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    Belgian nuclear reactors

    A new report commissioned by the Greens/EFA group and presented today highlighted ongoing concerns and problems at two Belgian nuclear reactors (Doel 3 and Tihange 2). In response, the Greens called for the reactors, which are currently shut down, not to be restarted in this context. Commenting afte...
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    Airport noise

    The European Parliament's transport committee today voted to confirm a legislative agreement revising EU rules dealing with airport noise (second reading) (1). The Greens hit out at the agreement, which would enable the European Commission to intervene to overrule future decisions made to introduce ...
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    Lobbying, Corruption and Lack of Transparency in the EU

    Heading towards the EP elections, the legitimacy crisis of the EU keeps deepening and drives millions of voters towards anti-EU parties. To regain the trust of citizens for the European integration project we have to enforce a clean and transparent legislative process as well as an effective democratic control of the executive.
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    Polluters' gain, citizens'pain

    The new state aid guidelines on energy and environmental aid adopted by the Commission will change the criteria for assessment of public support to energy or environmental projects and as such could have a huge impact on the as-yet fledgling renewables and energy efficiency sectors. Greens/EFA MEPs protestesd against this and the consequ…
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    Electoral Fraud in Turkey

    Basque MEP Inaki Irazabalbeitia held a press conference today in the European Parliament to raise concerns of alleged electoral fraud in the recent municipal elections in Turkey. He was joined for the press conference by Eyyup Doru of the Kurdish Peace and Democracy Party or BDP. Mr Irazabalbeitia ...
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    EU state aid rules for energy

    The European Commission today presented long-awaited proposals to review EU state aid rules in the energy sector. The Greens hit out at the plans, which will allow governments to continue exemptions for energy-intensive industries as regards their contribution to renewable energy schemes, whilst und...
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    Event |

    We, the Citizens

    WATCH THE EVENT LIVE Registration is now closed Description: Europe has still not managed to tackle the roots of the economic crisis looming about the continent for over 5 years now. EU leaders and institutions have done even less to tackle the crisis of confidence towards the Union’s common polic...
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    Get youth out of Crisis

    WATCH THE EVENT LIVE REGISTRATION IS NOW CLOSED Working morning Venue: The Egg - Rue Bara 175, 1070 Anderlecht 9.00-10.00h     Welcome by FYEG - Federation of Young European Greens Presentation of the program "Youth out of Crisis" Political speech by Greens/EFA MEP...
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    Does the NSA know I had a beer with ...

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    ECJ judgment

    Commenting on the judgment of the European Court of Justice in the case brought against the EU Data Retention Directive, Jan Philipp Albrecht, justice and home affairs spokesperson for the Greens/EFA group, stated: "The blanket, unjustified collection and retention of telecommunications data i...