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    Thalidomide survivors in Brussels - crucial time for campaign

    Plaid MEP Jill Evans is campaigning alongside thalidomide survivors in their fight for recognition and compensation. Thalidomide survivors from Wales and other European countries were in Brussels on Wednesday 27 May to highlight their campaign for the German federal government to properly compensate...
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    EU tax policy

    The European Commission today held an orientation debate on corporate taxation policy, ahead of anticipated legislative proposals in the coming weeks. Commenting on a leaked draft of the proposals, Green tax policy spokesperson Molly Scott Cato said: "The Commission looks set to continue with i...
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    Organic food and farming

    The promotion of organic food and farming has been one of the European Greens’ core values since entering the European Parliament in 1984.
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    A Green Energy Union to meet our Climate Objectives

    This conference on the Energy Union will deal with the role of the driving forces in the energy transition (cities, citizens and progressive companies) and the economics of energy transition.
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    Greens/EFA Round up

    Greens/EFA priorities for the Brussels plenary included financial benchmarks, conflict minerals, the situation in Hungary, European agenda on migration, money laundering, maternity leave, the visit of Rajagopal, leader of the "sans terres" movement, “better regulation” package, the state of nature report.
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    EU nature protection

    The European Commission today presented its State of Nature report, which looks at the status of species and habitats protected under EU legislation on birds and nature over a 6 year period (2007-12). The report underlined concerns about the endangered status of species and habitats, as well as the ...
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    Conflict minerals

    The European Parliament today voted on draft EU legislation aimed at preventing conflict minerals through supply chain transparency. The vote significantly strengthened the original draft law proposed by the Commission by creating binding transparency rules, which would apply to firms throughout the...
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    Maternity leave

    The European Parliament today adopted a resolution calling on the European Commission not to proceed with its plan to withdraw draft EU legislation on maternity leave. Commenting after the vote, Green women's rights spokesperson Monika Vana said: "MEPs have today called on the Commission to hav...
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    Better regulation

    European Commission vice-president Franz Timmermans today presented the Commission's 'better regulation' proposals. Commenting on the plan, Greens/EFA co-presidents Rebecca Harms and Philippe Lamberts said: "Today's proposals by commission vice-president Timmermans seem to be tailored to streng...
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    Event |

    Investing in a sustainable future

    LIVESTREAMING - The Greens/EFA group hostq a conference in Croatia, with a focus on how Green policies can provide solutions to the EU’s energy supply and jobs crises. The conference will look at the Croatian context but also the European context and the forthcoming UN climate summit in Paris.