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    Energy efficiency

    The European Parliament today adopted the final legislative compromise on revised EU rules for the energy efficiency of buildings (1). Commenting on the outcome, Claude Turmes MEP, Greens/EFA energy spokesman said: "Today's vote on revised EU rules for the energy performance of buildings repres...
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    Equal treatment

    Today the European Parliament voted in favour of a compromise agreement revising EU rules on the equal treatment of self-employed men and women (1). Following the vote, Green/ICV MEP Raül Romevasaid: "Today's vote will help strengthen EU rules on the equal treatment of self-empl...
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    European Asylum Support Office

    The EU Parliament today approved a report (1) by Jean Lambert on the creation of a European Asylum Support Office. The UK Green MEP commented: "I am delighted that the Parliament has now given its final seal of approval for the establishment of the much needed and long awaited European Asylum S...
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    Economic Policy Coordination

    Commenting on the communication on 'Reinforcing economic policy coordination' presented today by Economic and Monetary Affairs Commissioner Olli Rehn, Greens/EFA group president Rebecca Harms said:"We welcome the proposals to coordinate national budgets at EU level in order to end the damaging escal...
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    EU Financial Supervision

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    Euro rescue package

    Following the announcement of the euro rescue package, Sven Giegold, Greens/EFA coordinator in the Economic and Monetary Affairs committee, said:"At last what has long been overdue has finally happened: European solidarity to ensure access to capital markets for Eurozone members. The ECB and central...
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    Euro crisis

    Commenting on results of the summit of the Heads of State and Government of the Eurozone and with regard to tomorrow's meeting of the EU finance ministers, Rebecca Harms and Daniel Cohn-Bendit, Co-Presidents of the Greens/EFA group today said:"The decision to rapidly establish a crisis mechanism to ...
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    UK elections

    Last night, Green MEP Caroline Lucas became the first Green to be elected to the British Parliament in Westminster. Commenting on this historic win, Rebecca Harms and Daniel Cohn-Bendit, Co-Presidents of the Greens/EFA in the European Parliament said : "We congratulate Caroline Lucas on her har...
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    Electric mobility

    With regards to the joint resolution of the European Parliament about electric vehicles, Michael Cramer, spokesman on transport for the Green group in the European Parliament, states:"Today, the Greens/EFA together with all groups of the European Parliament finalised an answer to the Commission's co...
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    Crisis of the Eurozone