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    Mega-Trucks

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    Bluefin tuna

    Under the conomic pressures of the fishing industry and the Japanese sushi market, a majority at the CITES conference today rejected a ban in the international trade of the species.
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    Energy security

    The EP Industry and Energy committee today voted on a report from Spanish MEP Vidal Quadras on a new regulation to enhance security of gas supply in the EU. This regulation comes as a response to the lack of coordination between EU Member States during the last Ukraine-Russia disputes on gas transit...
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    Food labelling

    The EU Parliament 'ENVI' committee has adopted a report that includes several improvements on information to consumers. MEPs stopped short of approving a 'traffic light' system that would provide consumer-friendly indications on salt, sugar, fat and calorie content.
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    Environment and climate

    The EU can and should increase its emissions reductions target, according to a new study by CE Delft, commiissioned by the Greens/EFA Group. Green MEPs are calling for the EU to immediately adopt a 30% domestic reductions target by 2020.
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    Eurozone

    Sven Giegold, Greens/EFA coordinator in the Economic and Monetary Affairs committee and parliament's rapporteur for the state of the Eurozone, has supported critical comments made on Germany's economic policy by Christine Lagarde to the Financial Times. He commented:"Christine Lagarde is right. A co...
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    Russia-Georgia media freedom debate and film screening

    Debate on censorship: Eutelsat's refusal to broadcast TV channel Pervyi KavkazskyiFilm screening: 'Russian lessons', a documentary on the Georgia-Russia conflict of 200818.30-21.00, 17 March 2010Room ASP 1 G 2, European Parliament, BrusselsCo-organisers: Greens/EFA and Reporters sans frontièresWith...
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    ACTA

    With wide cross-party support, the European Parliament today adopted a resolution demanding transparency on the negotiations regarding the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA), a plurilateral and far-reaching deal (including internet issues) that is being negotiated by the Commission on beh...
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    EU 2020 Strategy

    The EU Parliament today adopted a resolution on the EU 2020 Strategy, thanks to a majority built around Parliament's biggest groups (EPP, S&D, ALDE). The Greens/EFA Group voted against.Belgian Green MEP Philippe Lamberts commented"The Greens did not vote for the Barroso II Commission because of ...
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    Financial transaction tax

     With an overwhelming majority, the European Parliament today adopted a resolution calling upon the Commission to take steps towards a financial transaction tax.German Green MEP Sven Giegold, member of the EP economic affairs committee, commented:"I am delighted that, for the first time, Parliament...