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Clinical trials for medicines

New EU legislation on clinical trials was today adopted by the European Parliament. The Greens welcomed the outcome of the vote, with Green health spokesperson Margrete Auken stating: "Confidence in the effectiveness and reliability of clinical trials has been hit by a host of scandals with dif...
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Car noise

The European Parliament today voted to confirm a legislative agreement revising EU rules on noise from vehicles. The Greens criticised the outcome of the legislative review, with Green environment and public health spokesperson Satu Hassi (MEP, Finland) stating: "The outcome of this legislative...
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European Parliament administration

The European Parliament will vote on the discharge of its 2012 budget tomorrow (Thursday, 3 April), including criticism of the politicisation of the EP's administration. Commenting ahead of the vote, Green budget control and transparency spokesperson Bart Staes stated: "The politicisation of th...
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The Hands that Sew your Shirt

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Want bees? - Cut pesticides!

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GMO (In)digest

EU Work: GMO video animation from the Greens/EFA group in the EP The group has created a short (3mn55s) animated video that shows the reasons for our opposition to the cultivation of GMOs in a very plain and understandable manner. It is also quite entertaining. It now exists in 9 different langu...
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Bee Week 2014

Bees and pollinators are bio-indicators of biodiversity and food security: when they start dying in huge numbers then something is seriously wrong with the system. As part of 2014’s European Week of bees and pollinators, the Greens/EFA Group will organise a series of events from 1 to 4 April to...
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TTIP, beware what lies beneath

On the occasion of the EU-US Summit and the presence of Barack Obama in Brussels, European Greens and Belgian Green parties rallied outside the European Parliament to highlight the growing concerns that TTIP will water down hard-won social, environmental and health standards among many.
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Green Corner: US President Obama in Brussels

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Revision of Organic Farming Regulation

Today the European Commission has published long-awaited proposals to revise EU legislation on organic farming, following a presentation to the Council yesterday. Greens firmly believe that organic agriculture is and should continue to be the flagship of best practice in farming.  In buying...