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Energy efficiency

The European Parliament today adopted the final legislative compromise on revised EU rules for the energy efficiency of buildings (1). Commenting on the outcome, Claude Turmes MEP, Greens/EFA energy spokesman said: "Today's vote on revised EU rules for the energy performance of buildings repres...
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No way out of the crisis without European economic governance

After several months of vacillation, European leaders and the European Central Bank (ECB) finally resolved – during the night of Sunday May 9 to Monday May 10 – to establish a unprecedentedly comprehensive rescue plan for the eurozone. In parallel, on Wednesday May 12, the Commission issued propos...
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Equal treatment

Today the European Parliament voted in favour of a compromise agreement revising EU rules on the equal treatment of self-employed men and women (1). Following the vote, Green/ICV MEP Raül Romevasaid: "Today's vote will help strengthen EU rules on the equal treatment of self-empl...
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European Asylum Support Office

The EU Parliament today approved a report (1) by Jean Lambert on the creation of a European Asylum Support Office. The UK Green MEP commented: "I am delighted that the Parliament has now given its final seal of approval for the establishment of the much needed and long awaited European Asylum S...
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MEP sceptical about Schengen data sharing

Civil Liberties Committee Member Tatjana Zdanoka says that she remains unconvinced that a revised Schengen Information System will properly deal with concerns about data protection and personal privacy.This is a shared database that allows law enforcement authorities across the EU's Schengen Area to...
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Strasbourg Flash

Monday, 17 May 2010 Energy performance of buildings - Report: Silvia-Adriana ?ic?u New developments in public procurement - Report: Heide Rühle The EU Policy Coherence for Development and the 'Official Development Assistance plus concept' - Report: Franziska Keller Tuesday, 18 May 2010 10:30 - 11:0...
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Europe 2020 - new European strategy for jobs and growth

In their motion for a resolution, the Greens/EFA list five pillars on which an enhanced EU economic governance and integration must be based. They call for the full recognition and promotion of the social economy as an alternative economic model, linking economic activities with the realisation of social, health, employment and housing po…
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Economic Policy Coordination

Commenting on the communication on 'Reinforcing economic policy coordination' presented today by Economic and Monetary Affairs Commissioner Olli Rehn, Greens/EFA group president Rebecca Harms said:"We welcome the proposals to coordinate national budgets at EU level in order to end the damaging escal...
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EU Financial Supervision

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Euro rescue package

Following the announcement of the euro rescue package, Sven Giegold, Greens/EFA coordinator in the Economic and Monetary Affairs committee, said:"At last what has long been overdue has finally happened: European solidarity to ensure access to capital markets for Eurozone members. The ECB and central...