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Swedish EU Presidency - Commission President

Greens welcome postponement of Barroso vote

The Greens/EFA Group has welcome the Swedish EU Presidency's announcement that there will be no European Parliament vote in July on a second mandate for Barroso as EU Commission President.

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Swedish EU Presidency

Greens oppose July Barroso vote and demand climate summit strategy

Greens have warned the incoming Swedish Presidency that there is no European Parliament majority in favour of an early vote on Barroso's proposed second manadate as Commission President. Greens/EFA Co-Presidents have also demanded greater ambition in the EU strategy leading up to climate talks in Copenhagen.

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Greenland photo by John McConnico Photojournalist

Where the Swedish EU presidency stands on climate change

New blog on www.stopclimatechange.net

The new Swedish presidency of the EU has listed climate change as one of its top priorities in the run into Copenhagen. But is it the real deal or just more bluster?

European Union - Copyright: Alexander Briel

Lisbon Treaty

Another hurdle removed - Greens welcome German court ruling on Lisbon

The Greens/EFA Group have welcomed the German Constitutional Court's judgment dismissing constitutional objections to the Lisbon Treaty.

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Press releases29.06.2009

Honduras

EU must cancel association agreement talks following coup d'état

Greens/EFA Vice-President Raül Romeva has condemned the military coup in Honduras and has demanded that the EU calls off planned trade talks with Honduras in July.

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Press releases25.06.2009

Pirate Party

Greens/EFA Group welcome Swedish Pirate Party member

Following negotiations, the Greens/EFA Group and the Swedish 'Pirate Party' have confirmed that elected Pirate Party MEP Christian Engström will join the Greens/EFA Group for the upcoming European Parliament legislature.

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International24.06.2009

Iran: Shirin Ebadi addresses Greens/EFA Group

Nobel Peace Prize winner Shirin Ebadi called for respect for the right to protest peacefully

Nobel Peace Prize winner Shirin Ebadi today addressed members of the new Greens/EFA Group in the European Parliament, underlining the right of the Iranian people to protest peacefully.

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Seat of new international renewables agency a statement of intent

New blog on www.stopclimatechange.net

The location of a new international agency for renewable energy is about to be decided but there are concerns that basing it in Abu Dhabi could undermine the body...

EU Commission President

Cohn-Bendit: "No decision on Barroso before debate in autumn"

Daniel Cohn-Bendit, Co-president of the Greens/EFA Group, has spoken out against the possibility of a European Parliament vote on Barroso's appointment in July. He calls for a debate on the President's agenda, to allow a vote in October.

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the Stop Barroso campaign website

Press releases10.06.2009

Pile of coal - Copyright: Marek Pawluczuk

'New Entrants Reserve'

Coal strikes gold as EU Commission favours funding CCS over renewables

The EU Commission is proposing to allocate the equivalent of billions of Euros to coal power plants through 'New Entrants Reserve' permits under the post-2012 emissions trading scheme. This would be at the expense of renewable energy technologies, which are also supposed to be eligible.

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Progress elusive as clock ticks for UN climate deal

New blog on www.stopclimatechange.net

The latest UN climate talks ended with little concrete progress. Meanwhile, the June EU summit is set to continue the trend of buck-passing on firming up the EU negotiating position...

EU elections

Enlarged Greens/EFA Group call for EU Parliament coalition against Barroso

Greens have achieved record results in several European countries and the Greens/EFA Group is set to be the only current political grouping in the European Parliament to increase its numbers after this election. Co-President Daniel Cohn-Bendit has called for a parliamentary coalition against Barroso's re-election.

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European UnionBrussels 07.06.2009

2009 European elections results

Overview of Greens/EFA performance across Europe

Between 4 and 7 June, European citizens voted in order to elect the Members of the European Parliament. You will find here the Greens/EFA performance across Europe in these elections, from exit polls to provisional and definitive results.

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A Boeing 747 being refueled - Copyright: Christoph Ermel

Ending the free ride by airlines and shipping on climate change

New blog on www.stopclimatechange.net

Proposals at UN climate talks for a global tax on aviation and shipping fuel have been rebuffed by the industries. But we need to end their special position and curb their growing emissions...read more!

The Greens' Book

14 policy papers of the Greens in the European Parliament

Greens present an overview of their activities in the European Parliament and highlight their achievements during the legislative period while presenting what they want for the new Parliament.

20 years after Tian An Men massacre

No democratic prospect on the Chinese horizon

Twenty years after the massacre of Tian An Men square, discussion of this event remains taboo in China and the Communist Party has still not provided any explanation about what really happened. Nobody knows what occurred exactly on the square, nor in the neighbouring avenues. How many deaths, how many casualties?

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European Parliament vote tracker

Talk is cheap, it's votes that count

Check out the European Parliament vote tracker to find out how MEPs voted on key issues. Once you have chosen the issue, you can choose to see how a whole political group voted or how MEPs from the same party/group in your country voted.

The Greens in the European Parliament 2004-2009

A 10 page article outlining Green policy and action over the last decade

This article looks back over the last five years of Green policy and action on parliamentary issues such as the services directive, information society, human rights and environmental protection.

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Press releases27.05.2009

Financial supervision reform

Commission fiddles while financial markets burn

Today European Commission President José Manuel Barroso and internal market commissioner Charlie McCreevy presented proposals to reform European financial market supervision. Greens have criticised them as falling short of the genuine Europe-wide regulation that is needed.

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Press releases12.05.2009

Red-Green in the EU Parliament

Cohn-Bendit welcomes Rasmussen declaration in favour of EU Parliament Red-Green alliance

Greens/EFA Co-President Daniel Cohn-Bendit has welcomed comments from European Social Democratic chief Poul Nyrup Rasmussen, who has called to break with the informal alliance with the Christian Democrats in favour of a Red-Green alliance in the incoming European Parliament.

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Press releases05.05.2009

Energy efficiency label

EU Parliament earns A grade for its vote on A-G energy labels

Today the European Parliament plenary voted in favour of the consumer-friendly A-G scale energy efficiency label for domestic appliances. Industry, also claiming to act in the interest of consumers, had lobbied for a scale that would have perpetuated virtually all new appliances getting A grades for efficiency.

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EVENTSBrussels 29.04.2009

Global Food Sufficiency

Towards sustainable food production and consumption

The conference on food sufficiency aims at raising the question how local, regional, national and global food systems can provide sufficient and wholesome food for all. It will simultaneously connect civil society and decision-makers from Asia, Africa, Latin America and North America with a regional conference in the European Parliament in Brussels.

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