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    Enlargement/Western Balkans

    The European Parliament today adopted a resolution on the EU's enlargement strategy in the Western Balkans. Ulrike Lunacek and Franziska Brantner, members of the Greens/EFA Group and EP Delegation to the region, commented:"We are very pleased that the European Parliament has reaffirmed the EU's s...
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    Violence against women

    On the occasion of the 10th UN International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, the EU Parliament will today debate (and on Thursday vote) on a resolution on the issue. Raül Romeva, Greens/EFA Vice-President and member of the EP women's rights and gender equality committee, sta...
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    EU financial market supervision

    Greens have criticised the Swedish presidency's proposal on the new EU financial market supervisory structure.
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    Climate change

    The European Parliament today adopted a resolution that sets out its stance on the EU strategy going into international climate talks in Copenhagen. Key points include a call for €30 billion climate financing per year from the EU to developing countries and reference to scientists' recommendations for the EU to achieve 40% emissions reduc…
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    Stockholm Programme

    The European Parliament today voted on the multi-annual and far-reaching Stockholm Programme, which covers justice, constitutional, legal and home affairs. UK Green MEP Jean Lambert commented:"I welcome some of the positive aspects of the Parliament's vote today on the Stockholm Programme, particula...
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    EU telecoms legislation

    The European Parliament has today approved a compromise agreement on telecoms legislation that its negotiators reached with the EU Council. The major sticking point had been on the protection of internet users' rights in the face of severe and fast-track copyright enforcement measures that are envisaged in some EU Member States.
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    EU budget 2010

    Commenting on yesterday's conciliation meeting on the EU budget, German Green MEP Helga Trüpel, member of the European Parliament budget committee, said:"The Greens welcome the compromise reached on the EU 2010 budget. Thanks to a one third contribution by the European parliament and two thirds co...
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    EU summit

    The Greens/EFA Group Co-Presidents react to EU leaders' decision to nominate Belgian PM Herman van Rompuy as the first EU Council President and Commissioner Catherine Ashton as EU high representative for foreign and security policy.
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    Energy efficient buildings

    A political agreement has been reached on rules for "nearly zero energy" buildings after 2018 for new public buildings and after 2020 for other new buildings. But Council rejected calls to fund a new programme that would have boosted renovation of existing buildings, reduced CO2 emissions and created new jobs.
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    EU top jobs

    MEPs from five of the European Parliament's political groups hold a press conference to call upon EU heads of state and government to nominate more women candidates for the new European Commission and EU top jobs. So far only three of the 27 Member States have confirmed they will nominate a woman for a European Commission post.