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    Gates Foundation

    Bill Gates addressed the Development committee of the European Parliament last week and received a warm welcome from the MEPs present. The questions that followed his address were light and easy with one exception: Green MEP Catherine Grèze challenged Mr. Gates on the funding of his foundation, a...
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    Aviation emissions

    China has announced a prohibition on its airlines participating in the EU's emissions trading scheme, escalating a dispute between the EU and a number of third countries (1). The Greens have hit out at China's announcement and called on the EU not to back down. Commenting on the developments, Green ...
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    Greens/EFA Round-up

    Priorities for the Greens/EFA group for the plenary session included the Euro crisis summit, the debate on Iran and its nuclear programme and the misleading health claims in food
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    Brussels Agenda

    Priorities for the Greens/EFA group this week include the Commission report on macro-economic imbalances in EU member states, the Commission proposals on posted workers and on the right to strike in the European Union. Two Greens/EFA hearings on the fiscal compact and on patents on plants and animals are also worth mentioning
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    Iran and its nuclear programme

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    Data retention (PNR)

    The European Parliament is set to give its verdict on a proposed EU-US agreement on the retention of the private data of airline passengers (passenger name records or PNR). The EP draftsperson/rapporteur today presented a draft report recommending rejection of the agreement (1). The Greens support t...
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    Low Carbon Roadmap

    The European Parliament today adopted a report on EU climate change policy to 2050, based on the European Commission's 'Low Carbon Roadmap'. The Greens welcomed the endorsement of the roadmap, which calls on the EU to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions 40% by 2030, 60% by 2040 and 80% by 2050. The ...
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    Stop climate change blog

    Today the Environment Committee gives its position on the EU low carbon roadmap. The Greens ask for the EU ETS to be fixed urgently in order to put and end to high-carbon investments and prevent a carbon price crash...
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    GMO (In)Digest

    Download the newsletter here (pdf) EU Work Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health (SCFCAH) At the 12th January meeting of the SCFCAH, the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) presented its opinion on 2 genetically modified maize for cultivation, MON88017 from Monsanto and GA21 from...
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    Shale gas

    EU energy commissioner Günther Oettinger has stated that there is no immediate need to change EU legislation to take account of concerns with shale gas, deliberately misrepresenting research commissioned by his own directorate general (1). The Greens have hit out at the statement and called on the ...