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    Offshore exploration

    The European Commission today outlined its proposals for strengthening EU rules on offshore oil and gas exploration (1). The Greens, who launched the EU debate on offshore drilling in June, welcomed the proposals, but regretted that the Commission backtracked on plans to clearly call for a moratoriu...
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    Nobel Peace Prize

    Commenting on the award of the Nobel Peace Prize to imprisoned Chinese human rights defender Liu Xiaobo, the chair of the EP subcommittee on human rights Heidi Hautala, a Finnish Green MEP, said: "We welcome the decision to award this year's Nobel Peace Prize to Chinese human rights defender Li...
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    EU state aid and competition law

    The Greens in the European Parliament today presented an assessment of the decision by the German government on the life extension of nuclear power plants (1). The analysis raises serious question marks about the decision and the related pact concluded with four major energy utilities, notably on it...
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    Offshore exploration

    The European Parliament today adopted a resolution on offshore oil and gas exploration in Europe, highlighting the urgent need to strengthen EU rules on safety and liability. The Greens, who launched the EU debate on an offshore drilling in June, welcomed the vote and urged the European Commission t...
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    EU visa liberalisation

    The European Parliament voted today to include Bosnia-Herzegovina and Albania in the EU visa liberalisation scheme, clearing the way for their inclusion by the end of the year. Green MEPs welcomed the belated decision but called for Kosovo to be included. After the vote, Dutch Green MEP Marije Corn...
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    Biodiversity

    The European Parliament today adopted a resolution on the EU position ahead of this month's high-level UN summit on biodiversity in Nagoya. Green MEPs welcome the resolution, with French Green MEP Sandrine Bélier saying: "The European Parliament has today sent a strong message on the need for ...
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    Financial transaction tax

    The European Commission today presented a communication on the Taxation of the Financial Sector. The communication acknowledges the possibility of an EU-level transaction tax but the Greens regret that it fails to outline any concrete proposal to this end. Commenting on the communication, German Gre...
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    Budget reform and cohesion funds

    The European Parliament today adopted two resolutions regarding the reform of cohesion policy beyond 2014. With this vote, the Parliament today presented its first input to the debate on the future architecture of the multiannual programmes, just before the publication of the fifth cohesion report b...
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    EU budget and ITER

    The EU budget committee voted last night to reduce proposed spending on the ITER nuclear fusion project under the EU budget for 2011 (1). Green MEPs welcomed the vote but argued that scrapping the project, which is facing higher-than-planned costs, would be the most logical solution. After the vote,...
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    Austerity demonstration

    Green MEPs will take part in the Euro-demonstration against austerity measures in Brussels today, as part of the wider European Day of Action (1). The Greens will join with workers from across Europe to protest against the austerity measures recently adopted by many European countries and calling fo...