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    Greens/EFA Round up

    Greens/EFA priorities for the Strasbourg Plenary week included a Minute's silence for Daphne Caruana Galizia; Protection of whistleblowers; Extension of Glyphosate licence; Biofuels: targets need to be genuinely sustainable; GMOs: Parliament votes on 20th objection; Action needed to ensure adequate minimum income; Entry/Exit system “costl…
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    Regional European Ideas Lab - Dublin

    The objectives of the Dublin Ideas Lab are to provide a forum for civil society and NGO bodies from across England, Ireland, Scotland, Wales and beyond to meet with MEPs, green political leaders and activists. The aim is to share ideas, experiences and knowledge, discuss specific topics and connect their struggles as well as to facilitate…
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    Framework for an inquiry committee on the renewal of the approval of Glyphosate

    26 October - At the Conference of Presidents of the European Parliament, the Greens/EFA group proposed the establishment of an inquiry committee on glyphosate. The purpose of the committee would be to investigate the handling of the decision-making process for the proposed renewal of glyphosate's licence.
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    The Troubled Waters of VEOLIA’s Tax Management

    A report on French multinational Veolia shows that its ‘’efficient’’ tax management has made it possible that an increasingly smaller part of profits made by VEOLIA in France is actually taxed.
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    Greens/EFA group demands Monsanto inquiry

    26 October - At the Conference of Presidents of the European Parliament, the Greens/EFA group announced that it will start collecting signatures for the establishment of an inquiry committee on glyphosate. The purpose of the committee would be to investigate the handling of the decision-making process for the proposed renewal of glyphosat…
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    Concrete action must be taken to prevent sexual harassment in EU

    The European Parliament has today backed a joint resolution on combating sexual harassment and abuse in the EU. The text includes proposals designed to address the recent reports of sexual harassment in the European Parliament and other EU institutions.
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    Study confirms doubts about lawfulness of the Entry Exit System

    The Opinion of the CJEU impacts other data retention schemes, including the one proposed in the EES, significantly and therefore cannot be ignored – neither in on-going legislative procedures nor in view of potential amendments to be made to existing instruments.
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    Press release |

    Entry/exit system is unfit for purpose

    The proposed entry/exit system is unfit for purpose, says Jan Philipp Albrecht.
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    Publication |

    Data Retention under the Proposal for an EU Entry/Exit System (EES)

    This legal opinion concerns the question whether and how the recent Opinion 1/15 of the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) on the Draft EU/Canada PNR Agreement impacts the Proposal for a Regulation on an Entry/Exit System. For that purpose, it analyses in detail the main findings in Opinion 1/15 and related earlier case law on …
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    Press release |

    Revised directive will help reduce workplace cancer

    The European Parliament has voted on the final agreement on the revision to the directive on limiting exposure to carcinogens and mutagens at work.