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Shale gas

EU energy commissioner Günther Oettinger has stated that there is no immediate need to change EU legislation to take account of concerns with shale gas, deliberately misrepresenting research commissioned by his own directorate general (1). The Greens have hit out at the statement and called on the ...
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Brussels Agenda

Priorities for the Greens/EFA group this week include ...
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Climate change blog

The new year is bringing some new hopes with the new Danish EU Presidency, and the Greens thus have great expectations for the six months to come....
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Digital and fundamental rights (ACTA)

The EU and 22 of its member states (1) signed up to the controversial Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) in Tokyo today. While the signing process is symbolic - and the agreement must still be ratified by member states and the European Parliament - it has provoked demonstrations across Europ...
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EU-Morocco trade agreement/Western Sahara

The European Parliament's trade committee today voted to recommend the EP give its consent to the inclusion of a new protocol on agriculture and fisheries in the EU-Morocco trade agreement. The Greens are opposed to the agreement - both because of concerns about the impact of free trade on small pro...
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Speed Limit 30 km/h

Green MEP Michael Cramer meets EU transport commissioner Kallas 25 years after the Commission first raised the issue of EU urban speed limits. The fun action aimed to remind the commissioner that we are still no closer to the goal of a 30 km/h EU-wide urban speed limit.
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Iran and its nuclear programme

The European Parliament, - having regard to Security Council Resolutions 1696 and 1737(2006), 1747 (2007), 1803 and 1835 (2008) and 1929(2010),  - having regard to the Conclusions of the EU Foreign Affairs Council of 23 January 2012-01-24t announcing additional restrictive measures against Iran...
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Data protection

The European Commission will today present the data protection package, including legislative proposals. The Greens gave a broad welcome to the proposals. Ahead of the presentation, Green home affairs expert Jan Philipp Albrecht MEP said: "These proposals would be an important step forward, br...
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e-fa: News Round-Up January 2012

January 2012 Round-Up The European Free Alliance (EFA) draws together political parties fighting for democracy and self-determination for the stateless nations and regions of Europe. European Free Alliance MEPs sit in a European parliamentary group with the Greens, making up the fourth largest group...
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New Greens-Efa MEP