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Position papers include all papers formally adopted by our Group and thus representing our official position on major issues. Policy papers gather all briefings, brochures, statements from working groups or other Group bodies which have not been submitted to a vote but reflect a more technical position on specific topics. Studies are reports commissioned to experts and are accompanied most of the time with our political recommendations. For information and transparency purposes, we also publish here all Group letters sent to the other institutions or representatives

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    Natural catastrophes

    The re-insurer company Munich Re reported that, at US$75bn (€51bn), losses due to natural catastrophes last year were up 50 per cent on those the year before but still well short of record losses of US$220bn in 2005. It expects more weather extremes linked to climate change in the coming years
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    Car emissions

    Read the political summary of the study commissioned by the Greens/EFA group on car efficiency which outlines the key priorities for the Greens in tackling the CO2 emissions from new passenger cars.
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    International Migrants' Day

    The Greens held a protest in Brussels on 18 December 2007 calling for more humane treatment of irregular migrants, asylum seekers and refugees. The protest, 'Refugees have names, not numbers', marked UN International Migrants' Day and was part of a common action by European Green Party (EGP) member parties in 10 European countries.
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    Nuclear and health

    A study commissioned by the German federal Office of protection against radiances shows that the leukaemia risk increases significantly for children living close to nuclear power plants.
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    The EU-China Summit and the EU/China human rights dialogue

    The Greens/EFA group is of the opinion that human rights concerns should receive more focus in the build-up to the Beijing Olympic Games; reiterates, in this regard, that respect for universal fundamental ethical principles and promotion of a peaceful society concerned with the preservation of human dignity are enshrined in Articles 1 and…
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    Lisbon Treaty

    The Greens in the European Parliament support the Treaty of Lisbon as a further step in the European constitutional process. It is a compromise, and in many ways an unsatisfactory one, however it is indispensable and represents a step forward.
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    UN climate change conference

    The biggest-ever climate change conference was opened today in Bali, Indonesia. The target of this 2 weeks conference will be to launch negotiations toward a pact to carry on the Kyoto Protocol when it expires at the end of 2012, and set an agenda for the talks and a deadline. On the 8 December the Greens will launch a dedicated website o…
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    Briefing Monica Frassoni

    Monica Frassoni, as repporteur, presented a report evaluating the Commission's monitoring of the application of Community law in 2003-2004. This report was adopted in Plenary on 16 May 2006.The main points of the resolution raised by the rapporteur were the following:the main problems with the infri...
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    Amendments to resolutions

    When the European Parliament draws up a report to plenary with a resolution that expresses Parliament's position, members of the committee responsible for the report can table amendmets to it, which then will be voted upon in the committee. Those amendments, which are adopted by a majority of the co...
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    Infringement Procedure

    Monitoring Community Law and the Infringement ProcedureSummary of procedures and rules:The Commission's role in monitoring the implementation of Community law is based on Article 211 of the EC Treaty, which says that "the Commission shall ensure that the provisions of this (EC) Treaty and the measur...