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    Press release |

    Maritime economic development must be integrated and sustainable

    Exploitation of the so-called 'blue economy' to help jobs and growth must be both integrated and sustainable according to a report today approved by MEPs. MEPs were responding to a proposal from the European Commission which aims at exploiting Europe's seas and realising the oceans...
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    Water services and basic rights

    The European Parliament today adopted a report setting out the EP's opinion on the massively popular European Citizens' Initiative aimed at protecting the right to water (Right2Water). The resolution gives explicit support to the goals of the initiative (1), despite a move by centre-right ME...
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    Seal product trade ban

    The European Parliament today approved a new law, adapting the EU's ban on the trade in seal products to make it fully compliant with World Trade Organization rules. Commenting after the vote, Greens/EFA spokesperson Igor Soltes said: "The European Parliament has today voted to make the EU's la...
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    Press release |

    Cloned animals in food

    The European Parliament today voted on draft EU legislation on the cloning of animals. The Greens welcomed the vote, which would introduce a comprehensive ban on cloning, and on the placing on the market of food from clones and their descendants. After the vote, Green food safety spokesperson Bart S...
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    Publication |

    The EU’s role in the Middle East peace process

    Tabled by Tamás Meszerics, Margrete Auken, Bodil Valero, Molly Scott Cato, Alyn Smith, Igor Šoltes, Bart Staes, Pascal Durand, Karima Delli, Klaus Buchner, Judith Sargentini, Ernest Maragall, Jordi Sebastià on behalf of the Greens/EFA Group. Fabio Massimo Castaldo, Ignazio Corrao, Eleonora Evi, L...
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    Publication |

    Migration and refugees in Europe

    Greens/EFA welcome the remarkable outpouring of public support to refugees and migrants. They also welcome the Commission’s new initiatives to quadruple relocation places and the operational support which the Commission will provide to frontline Member States...
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    Press release |

    Refugee crisis

    Greens/EFA co-president Rebecca Harms and other Green MEPs are currently in Hungary to assess the situation on the ground and the government's response to the refugee crisis. Commenting from Budapest, Greens/EFA co-president Rebecca Harms said: "The lack of any proper, coherent response means t...
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    Water services and basic rights

    The European Parliament will next week vote on a report setting out its response to the massively popular European Citizens' Initiative aimed at protecting the right to water (Right2Water). Parliament's environment and public health committee had adopted a strong report, which gave explicit ...
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    News |

    State of the Union 2015

    Statement by Greens/EFA co-president Philippe Lamberts ahead of the debate on the State of the European Union 2015.
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    Dairy sector crisis

    EU agriculture ministers are set to meet in Council on Monday to discuss the ongoing crisis in the dairy sector. Commenting ahead of the Council, Green agriculture spokesperson Molly Scott Cato said: "It was inevitable that we would be again facing a crisis in the dairy sector. In the absence o...