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    Press release |

    Bee crisis and insecticides

    populations and the impact of insecticides, the Greens have called for a ban on controversial neonicotinoid insecticides and other systemic neurotoxins. With the European Food Safety Authority having last week published a report highlighting concerns with neonicotinoids (1), and the European Environ...
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    Give bees a chance!

    Beekeepers appeared in front of the Petitions Committee today to highlight the real threats to their industry and livelihoods. One petition highlights the sharp rise in mortality among bees in the EU due to the extensive use of pesticides and the other asks for the protection of bees and beekeeper...
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    News |

    Brussels Agenda

    Greens/EFA priorities for the week include votes on preventing bee decline, CAP reform, radioactive contaminants in drinking water, recognising professional qualifications and maintaining standards, provision of water as a basic public service, EU energy policy towards 2050 and renewables
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    Press release |

    Belgian nuclear reactor shutdown

    The Belgian nuclear safety authority yesterday announced that it is postponing a decision on the restart of two reactors (Doel 3 and Tihange 2) that were shut down over the summer due to the discovery of fissures in their cores. The authority has asked for more information before any decision to reo...
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    News |

    Anti-GMO activists on Trial

    In Spring 2011, a few hundred activists from the Field Liberation Movement that opposes GMO crops interfered with an outdoor field experimental trial by uprooting "mold resistant" GMO potatoes and replacing them with conventional and organic resistant varieties of potatoes. This activity...
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    Event |

    Tobacco lobbying at the EU Commission and the Dalli controversy

    With continuing the controversy about the circumstances of former EU health commissioner Dalli's dismissal and new revelations about lobbying to the EU Commission (up to the highest level) in the context of the Tobacco Directive, the Greens will host a press conference to deal with these issues. The press conference, with MEPs José Bové a…
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    News |

    Brussels agenda

    Greens/EFA priorities for the week include the legislative report on the EU data protection regulation and a press conference on tobacco lobbying, EU Commission ethics and transparency and the Dalli controversy
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    Press release |

    EU tobacco rules

    The European Commission today presented long-awaited legislative proposals revising EU rules on tobacco products. The Greens welcomed the proposals as an important start but cautioned that the provisions on packaging and additives need to be improved. Commenting on the proposals, Green public health...
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    Press release |

    Car noise

    The European Parliament's environment committee today voted on proposals to revise EU rules on noise from vehicles. While the Greens were in favour of even tougher rules, the outcome of vote would strengthen current regulations, albeit with certain loopholes. After the vote, Green environment spokes...
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    News |

    Brussels agenda

    Greens/EFA priorities for the week include controversial EU fingerprint database proposals, Fisheries policy reform takes step forward, Noise from cars/vehicles and EU rules, EU cross-border energy infrastructure, EU cross-border transport infrastructure, Tackling youth unemployment, EU tobacco rules and public health