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    EU budget - own resources

    The European Parliament temporary committee on the financial perspectives met today for the first time to discuss the post-2013 EU budget. The committee meeting signalled the European Parliament's resolve to pressure the European Commission to come forward with a proposal to create an own resources ...
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    ACTA – anti-counterfeiting deal

    The European Commission today briefed MEPs on the current situation in the negotiations on an Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) at a debate in the European Parliament plenary session. In the context of the debate, German Green MEP Jan Philipp Albrecht said: "Pressure from the European ...
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    Animal testing legislation

    MEPs from the Greens/EFA group in the European Parliament have criticised new EU laws on animal testing for not going far enough. The European Parliament today adopted a compromise proposal revising EU legislation on the use of animals in scientific testing and experiments. Greens/EFA MEPs voted aga...
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    Employment guidelines

    The European Parliament today adopted its annual report on the employment guidelines. Following the vote, Danish Green MEP Emilie Turunen said: "The report adopted today is a landmark for the EU's employment guidelines. MEPs have voted to include a proper social component to the guidelines for ...
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    State of the Union

    Greens/EFA co-president Dany Cohn-Bendit responds to the speech of EU Commission president Barroso on the "State of the Union".
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    Green jobs

    The European Parliament today adopted a report on the jobs potential of the sustainable economy by German Green draftsperson/rapporteur Elisabeth Schroedter. Speaking after the vote, Elisabeth Schroedter said: "The Greens have long advocated that Europe commit to a true Green New Deal, speeding...
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    Food prices and farm revenues

    The European Parliament today adopted a report on fair revenues for farmers and a better functioning of the food supply chain. The report, by Greens/EFA draftsman/rapporteur José Bové, calls on the Commission to introduce measures to combat the distorting effect of market concentration and abuse o...
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    Roma expulsions

    The European Parliament today debated the current Roma expulsions in France and the targeting of Roma elsewhere (1) with the European Commission. Green MEPs were critical of the European Commission's response to the situation. French Green MEP Hélène Flautre said: "The scandalous situation in...
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    Ecofin council

    Tomorrow (7th September 2010), EU finance ministers will meet at the Economic and Financial Affairs Council (ECOFIN) in Brussels to discuss the issue of financial sector taxation. As well as coordinating the establishment of a bank levy, the ministers will also discuss the introduction of a European...
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    Roma expulsions

    An analysis by the European Commission, which was reported today, has underlined concerns that the current expulsions of Roma by France are in conflict with European law. For the Greens, the French government must immediately stop these appalling expulsions and bring itself back in line with European law.