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    Euro taboo

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    EU rules on posted workers

    The European Parliament today voted to endorse a final agreement on EU legislation on the enforcement of EU rules on posted workers. The Greens welcomed the new rules, with employment and social affairs spokesperson Elisabeth Schroedter stating:"This new legislation is an important step forward...
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    Plastic waste

    The European Parliament today voted on new EU legislation aimed at reducing the use of single-use plastic carrier bags. The Greens welcomed the outcome, which would significantly strengthen proposals from the European Commission, with Green MEP Margrete Auken, the parliament's rapporteur/draftsperso...
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    Airport noise

    The European Parliament today confirmed a legislative agreement revising EU rules dealing with airport noise (second reading). The Greens hit out at the final legislation, which is aimed at boosting capacity at airports and could undermine moves to introduce noise abatement measures at airports (lik...
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    EU truck size rules/monster trucks

    The European Parliament today voted on proposals to revise EU rules on truck dimensions (Directive 96/53/EC). MEPs voted to postpone a decision on proposals to legalise the cross-border use of excessively long 'gigaliner' trucks, until the Commission carries out a thorough impact assessment on the p...
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    Banking Union

    The European Parliament today voted to adopt a series of legislative files as part of the move to create a European banking union (1). The Greens welcomed this major development for dealing with the problems of the financial sector in a coherent European manner but expressed regret that many of the ...
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    News |

    Strasbourg Flash

    Greens/EFA priorities for the Strasbourg Plenary include reports on politicisation of EP administration posts and Martin Schulz; monster trucks, pollution and safety; EU airport noise rules; transparency and the lobby register; banking resolution and taxpayers' exposure; regulating investment markets and products; plastic bags; saving mig…
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    Airport noise

    The European Parliament's transport committee today voted to confirm a legislative agreement revising EU rules dealing with airport noise (second reading) (1). The Greens hit out at the agreement, which would enable the European Commission to intervene to overrule future decisions made to introduce ...
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    Polluters' gain, citizens'pain

    The new state aid guidelines on energy and environmental aid adopted by the Commission will change the criteria for assessment of public support to energy or environmental projects and as such could have a huge impact on the as-yet fledgling renewables and energy efficiency sectors. Greens/EFA MEPs protestesd against this and the consequ…
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    EU state aid rules for energy

    The European Commission today presented long-awaited proposals to review EU state aid rules in the energy sector. The Greens hit out at the plans, which will allow governments to continue exemptions for energy-intensive industries as regards their contribution to renewable energy schemes, whilst und...