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    e-fa: News Round-Up June/July 2011

    Key issues over the past few weeks included: EFA Visit to Catalonia CFP Reforms present new risks MEPs back clearer food labelling Roaming rip-offs must be tackled Common approach to road safety The first Macedonian - Greek Dictionary ever published in Greece Artists and Social Inclusion Changes to ...
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    Oil industry activities

    The European Parliament's Industry, Research and Energy committee (ITRE) today voted on an initiative report on the security of offshore oil and gas activities. After the vote, shadow draftsperson and Green MEP Michèle Rivasi, member of the parliamentary committees on Industry, Research and Energy ...
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    Fisheries Reform

    After thirty years of the Common Fisheries Policy, fisheries in the EU are in crisis. The Commission has unveiled its proposals, inclduing some good elements but also some dangerous ones. Read on to find out more.
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    Plenary Round-up

    Priorities for the Greens this week include the banning of naked short selling and tougher rules on derivatives, the controversial passenger data agreements, the restriction or prohibition of GMO cultivation, the changes to Schengen, the security scanners in airports...
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    Roaming rip-offs must be tackled

    SNP MEP and Party President Ian Hudghton has welcomed proposals from the European Commission to further lower the costs of using mobile phones abroad.   Today's package of measures to lower charges for mobile internet use when abroad (data roaming), follows last week's announcement o...
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    Body scanners

    The European Parliament today adopted a report on the use of body scanners in airports (Grandes report). The Greens welcomed the outcome, after Green proposals calling for stricter conditions on the use of body scanners were adopted, notably the exclusion of x-ray technology. After the vote, Green t...
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    Mobile roaming charges

    The European Commission today outlined proposals to introduce caps on roaming charges, notably for data roaming and SMSs. The Greens welcomed the proposals as an important and necessary step for consumers, given the resistance of mobile phone operators to dropping these excessive charges. Commenting...
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    Food labelling

    The European Parliament today endorsed a final agreement on new EU legislation on information on food products. The Greens supported the final agreement, which will include some important concrete improvements for consumers, but the group would have preferred more ambitious rules, notably full front...
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    Food information to consumers

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    Restriction or prohibition on GMO cultivation