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MEPs declare war on wildlife traffickers


Today MEPs have voted for tough measures to combat the growing trade in illegal wildlife products which is destroying the planet’s ecosystem.

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MEPs declare war on wildlife traffickers

MEPs declare war on wildlife traffickers
Today MEPs have voted for tough measures to combat the growing trade in illegal wildlife products which is destroying the planet’s ecosystem.

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MEPs declare war on wildlife traffickers


Today MEPs have voted for tough measures to combat the growing trade in illegal wildlife products which is destroying the planet’s ecosystem.

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Liberal & Democrat MEPs welcome toughening of EU legislation to tackle deadly air pollution

MEPs today approved a landmark review of the National Emissions Ceiling Directive (NECD), which sets targets for EU governments to cut premature deaths from air pollution by 50% in 2030.

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Liberal & Democrat MEPs welcome toughening of EU legislation to tackle deadly air pollution

MEPs today approved a landmark review of the National Emissions Ceiling Directive (NECD), which sets targets for EU governments to cut premature deaths from air pollution by 50% in 2030.

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CITES wildlife conference: European Parliament adopts ambitious proposals to counter illegal trade in endangered species

CITES wildlife conference: European Parliament adopts ambitious proposals to counter illegal trade in endangered species
MEP’s have today adopted an ambitious resolution that sets out the priorities and wishes of the European Parliament in next week’s World Wildlife Conference next week in Johannesburg. The conference is the 17th meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) and aims to discuss measures to tackle soaring rates of poaching and the trafficking of illegal wildlife products.

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”Dieselgate” special committee: ALDE MEP Gerben-Jan Gerbrandy to be co-rapporteur

During their first coordinator’s meeting today, the Committee of inquiry into Emission Measurements in the Automotive Sector (EMIS) has announced ALDE MEP Gerben-Jan Gerbrandy as Co-rapporteur, together with Zalba Bidegain (EPP).

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EU crackdown on illegal wildlife trade welcomed

The European Commission has today announced an Action Plan to crack down on the illegal wildlife trade and impose minimum sentences on wildlife traffickers, following a successful campaign led by ALDE MEPs Gerben Jan Gerbrandy and Catheri…

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Emissions scandal: Liberals and Democrats condemn EU Governments decision on new road tests

EU governments have this afternoon, behind closed doors, agreed new emissions tests for diesel cars. The new road tests measuring real emissions, which are needed to avoid cheating on the emission limits, will be implemented from 2017 onw…

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Volkswagen: Formal investigation needed now – “Real Driving Emissions” tests must be fully implemented within six months –

Volkswagen: Formal investigation needed now  - "Real Driving Emissions" tests must be fully implemented within six months –
The VW scandal was today discussed by the European Parliament, following the tabling of an urgent oral question to the Commission to assess whether European testing regimes have also been affected. Liberals and Democrats in the European Parliament today call for a formal investigation into the EU’s failure to enforce EU emission standards in spite of the fact that for years, both Member States and the Commission have been fully aware of misuse of the testing procedures. The Commission’s own research body uncovered major gaps between the results of car emission tests and the real world in 2011, and the Commission has admitted to being aware of the risk of “defeat devices” being used in the EU. While current EU laws task the Member States with the testing of new cars, the Commission should not duck its responsibility for ensuring that rules are respected across the EU. Alongside a formal investigation, Liberal and Democrat MEPs on the European Parliament’s Environment Committee have also called for real driving emissions test procedures which respect the legal emission limits for all vehicles to be fully in place within the next six months. The implementation of such tests was laid down in European law almost a decade ago.

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