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Car noise

The European Parliament's environment committee today voted on proposals to revise EU rules on noise from vehicles. While the Greens were in favour of even tougher rules, the outcome of vote would strengthen current regulations, albeit with certain loopholes. After the vote, Green environment spokes...
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Strong national control for fisheries

SNP President Ian Hudghton MEP has today (Tuesday) welcomed backing from the European Parliament's Fisheries Committee for substantial controls over fisheries to be returned to Europe's fishing nations. The support came in a major vote on the Common Fisheries Policy reform package.  MEPs backed...
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EU asylum fingerprint database and police access

Controversial proposals to allow law enforcement authorities access to the EU's EURODAC database of asylum applicants fingerprints were today approved by the EP's civil liberties committee. Commenting after the vote, Green migration and civil liberties spokesperson Ska Keller (MEP, Germany) stated: ...
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Greens/EFA Round-up

Greens/EFA priorities for the Strasbourg Plenary included the EU budget 2012-2013, the controversial EU-Latin American free trade agreement, wrongheaded EU patent system, airport noise and working conditions, Financial transaction tax, animal transport and welfare, addressing fundamental rights in the EU, EU summit and the continuing cris…
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EU summit

Commenting on today’s summit of EU heads of state and government, Greens/EFA co-presidents Dany Cohn-Bendit and Rebecca Harms stated: "EU heads of state and government have again drifted into a state of complacency due to the temporary calm in the markets. However, the Eurozone’s ability...
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Brussels agenda

Greens/EFA priorities for the week include controversial EU fingerprint database proposals, Fisheries policy reform takes step forward, Noise from cars/vehicles and EU rules, EU cross-border energy infrastructure, EU cross-border transport infrastructure, Tackling youth unemployment, EU tobacco rules and public health
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Situation in Ukraine

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Russia

Commenting on the report on Russia adopted today in plenary, Green MEP Werner Schulz, Vice-Chair of the EU-Russia Parliamentary Cooperation Committee, said: "The adoption of this report shows that the European Parliament is as clear as ever that any cooperation with the Russian Federation mu...
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EU-Albania

The European Parliament today adopted a report on Albania's progress towards EU membership. After the vote, Green foreign affairs spokesperson Marije Cornelissen said: “The EP has today made clear that Albania needs to do more work on justice, corruption and democracy before it can take a step for...
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EU human rights policy

The European Parliament today adopted a report by Greens/EFA MEP Rui Tavares on the EU human rights action plan and strategic framework. Speaking after the vote, Rui Tavares (MEP, Portugal) said: "MEPs have today made a clear call for a more coherent and consistent EU approach to human rights. ...