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    NSA scandal

    The European Commission is today set to present proposals setting out a possible EU response to the revelations of the NSA scandal and its implications for EU-US relations on data protection. Commenting on leaked drafts of the proposals, Green home affairs spokesperson and European Parliament drafts...
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    Iran

    Commenting on the successful outcome of the latest talks in Geneva on Iran's nuclear programme, Green MEP and chair of the European Parliament's Iran delegation, MEP Tarja Cronberg said: "This agreement is a major diplomatic success in a situation where mutual distrust has lasted for decades a...
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    Seal fur trade ban

    The World Trade Organisation today issued its final panel report rejecting the challenge by Canada and Norway of the EU’s ban on the trade in seal products. The Greens welcomed the outcome, notably the justification of the EU ban on moral grounds. Reacting to the report, Green MEP Carl Schlyter (...
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    Greens/EFA Round-up

    Greens/EFA priorities for the Strasbourg Plenary included standards in public procurement, MFF and EU budget, single seat of the Parliament, boardroom quotas for women, rules on EU spending to hit crisis countries, priorities for additional social funds, agriculture policy reform, EU environment and climate change action,...
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    Common Security and Defence Policy

    The European Parliament adopted on 21 November 2013 a report on the implementation of the Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP). This report is the most important contribution of the European Parliament to the upcoming European Council on Defence issues this December, the first Council devoted to the CSDP in the past five years.
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    Tunisia at the crossroads

    Greens/EFA Co-President Daniel Cohn-Bendit and Greens/EFA MEP Hélène Flautre organise a debate on Tunisia with the Members of the Constituent Assembly and representatives of the civil society
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    Public procurement and global rules

    The European Parliament today gave its consent to the revised Government Procurement Agreement, which sets out rules on how public procurement is regulated at international level (1). The Greens voted against the agreement and expressed concern about its implications for EU standards on public procu...
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    e-fa: News Round-Up

    October/November 2013 Round-Up 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 European parliamentary group with the Greens, making up the fourth larg...
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    Citizens' energy for a good climate

    At the next COP19, all eyes will be on Poland. Not only will the country have the chance to lead the UN climate negotiations and play a key role on the international stage, it will also have an opportunity to weight in the debate about the future of the European Union itself. For this reason, the Greens/EFA group would like organise a …
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    The Amazon up for grabs?

    CONFERENCE PRESENTATION Belo Monte is a controversial mega-dam complex on the "big bend" of the Xingu river, a tributary of the Amazon. Like other mega-projects, it is claimed that such large scale development will improve living conditions for local people, in line with the  Brazi...