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e-fa News Round-Up April/May 2011

Key issues in April and early May included: SNP landslide victory at Scottish elections Middle East - Syria, Bahrain, Yemen Imported radioactive fish Promoting democracy in the Basque Country Fish discards EFA General Assembly No to EU-wide constituency Europe without borders should remain in place...
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Novel foods

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Small Business Act Review

We are reminded daily how SMEs, accounting for the vast majority of all business in Europe, is fundamental to the EU economy and how we should do more for supporting them. However, the Small Business Act, aiming primarily at reducing bureaucracy, improving access to markets and to financing, remain...
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Trade - India

Today the European Parliament adopted a resolution on the planned Free Trade Agreement with India. The Greens were critical of the outcome, which wants an FTA that focuses on market access for EU companies, at the expense of fair trade. After the vote, Green MEP Ska Keller said: "We regret that...
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EU foreign policy

The European Parliament today debated EU foreign policy with the EU's high representative for foreign policy Cathy Ashton. The Greens have criticised the repeated failure of the EU to agree coherent, common positions on crucial foreign policy issues and the failure of the high representative to be m...
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Nuclear stress tests

Tomorrow, a meeting of nuclear safety regulators from all EU member states (ENSReg) will decide on the criteria for the planned EU nuclear stress tests. The Greens last week expressed concern (1) about draft criteria proposed by regulators from member states with nuclear energy (WENRA) and are urgin...
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Lobbying transparency

The European Parliament today adopted a report (Casini) on a joint lobbyist register between the European Commission and Parliament, partially strengthening the existing registers. The Greens welcomed the improvements as a first step but called for further steps to strengthen the register as soon as...
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Nuclear safety 25 years after the Chernobyl Disaster

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Budget discharge

A majority of the European Parliament decided today not to grant discharge to the European Medicines Agency (EMA) in respect of the implementation of its 2009 budget. The agency now has 6 months to come up with a clear response and proposals to improve its procedures. After the vote, Green MEP and v...
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Trade/investment agreements

The European Parliament voted today on legislation to regulate bilateral investment agreements between EU member states and third countries (first reading)*. The Greens were highly critical of the outcome, with Green MEP and rapporteur/draftsman Carl Schlyter saying: "Today's vote would give t...