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    Brazilian beef still leaves bad taste in Brussels

    SNP Member of the European Parliament's Agriculture Committee Alyn Smith has today (Tuesday) hailed a decision by the Agriculture Committee to haul the European Commission back to the floor of the full Parliament in Strasbourg to justify the continued refusal to ban Brazilian beef imports on grounds...
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    Forest fires in southern Europe and their consequences and the conclusions to draw for prevention and alert measures

    Tabled by Michail Tremopoulos, François Alfonsi and Raul RomevaOn behalf of the Greens/EFA Group The European Parliament, – having regard to its resolutions of 7 September 2006 on forest fires and floods, 5 September 2002 on floods in Europe , 14 April 2005 on the drought in Portugal, 12 ...
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    Greens/EFA Group demands for the next EU Commission

    This autumn will see the launch of a new five-year mandate for the European Commission and its chosen President. Europe needs the Commission to play a vital role as it responds to the triple economic, social and environmental crisis. The Greens/EFA Group have outlined essential considerations for the new Commission.
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    Telecoms package

    The key disagreement between Parliament and Council in 2nd reading concerned the role of the judiciary in the Telecoms Package. A third reading gives the opportunity, and responsibility, to the new Parliament to excercise its codecision power to ensure necessary goals are met.
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    The role of GMOs in the new Member States

    This report gives an overview on presence, use and authorisation of Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs) in the New Member States of the European Union. It critically appraises political developments and highlights the role of the organic farming sector as well as Citizen's movements.
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    SNP welcomes European action on dementia

    SNP President Ian Hudghton MEP has today (Wednesday) welcomed proposals from the European Commission to coordinate action across the EU aimed at tackling Alzheimer's disease, dementia and other degenerative neurological conditions.The EU initiative seeks to improve early diagnosis of dementia, coord...
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    News |

    Join the food revolution

    Food is essential. We need it for our lives, health and well being.Good food is political. And as such we need a good food policy that includes the right of the poor to feed themselves; that reflects the sustainability and diversity of agriCultures and that shares responsibilities between farmers,...
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    Pirate Party

    Following negotiations, the Greens/EFA Group and the Swedish 'Pirate Party' have confirmed that elected Pirate Party MEP Christian Engström will join the Greens/EFA Group for the upcoming European Parliament legislature.
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    Animal cloning

    EU agriculture ministers, meeting in Luxembourg, have today agreed to include meat and food products sourced from cloned animals in the proposed 'Novel Foods Regulation', which is a potential stepping stone towards legislation to authorise such products. UK Green MEP Caroline Lucas commented: "...
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    Publication |

    Pesticides - An explosive cocktail

    Thanks to the Greens, EU legislation on pesticides has been significantly strengthened. Pesticides that are carcinogenic, mutagenic or damage reproduction will be phased out in Europe, unless exposure to them is negligible. Persistent, bioaccumulative and toxic substances (PBTs) will not b...