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Climate finance

The European Commission today published its proposals setting out a framework for financing of international climate efforts, including the role of the EU.
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EU Commission President

Next week's European Parliament plenary agenda in Strasbourg (16 September) will feature a vote on José Manuel Barroso's nomination for a second term as Commission President. This is the result of a majority decision in the European Parliament's Conference of Presidents this morning, where EPP-ED, ...
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Barroso hearing at Greens/EFA Group meeting

José Manuel Barroso will present his programme for a further term as EU Commission President and face questions from Greens/EFA MEPs at their group meeting on Wednesday 9 September.
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Bluefin tuna

The European Commission has reportedly agreed to give only its qualified support to a proposal by Monaco to list bluefin tuna in Annex 1 of CITES and ban the international trade of this endangered species.
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Green New Deal

Today the European Parliament Greens presented the final report of their commissioned study examining recovery plans and financial instruments for a "green modernisation of Europe". The study (1), carried out by the renowned Wuppertal Institute, focuses on climate, environment and energy aspects of ...
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Bluefin tuna

Greens/EFA MEPs Isabella Lövin (Sweden) and Raül Romeva (Spain) have written to Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso to request the Commission's support for a proposal to list bluefin tuna on Appendix 1 of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES).
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Asylum policy

Today, the European Commission published a proposal for a "Joint EU resettlement programme" for refugees from 'third' countries. UK Green MEP Jean Lambert, a Member of the European Parliament's Civil Liberties Committee, commented: "We welcome the EU Commission proposal in principle, ...
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Honduras - EU

Yesterday, the COLAT (Council Committee on Latin America) decided to lift the suspension of negotiations of an Association Agreement with Central American countries, including Honduras. Raül Romeva, Vice-President of the Greens/EFA Group and member of the European Parliament delegation to Central ...
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Burma

Commenting on the judgement passed against Burmese opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi, extending her house arrest sentence by a further 18 months, Greens/EFA Co-Presidents Rebecca Harms andDaniel Cohn-Bendit commented:"Greens deplore the kangaroo court judgment against Burmese pro-democracy lea...
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Uganda and LGBT

On Friday 24th July, Uganda's Ethics and Integrity Minister, Dr. Nsaba Buturo, presented the first drafts of a new anti-homosexuality bill (coupled with an anti-pornography bill), which would criminalise even the distribution of literature about homosexuality. According to the Minister, it would a...