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    Report on revolving doors in the fossil fuel industry reveals widespread potential for conflicts of interest to undermine climate policy

    A report published today by the Greens/EFA Group on revolving doors between the public sector and the fossil fuel industry in Europe concludes that there is a widespread problem when it comes to the potential for conflicts of interest to dominate climate policy-making.
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    EU needs to stop conflicts of interest from undermining climate policy

    "There is a revolving door between politics and the fossil fuel lobby all across Europe. It’s not just a handful of cases – it is systematic," comments Max Andersson, Greens/EFA MEP attending the UN Climate Change Conference in Bonn today.
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    New dawn for plastic management

    Reaction from Greens/EFA MEP Margrete Auken to the leak of the European Commission's draft legislative proposal on plastics.
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    New rules are a good deal for consumers and farmers

    The Greens/EFA group has welcomed the approval of the new organic farming regulation, steered by the European Parliament’s lead negotiation Martin Häusling.
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    Reaction of Greens/EFA presidents

    The European Court of Justice has today ruled that the forestry management decisions taken by Poland concerning Białowieża forest infringed EU law.
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    A fair transition away from coal

    The Greens/EFA group in the European Parliament is determined to engage in a meaningful dialogue with all actors so we can find the best possible path out of coal, while supporting the regions and miners effectively.
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    A fair transition away from coal

    Europe was built on coal. We all owe a great deal to the people who went down the coal mines each morning. Coal may have run its course, but that energy and skill is needed now more than ever. People from the mining regions have to be at the heart of this transition.
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    Phasing out away from coal - reinventing European regions

    The EU can and should play a role in facilitating transformational change away from coal mining and in particular in mitigating social and economic hardship that may occur in the course of these transitions.
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    European Parliament commits to protecting workers from diesel emissions

    "This an important victory in the fight against cancer, the leading cause of work-related deaths in Europe," says Karima Delli.
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    Meat, animal feed and the EU's unbearable hypocrisy on GMOs

    NGO Mighty Earth just published a powerful report on the dire consequences of the current EU meat, milk and eggs production system on those countries, especially in Latin America, which produce the feed for farm animals. deforestation, pollution, cancers, are the direct cause of EU’s letting genetically modified protein crops in for feedi…