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    Using the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership to Limit Fossil Fuel Subsidies

    Fossil fuel subsidies contribute to climate change by encouraging production and consumption of carbon-intensive energy sources. The negotiations between the United States and the European Union on the Trans- Atlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) present an important opportunity to negotiate both enforceable limits on fossil f…
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    NSA/surveillance inquiry

    The initial draft of the report of the European Parliament's inquiry into the mass surveillance of European citizens will today be presented and debated in the EP's civil liberties and home affairs committee. Ahead of the presentation, MEPs finally agreed to invite whistleblower Edward Snowd...
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    EU climate and energy policy

    The European Parliament's environment and energy committees today voted on a draft report setting out the EP's position in the debate on the EU's climate and energy policy to 2030. The Greens welcomed the support for binding EU climate and energy targets for 2030, with climate and energy spokesperso...
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    Reducing shipping emissions

    TOPICS The MRV proposal – what did the Commission propose and what are the prospects from the parliamentPresentation of new report on the economic impacts of MRV of fuels and emissions from maritime transport SPEAKERS INCLUDE Michael Cramer MEPJasper Faber - CE DELFTDr John van Aardenne - EEABeno...
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    Passenger Rights for All

    The conference will deal with topics such as barrier-free access for disabled and PRMs, carriage of bicycles with all transport modes, extra-ordinary circumstances, enforcement of passenger rights with justice, independent mediation bodies,...
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    The 2030 Energy and climate package

    At the end of this month, the European Commission is to publish a communication on the energy and climate package for 2030. The Parliament has started debating the subject a few months ago. The discussions are heated between those who favour a single greenhouse gas reduction target only and those -...
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    Software procurement

    The Greens/EFA group in the European Parliament has announced its decision to engage trustworthy email encryption based on free software. Commenting on the revelation, Greens/EFA co-president Rebecca Harms said: "The world has had its eyes opened to the mass surveillance of the digital realm...
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    The first MEP delegation to Iran after 7 years

    After 7 years a delegation of the European Parliament (EP) visited Iran from 12 to 17 December 2013. The delegation of the EP met the members of the Iranian Parliament, the Foreign Minister and NGOs in Tehran. For the Chair of the Iran delegation Mrs Tarja Cronberg (Finland) and Vice P...
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    EU summit

    Meeting today at the EU summit in Brussels, the EU’s Heads of State and Government have failed to come to any decision on either banking union or Common Foreign and Security Policy. Commenting on the summit, Rebecca Harms, President of the Greens/EFA group, said: "This is yet another EU summi...
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    e-fa: News Round Up

    November/December 2013 Round-Up 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 lar...