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Financial regulation

The European Commission today presented legislative proposals aimed at reforming the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MIFID) (1). While the Greens welcomed some of the proposals aimed at increasing market transparency, the group has expressed disappointment that the Commission has failed ...
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Eurozone summit

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EFA parliamentary group - Photo European Parl
EFA parliamentary group - Photo European Parliament - July 2009
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EFA MEPs hopeful for Basque peace process

MEPs from the European Free Alliance group in the European Parliament have welcomed a new international initiative to end the armed conflict in the Basque Country. They are supportive of international negotiations to urge ETA to end their 40-year campaign of violence in the Basque country and elsewh...
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The first European Semester and its contribution to the EU2020 Strategy

The Commission doesn't care about the objectives it sets for itself. This is how we could summarise the study realised for the Greens on the European Semester. This study is the first of its kind to check through all the recommendations that the EU has addressed to the 27 member states and to analyse their coherence with regard to the per…
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EU transport networks

The European Commission today presented proposals on the future direction of European TEN-T transport networks. The Greens are concerned that the proposals will not ensure that large-scale transport network projects are consistent with the EU's sustainability, climate change and environmental goals....
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EU energy infrastructure

The European Commission today presented legislative proposals on energy infrastructure, including financing rules in the context of the next EU budgetary period (1). While the Greens welcome that the Commission has put the question of energy infrastructure on the agenda, the group expressed concern ...
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EU food aid scheme

EU agriculture ministers are tomorrow set to decide on a proposal to wind down a scheme under the CAP, which provides for food aid to the most vulnerable persons in the EU. With the proposals deadlocked in Council, the Greens have sent a letter to the Polish EU presidency proposing a solution: conti...
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EU financial rules

The European Parliament and Council agreed today on a compromise to ban naked credit default swaps (CDS) on the sovereign debt of European countries under new EU rules. Commenting on the agreement, Green MEP and EP draftsman for the legislation Pascal Canfin said: "Today’s agreement, notably...
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International day of poverty eradication

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News |

Stop Climate Change Blog

This Wednesday, the EU Commission will present its legislative proposals on European energy infrastructure. The Greens have seen the proposal and fear that it contains major problems and shortcomings...