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    EU audit rules

    The European Commission today adopted proposals aimed at strengthening EU rules governing the auditing sector. The Greens expressed regret that the final proposals were considerably watered-down compared with earlier drafts, and pledged to work to strengthen the proposals during the legislative proc...
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    Kosovo-Serbia

    With the forthcoming European Council set to decide on possible candidate status for Serbia on 9 December, there have been renewed clashes in northern Kosovo, following attempts by the NATO Kosovo mission (KFOR) to dismantle illegal road blocks. The Greens expressed concern at the violence and calle...
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    Open internet

    The European Court of Justice today issued a significant ruling in the SABAM vs Scarlet case, judging that internet service providers cannot be obliged to filter or block internet content. The Greens welcomed the ruling, hailing it as a landmark in guaranteeing the openness of the internet. Commenti...
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    Rights in criminal proceedings

    New EU rules strengthening the right to information of accused persons and suspects in criminal proceedings were today adopted by the European Parliament's civil liberties committee (1). The Greens welcomed the new rules, which will ensure suspects and accused persons are given information on their ...
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    Eurobonds and budget surveillance

    The European Commission today presented proposals on the long-awaited Eurobonds, as well as plans for far-reaching EU-level budgetary surveillance. The Greens have long argued for Eurobonds to stanch the debt crisis but believe the delay, and the simultaneous exclusive focus on austerity, has greatl...
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    UN climate talks

    With this year's UN climate summit (COP17) set to commence in Durban on Monday (28 November), the Greens today set out their demands from the EU (1) at a press conference in the European Parliament. Commenting after the press conference, Green MEP Bas Eickhout, who will represent the Greens on the E...
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    Banking regulation

    EU internal market commissioner Michel Barnier today announced his intention to establish a high-level commission to study further banking regulation, including the separation of banking activities, in response to a Green demand. The Greens welcomed the announcement and called on the Commission to p...
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    EU-Morocco fisheries agreement/Western Sahara

    The European Parliament fisheries committee today voted to recommend the EP give its consent to a controversial EU-Morocco fisheries agreement (1). The Greens strongly condemned the outcome of the vote, with Raül Romeva stating: "By recommending the EP endorse the controversial EU-Morocco fi...
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    Nuclear stress tests

    With the European Commission to present the preliminary results of the EU nuclear stress tests tomorrow (Wednesday), the Greens today presented a new independent study (1), which underlines how the stress tests will totally fail to assess the risks faced by nuclear reactors in Europe. Commenting on ...
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    EU budget

    Negotiations between the European Parliament and Council on the EU's 2012 budget concluded last night with an agreement, which is now subject to adoption by the EU Parliament and member state governments. The Greens criticised the deal, which represents a scale back of the original proposals by the ...