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Belarus

Commenting on the outcome of today's council of EU foreign ministers and their conclusions on Belarus, Green foreign affairs spokesperson Werner Schulz said:"The failure by EU foreign ministers to expand sanctions in Belarus is a source of regret. Targeted sanctions against individual firms and...
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Don't get bio-fooled

Agro-fuels or plant fuels - misleadingly called biofuels - have proved to be a tainted chalice. The expansion of plant fuels represents a serious threat to food security and the environment. This is true on European level but also on a global level.
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Brussels agenda

Greens/EFA priorities for the week include the Commission proposal on biofuels and indirect land use change, the EU Summit on the EU economic and banking union. Greens/EFA will also hold their study days in Ostend during the weekl
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Nobel Peace Prize

Commenting on the award of the 2012 Nobel Peace Prize to the European Union, Greens/EFA co-president Rebecca Harms said: "The decision of the Nobel committee is both surprising and brave. The EU, while imperfect and incomplete, is still a unique project for peace and unity. The award is also a ...
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EU budget - future and own resources

The EP's budget committee today adopted its interim report on the EU's multiannual financial framework for 2014-20, which prepares the way for the EU budget process proper. The Greens welcomed the vote, with Green budgetary spokesperson Helga Trüpel stating: "MEPs have today set out their stal...
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Bail out countries hit by water privateers

The EU is supposed to take a neutral position on the issue of water privatisation, but the European Commission seems to have forgotten this.  As part of the Troika, it has been pushing for the large scale privatisation of public services in Greece and Portugal, including water utilities, as p...
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The crisis and the future of Europe

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Land for local farmers (Group action in Hungary)

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Land-grabbing in Hungary

State-owned land is being swallowed up in Hungary by corporations while farmers are prevented from creating a livelihood for themselves and their communities, delegates heard last week in Budapest. Green MEP Jose Bové attended the "Land for Local Famers" conference co-sponsored by Greens/...
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Greenhouse gas emissions

The European Parliament today voted on draft legislation harmonising how greenhouse gas emissions from agricultural land and forests are accounted for in the EU. The Greens welcomed the vote, which would ensure this significant emissions source is properly accounted for in the EU's climate efforts. ...