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    ACTA

    The Greens/ EFA group yesterday adopted an urgent appeal for transparency in the negotiations on the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA). With this action, the Greens/EFA protest against the decision by ACTA negotiators to keep a new version of the draft treaty secret after the 9th negotiatio...
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    e-fa News Round-Up July 2010

    The European Free Alliance (EFA) draws together political parties fighting for democracy and self-determination for the stateless nations and regions of Europe. European Free Alliance MEPs sit in a European parliamentary group with the Greens, making up the fourth largest group in parliament.EF...
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    Financial Supervision

    Commenting on the state of negotiations and today's plenary vote on the Financial Supervision Package, Green MEP and Rapporteur for the European Securities and Markets Authority reportSven Giegold (Germany) said:"After two months of tenacious negotiations with Council, the European Parliament today ...
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    Timber Trade

    The European Parliament today formally adopted a compromise negotiated between the Environment Committee, Spanish Presidency and the Commission on the regulation of timber. Commenting on the result, Green MEP Satu Hassi (Finland), who replaced Caroline Lucas as the Parliament's Rapporteur on th...
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    Industrial emissions

    The European parliament today adopted new rules on industrial emissions aimed at curbing environmental pollution. Commenting on the vote Green MEP Bas Eickhout (Netherlands), said: "Today's vote on industrial emissions legislation is a step in the right direction for limiting the dama...
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    Bankers' Bonuses

    The European parliament today voted overwhelmingly in favour of stronger rules governing bankers' bonuses. Commenting on the vote, Green MEP Sven Giegold, economic and financial spokesman for the Greens / EFA group in the European Parliament, said: "Thanks to the pressure from the European parliame...
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    Whaling

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    Oil Platforms

    European Energy Commissioner Günther Oettinger today addressed the European Parliament for the second time on offshore oil and gas exploitation and the European response to the Deepwater Horizon catastrophe. Green MEP's Bas Eickhout (Netherlands) and Bart Staes (Belgium) welcomed Mr. Oettinger's...
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    Environmental risk assessment of genetically modified plants

    Risk assessment on GM crops is a controversy subject in the European Union. EFSA is now about to publish its guidelines for a new procedure for GMO risk assessment, the so-called «step-by-step procedure». Greens/EFA MEPs Bélier and Bové have commissioned a study on this new procedure by an independent institute.
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    Future of Transport