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    Press release |

    EU ambassadors appointments

    Commenting on the appointment of 28 EU ambassadors, announced today by EU high representative Catherine Ashton, Franziska Brantner, foreign affairs co-spokesperson of the Greens/EFA group, said: "Today's announcement confirms our fears that the EU's External Action Service would become an old b...
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    Video |

    Conference of Minimum Income

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    Event |

    Minimum income

    In the context of the European Year for combating poverty and social exclusion, this conference will aim at debating about barriers and gaps of minimum income schemes in the light national situations and explore what can be done at European level.
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    News |

    Brussels Agenda

    Priorities for the Greens/EFA group this week include Thursday's European Council, as well as EU Commission legislative proposals on derivatives and short selling.
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    Press release |

    Employment guidelines

    The European Parliament today adopted its annual report on the employment guidelines. Following the vote, Danish Green MEP Emilie Turunen said: "The report adopted today is a landmark for the EU's employment guidelines. MEPs have voted to include a proper social component to the guidelines for ...
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    Green jobs

    The European Parliament today adopted a report on the jobs potential of the sustainable economy by German Green draftsperson/rapporteur Elisabeth Schroedter. Speaking after the vote, Elisabeth Schroedter said: "The Greens have long advocated that Europe commit to a true Green New Deal, speeding...
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    Ecofin council

    Tomorrow (7th September 2010), EU finance ministers will meet at the Economic and Financial Affairs Council (ECOFIN) in Brussels to discuss the issue of financial sector taxation. As well as coordinating the establishment of a bank levy, the ministers will also discuss the introduction of a European...
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    Event |

    Who should have the right to fish?

    Greens believe that the right to catch fish carries responsibilities, that men and women who are allowed to fish need to fulfil certain criteria. Those who have fished in the past should not automatically have the right to continue in the future.
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    Video |

    (Trans)Gender Equality?

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    Event |

    Climate change and working time

    The seminar aims at assessing the possible impact of working time on climate change. Would shorter work time reduce greenhouse gas emissions? Do working hours have a role in reducing carbon footprints? Those are questions that will be raised during the seminar.