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    Press release |

    CAP reform

    The European Commission today presented its legislative proposals on the reform of the EU's Common Agricultural Policy. The Greens regret that the proposals have been severely watered-down to meet the demands of change-resistant member states and the agro-industry lobby. Commenting on the proposals,...
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    News |

    Plenary Round-up

    The Green priorities for the plenary session were the situation in Palestine, the economic governance package of legislation, the EU-Morocco fisheries agreement and Western Sahara, road safety, the debate on the State of the Union...
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    Press release |

    Controversial dam in Brazil (Belo Monte)

    The European Parliament adopted a report this week on dam construction, which included a call to halt the construction of a controversial hydro-electric project in Belo Monte, in the Amazon region Brazil. Yesterday, a court in Brazil also ruled that construction should be halted. The Greens welcomed...
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    News |

    Controversial dam in Brazil (Belo Monte)

    The European Parliament adopted a report this week on dam construction, which included a call to halt the construction of a controversial hydro-electric project in Belo Monte, in the Amazon region Brazil. Yesterday, a court in Brazil also ruled that construction should be halted. The Greens wel...
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    News |

    Stop Climate Change Blog

    In June next year all eyes will be on the UN sustainable development conference in Rio de Janeiro, which will mark 20 years since the original Rio Earth Summit. Unfortunately, many of the goals agreed in 1992 still remain elusive. It is now time to put an end to the 'business-as-usual’ approach - which will only further increase the burde…
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    Press release |

    Passing of Wangari Maathai

    Commenting on the passing of Nobel Prize winner and founder of the Green Belt Movement Wangari Maathai, Greens/EFA co-president Rebecca Harms said: "Africa and the world have today lost a heroic defender of fundamental rights, democracy and the environment. Wangari Maathai was and will continu...
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    Press release |

    SNP MEP calls for more EU action to tackle food waste

    Speaking ahead of European Food Safety Day (Thursday 15 September), SNP MEP Ian Hudghton has called for the EU to do more to tackle the significant problem of food waste.It is estimated that across Europe around 89 million tonnes of food goes to waste every year and this is expected to rise to 1...
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    Video |

    Slow Food

    Our generation realises that the current food system has come to a point where drastic change is needed in order to protect our future. The current food system is exploitative, unhealthy and unsustainable. Though the effects differ from country to country, the Youth Food Movement connects projects across the world, creating a stronger, un…
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    Publication |

    Famine in East Africa

    The European Parliament, –    having regard to Rule 110(2) of its Rules of Procedure,             A.     Whereas the drought in the horn of Africa is affecting more than 12 million people; whereas the countr...
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    Press release |

    ECJ ruling on GMOs

    The European Court of Justice (ECJ) today issued a groundbreaking ruling in a case concerning the contamination of honey with pollen from genetically modified crops (1). The court ruled that honey contaminated by pollen from a GM maize variety (MON810) cannot be sold on the market, as this maize has...