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Europe on the far right

In the wake of the success of charismatic right-wing populists such as Marine le Pen in France and Geert Wilders in the netherlands, there is once again a heightened awareness of how extreme right-wing parties in europe are gaining popularity amongst voters. Their influence on governments and hence on the key issues of european politics i…
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EU-Russia

Commenting on the hunger strike commenced by Pussy Riot member Nadezhda Tolokonnikova on Monday, in protest at her detention conditions in Mordovia camp, Green MEP Werner Schulz, vice-chair of the EU-Russia parliamentary cooperation committee said: "The description of Nadezhda Tolokonnikova'...
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EU-Thailand Free-Trade Agreement

  The 2nd round of the Thailand - EU Free-Trade Agreement (FTA) talks took place last week in the city of Chiang Mai in Northern Thailand. Since the start of the negotiations, civil society has expressed its fear that the EU, as it did in the recent past with India, is pushing levels of &quo...
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Vandana Shiva

Expanding GMO use would deprive farmers of control over seeds, with the rights for GMOs controlled by a handful of multinational agrochemical companies. This would give these companies significant influence over our food supply system.
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Clean air - it´s your move

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Brussels Agenda

Greens/EFA priorities for the week include the final trialogue on the EU agriculture policy reform, the committee votes on easier access to EU funds for crisis countries, risky medical devices and EU funding for research and innovation to 2020. Greens/EFA co-presidents will also travel to Greece and meet with key stakeholders and decision…
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Human rights/Iran

Commenting on the unexpected early release of human rights activist and 2012 Sakharov Prize winner Nasrin Sotoudeh from prison in Tehran, Green MEP and chair of the EP's human rights subcommittee Barbara Lochbihler and Green MEP and chair of the EP delegation for relations with Iran Tarja ...
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Financial market manipulation

The European Commission today presented a legislative proposal on benchmarks used for commodities, interbank lending and exchange rates. The proposal is ostensibly aimed at addressing flaws in the current rules, which allowed the LIBOR and EURIBOR scandals to occur, however the Greens have expressed...
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Lorries

WHAT ARE THE DIFFICULTIES THAT NEED TO BE ADDRESSED? Lorries make up only 3% of registered vehicles.But they are: » Dirty: Almost 20% of all CO2 emissions in the EU come from road transport» Dangerous: twice as likely to kill than cars» Congesting: responsible for 20% of traffic jams» Expensive ...
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Let the cities decide!

Speeding is the number one reason for accidents on European roads. A default speed limit of 30 km/h (20 mph) in residential areas would » halve the braking distance and reaction time, » reduce fatal accidents by 42% The likelihood of an accident being fatal for pedestrians and cyclists is » 10% ...