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    MEP will vote against Canada trade agreement

    Plaid MEP Jill Evans will vote against the EU – Canada trade agreement, known as CETA, in the European Parliament this week. MEPs will vote on the controversial trade deal on Wednesday. The Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement is a free trade agreement that has been negotiated over th...
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    President Juncker, be our valentine, give EU democracy back!

    The Greens/EFA group is calling for reforms of the comitology system that lead to a truly transparent and democratic process, that takes decisions based peer-reviewed science. This is a great opportunity to put back decisions with potential impacts on health, human rights and/or the environment at the political level where they belong.
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    How to get your product on the market, whatever the human or environmental cost, in 4 easy steps

    Imagine you want to make money. A lot of money. Imagine one way of making a lot of money is to place your industrial product on one of the biggest markets in the world, for as long as possible, and in as many areas of the market as possible.
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    TAAKS AVOID: A PRODUCT NO LONGER AVAILABLE?

    A year ago, the Greens presented the latest IKEA product: Taaks Avoid, an easy-to-assemble item of furniture providing the opportunity to hide tax money if you know the right tricks.
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    What's coming up next week in Parliament

    The European Parliament is in session in Strasbourg from Monday 13th to Thursday 16th February. We take a look at the main issues coming up, including the vote on CETA and the revision of the Emission Trading System.
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    New Swedish climate law

    On 2nd February, the Swedish government unveiled a very ambitious new climate law. We are interviewing Jakop Dalunde, Green Swedish Member of the European Parliament, to find more about this.   1.  We heard that the Swedish government has recently proposed a new climate law – c...
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    Keep the spirit of the Paris agreement alive!

    On 15th February, the European Parliament will vote on an extremely important piece of legislation: the European Emission Trading Scheme!
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    Press release |

    Automotive industry

    The European Parliament’s Internal Market and Consumer Protection committee has voted in favour of the draft report on approval and market surveillance of motor vehicles (“type approval”). The Greens/EFA group has been pushing for the establishment of an independent EU agency to help restore consumer confidence and avoid further scandals,…
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    MEPs, let’s keep the spirit of the Paris agreement alive!

    A little more than a year on from the historic decision in Paris, Europe will soon have its first chance to show that it is taking the Paris climate agreement seriously.
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    Stop glyphosate

    Take action and sign the petition launched by a coalition of NGOs and environmental associations.