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    Barroso hearing at Greens/EFA Group meeting

    José Manuel Barroso will present his programme for a further term as EU Commission President and face questions from Greens/EFA MEPs at their group meeting on Wednesday 9 September.
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    Bluefin tuna

    The European Commission has reportedly agreed to give only its qualified support to a proposal by Monaco to list bluefin tuna in Annex 1 of CITES and ban the international trade of this endangered species.
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    Green New Deal

    Today the European Parliament Greens presented the final report of their commissioned study examining recovery plans and financial instruments for a "green modernisation of Europe". The study (1), carried out by the renowned Wuppertal Institute, focuses on climate, environment and energy aspects of ...
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    Executive Summary - A Green New Deal for Europe

    Executive summary of the Wuppertal Institute report commissioned by the Greens/EFA Group in the European Parliament....
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    A Green New Deal for Europe

    In the face of the current crises, Europe needs a Green New Deal. This new report commissioned by the Greens/EFA Group in the European Parliament reveals that the EU is not making the most of the budget and financial instruments it has at its disposal.
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    Introduction of an EU-wide financial transactions tax

    The EU Commission says they are critical towards the introduction of such a tax due to economic as well as legal considerations, according to the answer by EU Commissioner László Kovács to a written question by Green MEP Ulrike Lunacek.
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    Telecoms package

    The key disagreement between Parliament and Council in 2nd reading concerned the role of the judiciary in the Telecoms Package. A third reading gives the opportunity, and responsibility, to the new Parliament to excercise its codecision power to ensure necessary goals are met.
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    Bluefin tuna

    Greens/EFA MEPs Isabella Lövin (Sweden) and Raül Romeva (Spain) have written to Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso to request the Commission's support for a proposal to list bluefin tuna on Appendix 1 of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES).
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    Greens/EFA letter to Barroso on bluefin tuna

    Greens/EFA MEPs Isabella Lövin (Sweden) and Raül Romeva (Spain) have written to Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso to request the Commission’s support for a proposal to list bluefin tuna on Appendix 1 of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES).
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    Asylum policy

    Today, the European Commission published a proposal for a "Joint EU resettlement programme" for refugees from 'third' countries. UK Green MEP Jean Lambert, a Member of the European Parliament's Civil Liberties Committee, commented: "We welcome the EU Commission proposal in principle, ...