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    EU climate aid

    New revelations that EU member states will fall short of their pledges on climate aid for developing countries have dogged the opening day of the first full UNFCCC negotiating session this year (1), which is taking place in Bonn. Commenting on the revelations, Dutch Green MEP Bas Eickhout said: &quo...
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    Intellectual property rights

    The Greens/EFA today voted against the controversial "Gallo report" (1) on copyright enforcement in the Legal Affairs Committee of the European Parliament, with a view to eventually legalising non-commercial file sharing. A right wing-liberal majority adopted the report with 15 votes to 9, with some...
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    MEPs condemn aid convoy attack by Israel

    MEPs Jill Evans and Frieda Brepoels from the European Free Alliance Group in the European Parliament are urging the European Union to hold Israel to account for attacking an aid convoy sailing in international waters.The attack by the Israeli Defence force killed at least ten people in the ships car...
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    Israeli attack on Gaza Peace Flotilla

    The Co-Presidents of the Greens/EFA in the European Parliament, Rebecca Harms and Daniel Cohn-Bendit today sent a letter to Catherine Ashton, High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Vice-President of the EU Commission, which follows: Dear Ms Ashton, Following several deaths as a result of an Isr...
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    EU Russia Summit

    On the first day of the EU Russia Summit in Rostov-on-Don Green MEPs demonstrated for freedom of assembly in Russia at events in Brussels and in St. Petersburg.Heidi Hautala, chairwoman of the Subcommittee on Human Rights in the European Parliament, participated in the events in St. Petersburg in su...
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    Gaza Humanitarian Aid Flotilla

    Greens/EFA strongly condemn the deadly attack of Israeli commandos on the humanitarian aid convoy in the Mediterranean.This attack is a serious infringement of the principles of international humanitarian law. Greens/EFA call upon the European Union and the international community to apply pressure for the lifting of the current blockade …
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    Climate change

    The European Commission today presented a communication making the case for increasing the EU greenhouse gas target to a 30% reduction by 2020. For the Greens/EFA, this communication makes a welcome and timely contribution to the debate on strengthening the EU's emissions reduction target.
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    EU climate policy

    The Greens/EFA group in the EP launched a new study on the risks of carbon leakage in the EU, undertaken by independent research organisation Climate Strategies. The study assesses the true extent of carbon leakage, as well as policy options for addressing the problem on increasing the EU emissions reduction target and the impact of carbo…
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    Euro crisis

    The European parliament today postponed a crucial vote on a resolution on economic governance, the euro crisis and the EU 2020 strategy. The vote was polarised between right and left with 342 Christian-Democrats, Conservatives and Liberals voting for postponement and 270 Socialists, Greens and Europ...
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    Livestream press conference on carbon leakage

    On Thursday 20 May at 10.30 (CET) the Greens/EFA group will launch a new independent study on the risks and reality of carbon leakage in the EU at a press conference. The study has been prepared by Climate Strategies, an international research consultancy.