Free movement for pets across Europe
23/05/2013
Ferrets, dogs and cats are set today (Thursday) to gain greater opportunities to travel across EU borders.
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MEPS back lower CO2 emission levels in vans
07/05/2013
Members of the European Parliament's Environment, Public Health and Food Safety Committee approved a report today on the Commission's legislative proposal amending the Regulation to define the modalities for reaching the 2020...
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Inspiring the next generation to protect our planet
07/05/2013
A ground-breaking project encouraging young people to protect our planet is taking to the European Union stage on invitation by ALDE MEP Silvana Koch-Mehrin on May 8. For the third consecutive year running, Dr Jane Goodall will...
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Potential bee killer pesticides banned by EU
29/04/2013
A chemical implicated in the recent rapid decline of bee numbers has been banned today by the European Commission as Member States remained divided on the matter.
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ALDE MEPS set out the EU's environmental priorities
24/04/2013
Members of the European Parliament's Environment, Public Health and Food Safety Committee approved a report today on the Commission's legislative proposal for the 7th EU Environment Action Programme (7. EAP) entitled "Living...
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ALDE MEPs call for an investigation into serious health concerns over the aspartame
26/03/2013
On Wednesday March 27th, 2013, ALDE MEPs Corinne Lepage (CAP 21, France), Andrea Zanoni (IT) and Antonyia Parvanova (NMSP, Bulgaria) are hosting a conference in the European Parliament on the issue of full re-evaluation of...
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ALDE call for new limits on hazardous substances in batteries
20/03/2013
Members of the European Parliament's Environment Committee approved today a report on the Commission's legislative proposal amending the Directive on batteries and accumulators containing hazardous substances.
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Tougher measures to avoid radioactive contamination of drinking water
12/03/2013
The European Parliament today adopted a report on draft EU rules on radioactive substances in water intended for human consumption.
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EU bee population at risk unless action is taken to ban harmful pesticides
24/01/2013
MEPs of Parliament´s environment committee will today hold a debate on the dangers of pesticides to Europe's bee population. They will call on the European Commission for concerted action to restrict certain neonicotinoid...
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CCS hopes dashed across Europe
06/12/2012
Hopes of Europe becoming a world leader in the development of a key technology to combat global warming have been dashed.
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