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    Press release |

    Airports and noise

    The European Parliament's transport committee today voted on EU legislation dealing with airports, including noise and ground-handling. The Greens welcomed the vote to reject the proposed liberalisation of ground-handling services. However, the group regrets the priority given to expanding airport c...
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    Brussels agenda

    Greens/EFA priorities for the week include the EU position at UN climate talks, protecting endangered cod in the Baltic, limiting airport noise pollution, the car industry and CO2 emissions, the future EU budget 2014-20, the Greek crisis - Green solutions, and the food crisis and the role of agroecology
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    Co-Presidents' session briefing

    During the Strasbourg Plenary session briefing, Greens/EFA co-presidents Rebecca Harms and Daniel Cohn-Bendit presented the key issues of the plenary session for the Greens/EFA group
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    Press release |

    Biofuels, emissions and land use

    The European Commission today presented proposals for adapting EU legislation relating to biofuels to take account of the excess greenhouse gas emissions resulting from indirect land use change (1). The Greens regretted that the Commission succumbed to the biodiesel lobby and omitted to factor in IL...
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    Event |

    Greens/EFA Study Days

    Greens/EFA hold a three-day internal meeting to exchange views and debate on strategies.
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    News |

    Nuclear energy questioned by citizens

    Last week the Committee of Petitions of the European Parliament hosted a debate about the nuclear energy in the European Union, based on some of the petitions received in the last months, concretely four. To start with, a broader debate on the EU’s position and role concerning nuclear energy took ...
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    News |

    Don't get bio-fooled

    Agro-fuels or plant fuels - misleadingly called biofuels - have proved to be a tainted chalice. The expansion of plant fuels represents a serious threat to food security and the environment. This is true on European level but also on a global level.
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    Brussels agenda

    Greens/EFA priorities for the week include the Commission proposal on biofuels and indirect land use change, the EU Summit on the EU economic and banking union. Greens/EFA will also hold their study days in Ostend during the weekl
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    Press release |

    Nuclear safety cooperation

    The EP's energy committee today adopted its opinion on the EU's 'Instrument for Nuclear Safety Cooperation', which is supposed to provide support for nuclear safety activities in third countries. The Greens regretted the outcome of the vote, which failed to call for the funds to be directed towards ...
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    Offshore oil and gas rules

    The European Parliament's energy committee today voted on new draft legislation on offshore oil and gas exploration. The Greens expressed regret at the outcome of the vote, which fails to ensure the current gaps in EU rules on offshore exploration are addressed. Commenting after the vote, Green MEP ...