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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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    Nobel Peace Prize

    Commenting on the award of the 2012 Nobel Peace Prize to the European Union, Greens/EFA co-president Rebecca Harms said: "The decision of the Nobel committee is both surprising and brave. The EU, while imperfect and incomplete, is still a unique project for peace and unity. The award is also a ...
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    EU budget - future and own resources

    The EP's budget committee today adopted its interim report on the EU's multiannual financial framework for 2014-20, which prepares the way for the EU budget process proper. The Greens welcomed the vote, with Green budgetary spokesperson Helga Trüpel stating: "MEPs have today set out their stal...
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    Bail out countries hit by water privateers

    The EU is supposed to take a neutral position on the issue of water privatisation, but the European Commission seems to have forgotten this.  As part of the Troika, it has been pushing for the large scale privatisation of public services in Greece and Portugal, including water utilities, as p...
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    Land-grabbing in Hungary

    State-owned land is being swallowed up in Hungary by corporations while farmers are prevented from creating a livelihood for themselves and their communities, delegates heard last week in Budapest. Green MEP Jose Bové attended the "Land for Local Famers" conference co-sponsored by Greens/...
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    EU-Turkey

    The European Commission today presented its enlargement strategy and progress reports on the EU candidate countries. Commenting on the progress report on Turkey, Green MEP and chair of the European Parliament's Turkey delegation Hélène Flautre said: "It is deceptive to describe this report as...
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    Western Balkans

    The European Commission today presented its enlargement strategy and progress reports on the EU candidate countries. The Greens agree with the general line taken by the Commission, whilst urging EU member states not to succumb to enlargement fatigue amid the economic and political crisis within the ...
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    Strengthening the Role of Nations and Regions in the Recovery Strategy

    Tuesday 9 October 2012 (09:00-10:45)Room: VM1 – Committee of the RegionsRue Belliard/Belliardstraat 99-101B-1040 Brussels Europe's nations and regions have a major role to play in building economic recovery and growth. That is the key message of a seminar organised this week by the European Free A...
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    Strengthening the Role of Nations and Regions in the Recovery Strategy

    Strengthening the Role of Nations and Regions in the Recovery Strategy Tuesday 9 October 2012 09:00-10:45 Room: VM1 – Committee of the Regions Rue Belliard/Belliardstraat 99-101 B-1040 Brussels Draft Agenda Registration from 8.15 am – 8.45 am 09h00 Introduction by moderator: Mr Stewart Maxwell, ...
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    Tax avoidance/Greece

    Co-presidents of the Greens/EFA group Rebecca Harms and Dany Cohn-Bendit today wrote to EU Council president Van Rompuy and Commission president Barroso urging swift action on tax evasion in the context of the deteriorating economic situation in Greece (1). The letter calls for the forthcoming EU su...