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    Energy infrastructure

    The European Commission today presented its energy infrastructure package, outlining EU energy infrastructure needs (from 2020-30). Green MEPs gave a cautious welcome to the proposals. Commenting on the package, Greens/EFA energy spokesperson Claude Turmes said: "Energy infrastructure must be a...
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    Economic governance in the EU

    A Greens/EFA Group discussion paper
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    EU Energy 2020 Strategy

    The European Commission today presented its 'Energy 2020 strategy', setting out the strategic vision of the Commission in energy policy (1). Green MEPs have criticised the strategy as being deceiving and based on flawed analysis. Commenting on the proposals, Greens/EFA energy spokesperson and Luxemb...
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    Coal subsidies

    MEPs today voted on a European Commission proposal on phasing-out state aid to uncompetitive coal mines (1). Green MEPs criticised the outcome of two key committee votes (2), which called for prolonging the current coal subsidy regime (under which state aid to uncompetitive coal mines is exempted fr...
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    Energy efficiency and saving

    The European Parliament industry and energy committee today adopted a report outlining the EP position on the forthcoming EU energy efficiency action plan. Green MEPs welcomed the outcome, which included a call for the EU's 2020 energy savings target to be made binding. Following the vote, French Gr...
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    EU Summit

    Commenting on the result of the European Summit, Rebecca Harmsand Dany Cohn-Bendit, Co-Presidents of the Greens/EFA group in the European Parliament said: "By giving the permanent crisis mechanism a watertight legal base through a limited change of the EU treaties, the EU summit took the right ...
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    Stuttgart 21

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    Cross-border healthcare

    The European Parliament's environment committee this morning voted on proposed EU rules on access and rights to cross-border healthcare (1). Green MEPs broadly welcomed the outcome as striking the right balance. After the vote Dutch Green MEP and Greens/EFA shadow draftsperson on the legislation, Ba...
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    Brussels Agenda

    The EU summit, legislation on cross border healthcare and EU rules on hedge funds top the agenda of Green priorities for the coming week. There are also a number of Greens/EFA events.
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    Waste crisis in Campania, Italy

    MEPs have raised serious concerns that the region of Campania in Italy is headed towards a new environmental crisis, due to its appalling waste management policy and disregard of EU waste rules. Green MEPs are particularly concerned about an announcement from the Italian government permitting the re...