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    Road charging

    At a time when governments everywhere are struggling with budget constraints, it seems inevitable that road charging for passenger cars will be considered on a broad scale, as governments grapple with decaying infrastructure and look for means to generate additional revenue. In Germany a road charging scheme has been adopted this week wit…
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    Cloned animals in food

    The European Parliament's environment and food safety and agriculture committees today voted on draft EU legislation on the cloning of animals. The Greens welcomed the vote, which would introduce a comprehensive ban on cloning, and on the placing on the market of food from clones and their descendan...
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    Corporate taxation

    The European Commission today presented an action plan on corporate taxation. Following the revelation last November of the scandalous tax affairs in Luxembourg during his time as Prime Minister, Green MEPs challenged President Juncker to 'Act or Go'. Six months on they have expressed alarm at the l...
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    Circular economy

    The European Parliament’s Environment committee today adopted a report on the circular economy. The European Commission’s withdrawal of its initial legislative proposal on the circular economy drew heavy criticism from the European Parliament, EU Environment ministers and civil society. This rep...
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    Copyright reform

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    Green jobs - Will the EU lead the transition or watch from the side lines?

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    Economic governance

    The European Parliament's Economic and Monetary Affairs committee today voted on a report reviewing the EU’s economic governance framework. Commenting after the vote, Greens/EFA MEP and spokesperson on economic and financial affairs Ernest Urtasun said: “It was very clear from the beginning that...
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    Green jobs

    The European Parliament’s Employment and Social Affairs Committee adopted Tuesday 16 June a report on green employment. Driven by Green draftswoman Jean Lambert, the report looks at how to tap into the job creation potential of the green economy.
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    Comment on launch of far-right group in European Parliament

    Commenting on today’s (Tuesday) launch of a new far right political group in the European Parliament, SNP President Ian Hudghton MEP and Alyn Smith MEP have called on former UKIP MEP Janice Atkinson to resign her seat in the Parliament. Ian Hudghton MEP said: "It’s perhaps not surprising th...
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    Copyright reform

    The European Parliament’s Legal Affairs committee today voted by a broad majority on a report reviewing the EU’s current copyright framework. The report is authored by Pirate Party MEP and vice-president of the Greens/EFA group Julia Reda. The vote follows intense debate, multiple delays and the...