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    EU elections

    Greens have achieved record results in several European countries and the Greens/EFA Group is set to be the only current political grouping in the European Parliament to increase its numbers after this election. Co-President Daniel Cohn-Bendit has called for a parliamentary coalition against Barroso's re-election.
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    2009 European elections results

    Between 4 and 7 June, European citizens voted in order to elect the Members of the European Parliament. You will find here the Greens/EFA performance across Europe in these elections, from exit polls to provisional and definitive results.
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    20 years after Tian An Men massacre

    Twenty years after the massacre of Tian An Men square, discussion of this event remains taboo in China and the Communist Party has still not provided any explanation about what really happened. Nobody knows what occurred exactly on the square, nor in the neighbouring avenues. How many deaths, how many casualties?
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    Rights first

    Human rights are not a subsidiary issue for the European Union. Within the Subcommittee on Human Rights (2004-2009), chaired by a Green MEP, Greens have stood for human rights without distinction and without exception and have proposed a number of practical ways of making the Union's human rights policy more effective.
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    Energy efficiency

    ENERGY EFFICIENCY- Building sector as an exampleBuildings represent 40% of energy consumption in Europe. According to the Commission's own research, there is an energy saving potential of 27% for residential buildings and 30% for commercial buildings by 2020.Implementing energy-efficiency measures i...
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    Transport

    TRANSPORTIn 2008, transport accounted for 27.4% of all EU27 CO2 emissions, an important proportion of which comes from private car use in urban areas. Half of all journeys are less than 5km and could be either avoided or shifted towards more sustainable transport modes - public transport, rail, cycl...
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    Renewable sources of energy

    RENEWABLE SOURCES OF ENERGYEurope's employment potential in renewable energiesA study commissioned by the European Commission's Directorate for Energy and Transport found that the renewable energy sector employed roughly 1.4 million people in 2005 (direct and indirect jobs) in Europe. Achieving the ...
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    Wind power

    WIND POWERJobs in wind energy in EuropeThe European Wind Energy Association (EWEA) estimates that there were 108,600 jobs directly related to wind energy in the EU-27 in 2007. Wind energy also generates indirect jobs, for example suppliers of raw materials. EWEA estimates the total number of wind en...
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    Photovoltaic power

    SOLAR POWERThe development and use of solar power has significant potential in the context of a Green New Deal. It can offer important social benefits in terms of job creation.Photovoltaic powerSolar Generation V - a joint study by the European Photovoltaic Industry Association (EPIA) and Greenpeace...
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    Green projects

    GREEN PROJECTSA selection of green projects in EU Member statesThe Green New Deal is not just wishful thinking. The green industry today employs hundreds of thousands of people and offers huge job creation potential for the future.Here is a selection of active projects in several countries.AUSTRIAWi...