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EU double standards on false anti-Russian propaganda

Speaking ahead of a European Parliament vote on a report that accuses Russia of propaganda against the West, Latvian MEP Tatjana Ždanoka says MEPs must avoid double standards in dealing with Russia. At next week's plenary session of the European Parliament MEPs will vote on the Fotyga report which ...
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A new era for the EU-Africa cooperation in the energy field?

Helping Africa accelerating its energy transition is indispensable while climate negotiations are on-going in Marrakech. As 16 November is the so-called “Africa day” at COP 22, several options are on the table to put energy efficiency, renewables and grid development in focus. Africa's domestic potential in renewable energy sources remain…
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European entry permit

 The European Commission today presented its proposal for a new European entry permit. Under the proposals, travellers to the European Union who do not need a visa would have to apply for entry using the EU Travel Information and Authorization System (ETIAS). The system is intended to coll...
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Let's follow the sun

Helping Africa accelerating its energy transition is indispensable while climate negotiations are on-going in Marrakech. Listen to our MEP Claude Turmes
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COP 22 - Words are good. Financing is better

Bas Eickhout explains why the commitment from the international community is absolutely essential to combat climate change.
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Nobel winning economist Pr Stiglitz visits the Greens in the European Parliament

Pr Stiglitz did us the honour to come and speak yesterday with Green Members of the European Parliament. As a member of the Independent Commission for the Reform of International Corporate Taxation (ICRICT), together with our Parliamentarian Eva Joly, he is in Brussels this week to launch two new im...
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Positive feedback on Greens/EFA draft EU Directive for the protection of whisteblowers

  On 4 May 2016, the Greens/EFA group in the European Parliament presented a draft Directive to ensure minimum standards of protection for whistleblowers across the European Union. The Directive, drafted with the help of legal experts, was designed to be a catalyst that would push forward th...
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COP 22 - 2018 is the year

We need to honour our word and stick to the commitments of the Paris' agreement: hold the global temperature increase well below 2 degrees and do our utmost to limit it to 1.5 degrees. We are calling on the European Commission and EU Governments to revise their pledges to ensure millions of people are not displaced all over the world due …
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Start of the COP22

The last year has seen a major change in global attitudes towards climate change and how to tackle it. This change started after the Paris Agreement - the first globally binding agreement to fight climate change - was reached in December 2015. Just eleven months later, this agreement has already entered into force - a speed that is unprec…
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Conflicts of interest

Next Wednesday 16th November, the Commission is due to discuss (and possibly decide) on a prolongation of the cooling off period for ex- Commissioners, which is designed to prevent possible conflicts of interest arising from the "revolving door".