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    e-fa: News Round-Up June/July 2011

    Key issues over the past few weeks included: EFA Visit to Catalonia CFP Reforms present new risks MEPs back clearer food labelling Roaming rip-offs must be tackled Common approach to road safety The first Macedonian - Greek Dictionary ever published in Greece Artists and Social Inclusion Changes to ...
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    CFP reforms present new risks to fish stocks and coastal communities

    SNP President Ian Hudghton MEP has today (Wednesday) expressed concern at the contents of the European Commission's proposals to reform the Common Fisheries Policy.Whilst welcoming certain aspects of the reform, he expressed worries that the Commission has failed to properly address the fundamental ...
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    Fisheries policy reform

    The European Commission today presented long-awaited proposals on reforming the EU's Common Fisheries Policy. The Greens believe the communication does not properly address the core challenges facing EU fisheries, notably by failing to set environmental sustainability as the underlying goal of the C...
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    Fisheries Reform

    After thirty years of the Common Fisheries Policy, fisheries in the EU are in crisis. The Commission has unveiled its proposals, inclduing some good elements but also some dangerous ones. Read on to find out more.
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    Plenary Round-up

    Priorities for the Greens this week include the banning of naked short selling and tougher rules on derivatives, the controversial passenger data agreements, the restriction or prohibition of GMO cultivation, the changes to Schengen, the security scanners in airports...
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    Food labelling

    The European Parliament today endorsed a final agreement on new EU legislation on information on food products. The Greens supported the final agreement, which will include some important concrete improvements for consumers, but the group would have preferred more ambitious rules, notably full front...
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    Food information to consumers

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    Restriction or prohibition on GMO cultivation

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    Press release |

    MEP backs clearer food labelling

    Jill Evans MEP today hosted a meeting at the European Parliament in Strasbourg for the Women's Institute (WI) to present their campaign for mandatory country of origin labelling to fellow MEPs. The debate was held in advance of a vote on food labelling, due to take place at the plenary session of th...
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    GMO cultivation

    The European Parliament today voted on a new EU legislative proposal giving member states the right to decide whether to prohibit the cultivation of GMOs on their territory. The Greens were concerned with the original approach, which did not give legal certainty to member states, but believe th...