million of uncommitted funds under the 2009 European Energy Recovery Plan to create an instrument to finance energy efficiency and renewable energy initiatives. Green MEPs welcomed the deal, with Greens/EFA...
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    Poverty and income

    The European Parliament is today debating tackling poverty in the context of the European and international years focusing on poverty eradication. MEPs are also set to adopt a non-legislative report (1), which includes a call for an EU framework directive on minimum income, a long-standing Greens/EF...
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    Cloned food

    The European Commission today presented proposals on food from clones, including a proposal for a temporary 5-year ban. The Greens welcomed that the Commission finally recognises the serious concerns with cloning, but regret that the proposal fails to include food from the offspring of cloned animal...
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    Roma expulsions

    The European Commission today announced that it would no longer pursue an infringement procedure against France over its non-implementation of the free movement directive (1). The Greens expressed concern that the Commission could let France off the hook over its opprobrious collective expulsion of ...
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    Sakharov Prize

    Israeli NGO Breaking the Silence (1), the Greens/EFA proposed candidate, has been chosen for the shortlist for this year's Sakharov Prize (2). After the decision (3), Greens/EFA co-president Dany Cohn-Bendit said: "The Greens/EFA group is delighted with tonight's decision to include our candida...
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    Eurovignette

    EU transport ministers today reached agreement on revising European rules on the charging of heavy goods vehicles (Eurovignette). Green MEPs welcomed the introduction of environmental charging for the first time under EU legislation but expressed disappointment that the agreement fails to take accou...
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    NATO

    On the occasion of today's meeting of NATO foreign and defense ministers, Reinhard Bütikofer, security spokesperson of the Greens/EFA in the European Parliament, said:"While the NATO foreign and defense ministers are discussing the new strategic concept of the world's most powerful military allianc...
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    Climate change

    EU environment ministers met today to discuss EU climate policy ahead of a key UN climate summit in Cancun in December. Green MEPs expressed frustration at the outcome, with ministers once again delaying a decision on increasing the EU's emissions reduction target and fudging the question of the EU'...
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    Kosovo

    The EU legal assistance mission to Kosovo (EULEX) will come under the leadership of General Xavier Bout de Marnhac from France from tomorrow (15 October). Commenting on the change in leadership, Austrian Green MEP Ulrike Lunacek, EP draftsperson/rapporteur for Kosovo and Greens/EFA spokesperson, sa...