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    CAP Reform

      The vote in the Agricultural committee in January unravelled the European Commission's somewhat Green leaning proposal on CAP reform and resulted in an even less ambitious text. Capping the CAP, the proposal to place a limit on direct payments to each farm, is reduced to "optional"...
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    Youth unemployment

    EU employment and social affairs ministers today adopted a European Youth Guarantee Scheme which ensures that all young people under the age of 25 in Europe are entitled to receive a good-quality offer of employment, education, apprenticeship or traineeship within a period of four months after becom...
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    EU bank regulation (CRD IV)

    A deal on key legislative proposals establishing rules for banks (the capital requirements directive - CRD IV) was reached in negotiations between the European Parliament, Council and Commission last night. The Greens welcomed the outcome, which will provide for an EU cap on bank bonuses and provisi...
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    EU border control plans

    The European Commission will today present proposals on the use of new technologies to control Europe's borders. The so-called 'Smart Borders' package includes controversial proposals to register the fingerprints of essentially all non-EU citizens [1] every time they enter and exit the EU, as well a...
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    Plaid MEP showcases Welsh produce at European Parliament

    Plaid MEP, Jill Evans, welcomed members of the Farmers' Union of Wales to the European Parliament in Brussels today to promote high quality Welsh produce.  She hosted the annual breakfast to showcase Welsh food and draw attention to the importance of an agricultural policy that continues to sup...
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    e-fa: News Round-Up

    February 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 largest grou...
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    Smart borders

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    Transparent Banks

    Do you want to know how much money your banks make and where? Do you want to know how little taxes they pay and where? Do you want to know how much taxpayer support they have received and from whom? Do you want to know which tax havens they use? Then let us make the sun shine on banks’ tax affairs!
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    EU fisheries policy reform

    EU governments agreed on their collective position regarding proposals to overhaul the EU's Common Fisheries Policy last night. The Greens hit out at the agreement, which would seriously scale back planned reforms aimed at making the EU's fisheries policy more sustainable. Commenting on the outcome,...
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    EU bank regulation (CRD IV)

    Ahead of tomorrow's crunch negotiations between the European Parliament, Council and Commission on key legislative proposals establishing rules for banks (the capital requirements directive - CRD IV), the Greens have called on EU governments to drop their opposition to central provisions on bank...