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    The law of the seed - lecture by Vandana Shiva

    The Greens/EFA invite you to an exclusive public lecture 'The Law of the Seed ' by the international activist and scientist Vandana Shiva. She will explain why the newly proposed European seed legislation is a threat to biodiversity and our common heritage.
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    News |

    Brussels Agenda

    Greens/EFA priorities for the week include the committee votes on organised crime, on risky medical devices, on emissions trading scheme. Two Greens/EFA events: 'The law of the seed' public debate and press conference with Vandana Shiva & an event in the framework of the mobility week 'Sustainable 2 Wheels'
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    Greens/EFA Round-up

    Greens/EFA priorities for the Strasbourg Plenary included the reports on the climate impact of biofuels, the right of access to a lawyer, innovative, sustainable transport technologies, supervising European banks, mortgages, eel stocks under threat, covert surveillance and threats to media freedom, preserving endangered languages in Euro…
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    News |

    Lobbying and transparency

    Another plenary week, another list of successes for dirty lobbyists in the European Parliament. With the sound of popping corks ringing around the offices of public affairs and industry representatives in Brussels, let's take a look back at their 'achievements' of this week, with the help of their c...
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    Press release |

    Biofuels, land use and climate

    The European Parliament today voted on legislative proposals on biofuels, aimed at curbing the negative impact on the climate associated with indirect land use change (ILUC) due to biofuel production. The Greens welcomed the vote to ensure that the greenhouse gas emissions resulting from changes in ...
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    Press release |

    Fisheries

    The European Parliament today voted on legislative proposals on management of eel fisheries. Crucially, MEPs endorsed the call by Green draftsperson/rapporteur Isabella Lövin for the European Commission to come forward with a new EU regulation on the management of this endangered species. Commentin...
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    News |

    Food or Fuels?

    Several years ago, agrofuels were presented as an adequate solution to limit the negative climate impacts of the transport sector. There are currently two European laws that encourage the use of these fuels in the transport sector in order to try and limit its CO2  emissions: the Renewable ...
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    Event |

    The Greens/EFA Co-Presidents' briefing

    The Greens/EFA co-presidents Dany Cohn-Bendit and Rebecca Harms presented the key issues of the plenary session for the Greens/EFA group
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    Video |

    Interview with Gasland director Josh Fox

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    Publication |

    A Frack-tivists Introduction to EU legislation

    There is currently no overall EU framework for the extraction of unconventional fossil fuels (UFF), such as shale gas, shale oil and coal bed methane. And yet the industry argues that they are already one of the most regulated industries around… The Greens/EFA Group are concerned about many aspect...