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    Press release |

    Israel President Speech: Time for action rather than words

    Several MEPs from the European Parliament's EFA Group, which represents Europe's stateless nations, minorities and regions have responded to today's address by the President of Israel in Strasbourg. Addressing the European Parliament, Israel's Head of State said that it was time to renew the peace p...
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    Video |

    Greenhouse gas emissions and EU rules

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    Video |

    No stress, nuclear tests

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    News |

    Fukushima, 2 years after

    Two years have gone since the nuclear accident took place in Fukushima. Since the 11th March 2011, the Greens/EFA group has had numerous exchanges of views with Japanese citizens to learn from their experience and to make sure that the right decisions are made at EU level to ensure the safety of European citizens.
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    Press release |

    Hungary

    The Hungarian parliament today passed a series of constitutional amendments undermining the role of the independent Constitutional Court and the rights of minorities. The Greens hit out at the votes, which come just as the European Parliament is concluding an assessment of previous controversial con...
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    Video |

    When I think of Fukushima

    Two years have passed since Japan experienced the nuclear disaster at the Fukushima power plant on 11 March 2011. The images of the destroyed nuclear reactors remain in our heads, but we know little about the consequences on daily life in Japan today. On the occasion of the second anniverary of the nuclear disaster the Greens/EFA in t…
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    News |

    Strasbourg Flash

    Greens/EFA priorities for the Strasbourg Plenary include greenhouse gas emissions and EU rules, nuclear stress tests, venture capital, common agricultural policy reform, food scandals and security, EU economic governance, radioactive contamination of drinking water, future EU budget, EP elections and the EU Commission, bee population decl…
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    Press release |

    EU data protection rules

    EU justice and home affairs ministers are set to discuss draft EU legislation on data protection tomorrow (1). Commenting ahead of the Council debate, the European Parliament's draftsperson on the EU data protection regulation Jan Philipp Albrecht (Green MEP, Germany) said: "Reports that v...
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    Press release |

    Environment and waste

    The European Commission today presented a green paper on plastic waste but legislation aimed at clamping down on one-use plastic bags, which was meant to accompany it, has unfortunately been delayed. Commenting in the context of the presentation of the green paper and a Greens/EFA group conference o...
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    Event |

    Get women on board

    In spite of all the lip service, women are still grossly under-represented on the boards of large European companies, with the share of women in the highest decision-making bodies of the largest publically-listed companies at a mere 14%. This is not because of a shortage of qualified women. Will the EU do what it takes to get women on boa…