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    e-fa: News Round-Up March 2012

    March 2012 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 largest group i...
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    Mega trucks

    EU transport commissioner Siim Kallas is set to announce a reversal of EU policy on heavier and longer trucks, so-called gigaliners, with a view to legalising their cross-border use. The commissioner is set to propose a completely new interpretation of the existing EU legislation (Directive 96/53/EC...
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    Greens/EFA Round-up

    Greens/EFA priorities for the plenary session included the state of nuclear power on the Fukushima anniversary, strengthening the role of cooperatives in European society, the recent elections in Russia, government violence in Syria, the low carbon roadmap...
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    Brussels Agenda

    Priorities for the Greens/EFA group this week include a common EU corporate tax base, new proposals for dealing with shadow banking and our iniative for the EP to participate in a worldwide reading of Liu Xiaobo's writings.
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    Low Carbon Roadmap

    The European Parliament today adopted a report on EU climate change policy to 2050, endorsing the European Commission's 'Low Carbon Roadmap', which calls on the EU to reduce greenhouse gas emissions 40% by 2030, 60% by 2040 and 80% by 2050. The report also included a call to set aside EU emissions p...
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    Hormone-free beef

    The European Parliament today adopted an agreement, bringing an end to a long-running dispute between the EU and the US on beef imports (1). Commenting on the agreement, Green MEP José Bové, who has followed the dispute throughout, said: "This vote finally draws a line under this long-runnin...
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    Stop Climate Change Blog

    Because of Poland, the EU environment council did not manage to reach a consensus on the climate roadmap last week. All eyes are now on the European Parliament...
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    Calls to boost number of women in political decision making

    MEPs from the European Parliament's European Free Alliance group are backing moves to boost the role of women in political decision making, and to close the gender pay gap. The European Free Alliance in the European Parliament has a majority of female members. Proposals to reduce the gender pay gap ...
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    Rare Earths

    The decision by the EU, together with the US and Japan, to challenge China's rare earth export restrictions before the World Trade Organisation (WTO) takes this ongoing dispute to a new level. Building on an earlier challenge on 9 other raw materials, which yielded a successful WTO ruling Ja...
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    Inheritiance and succession law

    The European Parliament today voted to adopt new EU legislation on inheritance and succession aimed at simplifying the rules for cross-border inheritances (Succession Directive). The Greens welcomed the legislative agreement, with Green legal affairs spokesperson Eva Lichtenberger stating after the ...