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Public health

The European Parliament environment committee today voted on proposed new EU legislation dealing with information on prescription medicines. The Greens welcomed the vote, which transformed the original legislative proposal and tailored it to the needs of patients, rather than the pharma industry. Af...
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Offshore drilling

The European Parliament environment committee today adopted a resolution calling for a moratorium on offshore deep sea drilling in Europe until the loopholes in European rules are addressed. The Greens, who launched the EU debate on an offshore drilling ban in June, welcomed the vote. After the vote...
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Bank data transfers

According to news reports, the US administration is planning to expand its anti-terrorism programme, which includes monitoring and storing details of financial transactions. Green MEPs are concerned that the move would allow more far-reaching data transfers and be in conflict with the 'SWIFT agreeme...
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European Day of Languages

Ahead of European Day of Languages (Sunday 26 September), MEPs from the EFA Group in the European Parliament have renewed calls for languages such as Catalan and Welsh to be fully recognised at European level. Oriol Junqueras (Esquerra Republicana de Catalunya) wants the European institutions and in...
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Brussels Agenda

A busy week with crucial EP committee votes on van emissions rules, prescription medication and the setting up of the EU external action service. Outside the EP, economic and financial issues will be high on the agenda of the Council and Commission, with the Commission also due to report on Roma discrimination.
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e-fa News Round-Up September 2010

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 in parliament.EFA MEP...
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MEPs concerned for Mapuche political prisoners

MEPs from the Greens/EFA Group in the European Parliament have expressed their serious concerns for the situation of more than thirty political prisoners from the Mapuche indigenous people in Chile who have been on hunger strike since 12 July.Euro-MPs Oriol Junqueras, Raül Romeva and Ulrike Lunacek...
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EU financial supervision

The European Parliament today adopted legislation creating new EU financial supervisory authorities (for Banking, Insurance, Pensions, Securities and Markets) and a European Systemic Risk Board (ESRB). After the vote, Green MEP Sven Giegold, who was the EP draftsman/rapporteur for the legislation on...
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Intellectual property enforcement

The European Parliament today voted to adopt a non-legislative resolution on intellectual property enforcement in the EU (*). The Greens/EFA group (which had co-sponsored an alternative resolution that failed to pass) voted against the final resolution, as it failed to distinguish between counterfei...
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Toxic chemicals - biocides

The European Parliament today voted on proposed EU legislation on biocidal products (used in hygiene products for example)*, dealing with product approvals and active substances in the products. While the proposals will bring improvements for public health, the Greens are concerned about the way in ...