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Position papers include all papers formally adopted by our Group and thus representing our official position on major issues. Policy papers gather all briefings, brochures, statements from working groups or other Group bodies which have not been submitted to a vote but reflect a more technical position on specific topics. Studies are reports commissioned to experts and are accompanied most of the time with our political recommendations. For information and transparency purposes, we also publish here all Group letters sent to the other institutions or representatives

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    Freedom of expression on the internet

    Freedom of expression is a key element of the EU's policy in promoting human rights and democratisation in third countries. Greens/EFA call on the EU to take all necessary measures vis-à-vis the authorities of the concerned countries for the immediate release of all detained Internet users.
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    Waste and climate change

    The European Parliament currently considers the Commission's proposal on a revision of the directive on waste. Waste management is strongly linked with climate change. Recycling or reusing products instead of burning them for energy recovery means energy conservation and so less GHG emissions!
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    Talks on international emissions trading

    US changes direction on climate policy when EU US summit agrees to start a dialogue on climate change, including discussing the design of future international emissions trade.
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    Energy Efficiency

    The joint Energy Star ecolabel for office equipment was renewed last week after completion of the negotiations between the European Commission and the US environmental protection agency. The agreement will be formally endorsed this autumn and is set for the next five years.
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    Human rights situation in Tunisia

    Violations of human rights are commonplace in Tunisia. On the initiative of the Greens/EFA group, the European Parliament put the issue on the plenary agenda with a resolution adopted on 15 June.
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    Human rights situation in Tunisia

    The European Parliament,– having regard to its earlier resolutions on the human rights situation in Tunisia, in particular those adopted on 29 September 2005 and 15 December 2005,– having regard to the Euro-Mediterranean Association Agreement between the European Union and Tunisia which entered ...
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    EU-Russia relations

    The Greens/EFA Group Expresses its deep concern at the lower environmental and public consultation standards in Russia; and its concern at the further deterioration of democracy in Russia over the last few years, in particular on account of the increased political control of the judiciary as well as of the economy.
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    Bioenergy

    The Energy Council met on 8-9 June to discuss and publish the Council's Conclusion on the EU's "Biomass Action Plan". Ahead of this meeting the European Parliament organized a public hearing on biomass and NGOs held a conference on sustainable biofuels.
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    Climate change affects million living in deserts

    According to a new report by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) the world's deserts are facing dramatic changes as a result of climate change and human exploitation like high water demands, tourism or salt contamination of irrigated soils.
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    UN Convention on Climate Change

    The UN convention on climate change (UNFCC) talks in Bonn, Germany, ended last Friday, 26 May. The Kyoto protocol signatories agreed on a work plan in order to set post-2012 emission targets.