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    European Citizens' Initiative

    The European Citizens' Initiative is the first transnational instrument for citizens' participation worldwide. Citizens can make use of it from April 2012 on. The conference will provide information, training, and network opportunities for those who intend to launch an initiative.
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    Preparation of the Commission Work Programme 2012

    The European Parliament, –    having regard to the Commission Work Programme 2011 (COM (2010) 623), –    having regard to the Framework Agreement between the European Parliament and the Commission adopted on 20 October 2010, in particular Annex IV thereof, -  ...
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    EP transparency reform

    In the wake of the recent MEP cash-for-amendments scandal the EP committed to strengthen its transparency and anti-corruption rules. The working group set up by EP president Buzek to draft a new code of conduct for MEPs finished its work today (1). The Greens have welcomed the outcome as an importan...
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    Schengen

    Commenting on the proposals, agreed at last week's EU summit, to revise the Schengen agreement to allow the reintroduction of border controls under certain conditions, Greens/EFA co-presidents Dany Cohn-Bendit and Rebecca Harms said: "Following last week's EU summit, which tasked the EU Commiss...
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    Green Round-up

    For the Greens, the main highlights of the week were the debates and votes on the economic governance pack legislation, on the future of the Common Agricultural Policy, on spent fuel and radiactive waste and on strenghtening the consumer rights. Two committee votes - on implementation of EU legislation and on road safety in Europe - were …
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    EU summit

    Commenting on the outcome of today's EU summit, Greens/EFA co-president Rebecca Harms said: "The future of the Euro hangs in the balance but EU leaders are continuing to muddle through and take the path of least resistance. At every step of the Eurozone crisis, EU leaders have acted too late an...
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    European Parliament

    Portuguese MEP Rui Tavares has announced his intention to join the Greens/EFA group in the European Parliament. Mr Tavares, who was elected in 2009 as an independent on the 'Bloco de Esquerda' list in Portugal, previously sat with the GUE/NGL group.  Mr Tavares first co...
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    The Greens/EFA and EMAS

    Our group has pushed for EMAS policies from the very beginning. There have been a number of successes along the way, but there is still a great deal of work to do. Find out about what we are doing internally, as well as the policies that we continue to push for the European Parliament as a whole to adopt.
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    Croatia

    The European Commission today recommended that the accession negotiations with Croatia be concluded by the end of June. Croatia could thus join the European Union on 1 July 2013. Commenting on the Commission's proposal, Franziska Brantner, spokesperson for foreign affairs of the Greens/EFA group, sa...
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    Plenary Round-up

    The main issues were the multiannual financial framework, the Eurovignette, the application of Schengen acquis in Bulgaria and Romania, EU-Canada trade relations, the European Arrest Warrant, the nuclear stress tests, the forthcoming EU-Russia Summit and the external dimension of social policy.