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    Car emissions/fuel efficiency

    The European Commission today presented proposals for implementing EU rules on CO2 emissions limits for vehicles for the year 2020 (1). It is welcome that the Commission has given a legislative basis for the car CO2 limits for 2020 but the Greens expressed regret that the proposals fell victim to in...
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    CIA rendition and illegal detention

    The European Parliament's civil liberties, justice and home affairs committee today adopted a report by Green MEP Hélène Flautre dealing with new revelations of secret detention centres and extraordinary 'renditions' in EU member states. The report, which comes 5 years after an original special in...
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    Romania

    Concerns about a democratic roll-back in Romania have been echoed by the Greens, following the recent use of emergency decrees by prime minister Victor Ponta to alter democratic institutions. The group is calling on the European Commission to fully assess the situation and, notably, to take account ...
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    European Social Fund

    The European Parliament's employment and social affairs committee voted on a mandate for negotiations with the Council on the European Social Fund from 2014 on. Commenting on the vote, Green MEP and vice-chair of the committee Elisabeth Schroedter stated:“The ESF should be focusing on fighting pov...
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    Animal welfare

    The European Parliament today adopted a report setting out recommendations for improving animal welfare across Europe. The Greens/EFA group welcomed the report but expressed regret at the failure to clearly call for a reduction in transport times for animals, one of the key issues for EU legislation...
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    ACTA anti-counterfeiting agreement

    The European Parliament today voted to refuse its consent to the ratification of the ACTA anti-counterfeiting trade agreement by the European Union (1). The vote to reject ACTA effectively ends the prospect of the EU acceding to the treaty. The Greens/EFA group, which has been active on ACTA since t...
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    Ukraine

    The European Court of Human Rights today ruled that the arrest and imprisonment of former Ukrainian home affairs minister Juri Luzenko was arbitrary and politically-motivated. The Greens welcomed the ruling and called for the immediate release of Luzenko and other opposition politicians under politi...
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    EU investment fund and insurance rules (UCITS, IMD, PRIPs)

    The European Commission today presented three legislative proposals on the regulation of insurance policies, investment funds and packaged retail investment products (1). These three proposals have a broad impact on private and retail investors. The Greens described the proposals as a missed opportu...
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    EU summit/Euro crisis

    A deal struck at the ongoing EU summit, under which the EU's bail out funds could be used to directly recapitalise banks and purchase sovereign debt, has been welcomed by the Greens. The group cautioned that measures again fall short of delivering a lasting and comprehensive solution to the crisis a...
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    Financial sector regulation

    A new study on the EU banking centre by the Centre for European Policy Studies, commissioned by the Greens/EFA group, was presented today in the European Parliament (1). The study, which includes a comprehensive analysis of the European banking sector (including 74 banks, representing two-thirds of ...