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    Tobacco lobby and Dalligate

    The majority of the leaders of the political groups in the European Parliament today voted to reject a request by the Greens/EFA group to create a special committee in the European Parliament to assess the role of lobbying, notably tobacco lobbying, and create more transparent structures in the futu...
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    Serbia-Kosovo

    Commenting on Serbia's rejection of an EU-brokered compromise on normalising relations with Kosovo, Green MEP and EP draftsperson/rapporteur on Kosovo Ulrike Lunacek and Green foreign affairs spokesperson Franziska Brantner stated: "While yesterday's announcement that Serbia was rejecting the d...
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    Accounting transparency

    Negotiators from the European Parliament and Council reached agreement on crucial new EU legislation on accounting and transparency this evening. The Greens welcomed the agreement, notably provisions on project reporting and transparency on payments to governments, which will help prevent unethical ...
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    Ukraine - political pardons

    Commenting on the decision by Ukrainian president Viktor Yanukovych to pardon former Ukrainian prime minister Yuriy Lutsenko and Georgi Heorhiy Filipchuk, Greens/EFA co-president Rebecca Harms and foreign affairs spokesperson Werner Schulz stated:"We welcome the release and pardon of Yuriy Luts...
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    Offshore Secrets

    Journalists from over 30 countries have published data concerning approximately 130 000 people involved in tax haven companies or activities aimed at evading or avoiding tax (1). This has given a new boost to the debate on tax justice and opaque international financial transactions, which was last b...
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    EU climate and energy policy

    The European Commission today presented a communication on EU climate change and energy policy to 2030. Commenting on the communication, Green MEP and EP draftsperson on EU emissions targets Bas Eickhout said:  "2030 is the next crucial milestone for EU climate and energy policy and it is ...
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    Russia

    Commenting on the harassment of non-governmental and civil society organisations in Russia, Green MEP and chair of the EP's sub-committee on human rights Barbara Lochbihler said:"The growing harassment and crackdowns against civil society organisations and NGOs by the Russian authorities raise ...
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    Ship scrapping/recycling

    The European Parliament's environment committee today voted to revise EU legislation on the recycling of ships. The committee supported proposals by Green draftsperson Carl Schlyter to strengthen the proposed legislation, with a view to preventing the beaching of old ships in non-OECD countries. Com...
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    Media freedom and pluralism

    The European Commission today announced the launch of public consultations on media freedom and pluralism and EU legislation, following on from the recommendations of its high-level group. The Greens welcomed the consultation, with Greens/EFA co-president Rebecca Harms stating:  "Today's ...
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    Transparency and lobbying

    The Greens/EFA group today presented a draft mandate for a proposed special committee in the European Parliament to investigate the role of lobbying, notably tobacco lobbying, in the aftermath of the Dalligate scandal (1). The Greens/EFA group has already proposed the committee in the EP's conferenc...