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    Export credit agencies

    The European Parliament adopted a legislative compromise revising EU rules on the activities of the export credit agencies (1). The EP rapporteur/draftsman, Green MEP Yannick Jadot, welcomed the final vote, which will ensure that ECAs are more accountable for the impact of the projects they support....
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    Offshore oil and gas exploration

    The European Parliament today adopted a report setting out its position on the need to revise EU legislation on offshore oil and gas exploration following the Deepwater Horizon disaster. The Greens expressed regret that the EP was not willing to push for stronger EU rules to address the risk of offs...
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    EU raw materials strategy

    The European Parliament voted today on the report on the EU's raw materials strategy. After the vote, Reinhard Bütikofer, the draftsperson and Vice-Chair of the Group of the Greens/European Free Alliance said: "The EP has sent a clear signal today on the direction of the EU's raw material str...
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    FRONTEX/EU border control

    The European Parliament today adopted a final compromise revising EU legislation on FRONTEX, the EU's agency for external border operations. While recognising that the final compromise will bring some improvements, the Greens regret that the revision will fall short of providing necessary guarantees...
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    EU external energy strategy

    The European Commission today presented a communication on security of energy supply and international cooperation. While the EU needs a more coordinated approach to its energy policy, the Greens believe the Commission's proposals are undermined by the failure to outline a strategy to reduce the EU'...
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    ECJ ruling on GMOs

    The European Court of Justice (ECJ) today issued a groundbreaking ruling in a case concerning the contamination of honey with pollen from genetically modified crops (1). The court ruled that honey contaminated by pollen from a GM maize variety (MON810) cannot be sold on the market, as this maize has...
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    Belarus

    Reacting to the announcement of the release of all political prisoners in Belarus, Green MEP Werner Schulz, member of the Foreign Affairs committee, said: "I welcome the release of four political prisoners in Belarus this week as well as Lukashenko's announcement that all other political detain...
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    Situation in Libya

    Reacting to the end of Gaddafi's regime, Daniel Cohn-Bendit, Greens/EFA co-president, today called on the European Union to present its strategy with regard to the democratic future of the Libyan people."It is important that the European Union develops an effective strategy of assistance and su...
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    Eurozone crisis

    Commenting on the latest developments in the Eurozone crisis, Greens/EFA economic affairs spokesperson Sven Giegold MEP said: "EU leaders cannot pull the wool over the eyes of the markets, without an economically and politically credible crisis response mechanism, the Eurozone crisis will not b...
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    Somalia

    With the famine in Somalia and the surrounding region continuing to deteriorate, Green MEPs have called for the EU to urgently mobilise emergency humanitarian aid for the region. Green development spokesperson Ska Keller said: "The situation in Somalia and the surrounding region has deteriorate...