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CO2 Emissions from new light commercial vehicles

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Food crisis and fraud

Over the past few years we have seen the horsemeat scandal, battery cage eggs marketed as organic, road salt in foods and numerous other cases of fraud or fraudulent labelling in the EU food chain. In response to all this, MEPs in the Environment Committee (ENVI) drafted a non legislative report o...
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EU tobacco rules

The European Parliament and Council last night reached agreement on proposals to revise EU legislation on tobacco products (1). The Greens gave a muted welcome to the agreement, as it is a clear improvement over the current situation, but regret that it falls behind the original Commission proposal....
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Fracking in Romania

Green MEPs have written to Martin Schulz, president of the European Parliament, calling on him to denounce the current situation in Pungești, Romania, where villagers have been lawfully protesting against Chevron's plans to drill for shale gas and have been brutally treated by riot police, with s...
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No new GMO authorisations

On Tuesday (17 December), the European Parliament's environment committee will vote on a motion proposed by the Greens to reject the recent proposal by the Commission to authorise the cultivation of a type of genetically modified maize in the EU. If granted, the proposed authorisation for GM maize 1...
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Brussels Agenda

Greens/EFA priorities for the week include final trialogue negotiations on tobacco, GMO authorisation and democratic process, winding up failing banks and protecting taxpayers, EU car emissions rules, railway safety, investment products and commodity speculation, cloning and food production, tackling air pollution at EU level
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Smoking and health

A long-awaited revision of EU rules on tobacco products could be agreed by the European Parliament and Council in trialogue negotiations on Monday (16 December). There has been massive controversy surrounding the legislation, with intense lobbying by the tobacco industry but there is still hope that...
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GMO authorisations

The European Court of Justice today annulled the authorisation granted by the European Commission for the cultivation of a genetically modified potato (Amflora). Commenting on the decision and the wider implications, Green food safety and environment spokesperson Bart Staes said: "This annulmen...
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Banking

The European Parliament today voted on new EU legislation governing basic bank accounts. The Greens welcomed the outcome, notably provisions on the right to a bank account (1). Commenting after the vote, Green finance spokesperson Sven Giegold said: "The EP has today voted to ensure a universa...
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Ulrike Lunacek on the rejection of the SRHR report in the EP

The so-called Estrela report on "Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR)" was rejected today due to intensive lobbying by conservative MEPs and NGOs. In this video Ulrike Lunacek MEP expresses her disappointment and explains why it should have been adopted.