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    Lobbying transparency

    The European Parliament today adopted a report (Casini) on a joint lobbyist register between the European Commission and Parliament, partially strengthening the existing registers. The Greens welcomed the improvements as a first step but called for further steps to strengthen the register as soon as...
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    Budget discharge

    A majority of the European Parliament decided today not to grant discharge to the European Medicines Agency (EMA) in respect of the implementation of its 2009 budget. The agency now has 6 months to come up with a clear response and proposals to improve its procedures. After the vote, Green MEP and v...
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    Biodiversity

    The European Commission today presented an EU strategy* aimed at fulfilling the EU goal of halting biodiversity loss by 2020, agreed by EU leaders last year. The Greens expressed regret that the strategy offers few concrete commitments for achieving this goal and sub-targets that are inconsistent wi...
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    EU budget proposal

    The European Commission today presented its proposals for the EU budget 2012. The Greens hit out at proposals for a major increase in funding for the ITER nuclear fusion project, as well as cuts for energy networks among other areas. Green MEP and budgetary spokesperson Helga Trüpel said: "...
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    EU migration crisis

    Commenting on the news that trains containing Tunisians in possession of humanitarian residence permits were blocked at the borders of at least two EU member states (France and Austria), Greens/EFA co-president Dany Cohn-Bendit said: "Tunisian people, who for years suffered as a result of the E...
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    GDP and its limits as criteria of eligibility for structural funds

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    Economic indicators

    A new study, presented by the Greens/EFA group in the European Parliament today, has underlined the need for to look beyond gross domestic product in order to assess the situation in Europe's regions.  Commenting on the outcome of the study, Green MEP and vice-president of the EP's social affai...
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    EU Cohesion Fund in Poland

    The Polish government plans to get serious with its announcement to transfer EU cohesion funds under the Programme "Infrastructure and Environment" from rail to road projects. As excuse, it cites delays with co-financed railway projects. The monitoring committee responsible has approved th...
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    GMO rules

    The European Parliament's environment committee today voted on proposed new EU rules on the cultivation of genetically modified crops. The Greens are concerned with the general approach of the original proposal, which implies a renationalisation of authorisations, but welcomed the committee vote, wh...
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    Europe's regionalists and nationalists gather in Aland

    The European Free Alliance (EFA) European political party holds its annual General Assembly in Mariehamn in the Aland Islands this week (Friday 15 April).EFA, founded in 1981, draws together regionalist and democratic nationalist political parties active across Europe in promoting self-determin...
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