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Oil industry activities

The European Parliament's Industry, Research and Energy committee (ITRE) today voted on an initiative report on the security of offshore oil and gas activities. After the vote, shadow draftsperson and Green MEP Michèle Rivasi, member of the parliamentary committees on Industry, Research and Energy ...
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Fisheries policy reform

The European Commission today presented long-awaited proposals on reforming the EU's Common Fisheries Policy. The Greens believe the communication does not properly address the core challenges facing EU fisheries, notably by failing to set environmental sustainability as the underlying goal of the C...
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Fisheries Reform

After thirty years of the Common Fisheries Policy, fisheries in the EU are in crisis. The Commission has unveiled its proposals, inclduing some good elements but also some dangerous ones. Read on to find out more.
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Data protection - financial transactions

The European Commission today presented proposals on a European finance tracking system to monitor EU bank transfer details. The proposal follows on from the controversy surrounding the transfer of EU bank transaction details under the SWIFT system to the US for analysis, supposedly under the guise ...
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EU offshore drilling regulator rejected

Scottish National Party MEP Ian Hudghton has welcomed today's vote by the European Parliament's Energy Committee to reject proposals for a European regulator for offshore oil and gas drilling. MEPs had been considering a set of European Commission proposals dealing with safety in offshore oil and ga...
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VAT fraud

New research on VAT carousel fraud was presented in Brussels today. The research, which was commissioned by Green MEP and EP draftsman for an opinion report on the future of VAT Bart Staes, underlines the extent of VAT carousel frauds and points to readymade solutions, as well as the lack of politic...
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Plenary Round-up

Priorities for the Greens this week include the banning of naked short selling and tougher rules on derivatives, the controversial passenger data agreements, the restriction or prohibition of GMO cultivation, the changes to Schengen, the security scanners in airports...
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Union Européenne et vent de démocratisation

Le Parlement européen a adopté aujourd'hui le rapport sur les politiques extérieures de l'UE en faveur de la démocratisation. Dans le même esprit que le projet de révision de la Politique Européenne de Voisinage, ce rapport a pour objectif de proposer une nouvelle approche vis - à - vis des ...
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Situation in the Arab world and North Africa

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Changes to Schengen