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    GMOs-Consumer protection

    It has emerged in Germany that massive quantities of "organic" clothes and textiles – sold by high street chains such as H&M, C&A and Tchibo – have been sourced from genetically-modified cotton in India.Greens/EFA President Rebecca Harms commented:"Although the fraud has onl...
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    New Commissioner must stand up to apparatchiks

    HUDGHTON INVITES FISHERIES CANDIDATE TO SCOTLANDSNP President Ian Hudghton MEP has today (Tuesday) invited the European Commission's nominee for the post of Fisheries Commissioner to Scotland to view firsthand the pioneering efforts of Scottish fishermen to conserve stocks.The invitation came after ...
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    Thumbs up for new agriculture Commissioner

    SNP MEP and member of the European Parliament's Agriculture Committee Mr Alyn Smith has today (Friday) given his thumbs up to the Romanian Commissioner-Designate for Agriculture, Dacian Ciolo?.Mr Ciolo? was present in the Parliament for his official hearing in front of the Agriculture Committee, whe...
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    Environment Commissioner hearing

    Janez Poto?nik made some promising statements during his hearing for his candidacy as EU environment commissioner. The Greens hope he will back up his statements with action.
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    Radioactive foodstuffs

    The EP industry and energy committee today adopted a report on EU rules on the radioactive contamination of foodstuffs (1). MEPs called for the legal base to be changed to ensure the European Parliament is a co-legislator on the proposal (2). Green MEPs believe the maximum permitted levels of radio...
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    EU subsidies to bluefin tuna fishing fleets

    In response to a written request from Raül Romeva, the European Commission has revealed the EU has paid out millions in subsidies to bluefin tuna fishing fleets, ins pite of the increasingly endangered situationof the species.
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    How to get REDD right?

    Deforestation has a serious impact on the climate, biodiversity and the livelihoods of local people. It seems therefore useful to install mechanisms that prevent deforestation. How to design these mechanisms and whether to integrate them in the international climate agreement is discussed in different fora.
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    Smith invites McCartney for "mince"

    SNP MEP Alyn Smith has today (Monday) invited Paul McCartney out to dinner in Brussels, for a plate of Scots mince, in advance of his speech at the European Parliament tomorrow. Mr Smith, a member of the European Parliament's Agriculture Committee, extending the invitation to Mr McCartney in advance...
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    e-fa Strasbourg Round-Up November 2009

    The European Free Alliance (EFA) draws together political parties fighting for democracy and self-determination for the stateless nations and regions of Europe. European Free Alliance MEPs sit in a joint European parliamentary group with the Greens, making up the fourth largest group in parliament.E...
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    World Summit of FAO on Food Security - eradicate hunger from earth

    Greens/EFA consider that Considers that a genuine fight against hunger requires the establishment of comprehensive policies which enhance sustainable farming and food supply systems. They also emphasize the need for a new common effort to combine the fight against hunger with the necessary efforts to mitigate climate gas emissions as well…