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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


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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COP22 Marrakech: global decarbonisation trend remains irreversible but requires faster pace

he Marrakech climate conference reconfirmed that global economic decarbonisation is irreversible, regardless of the plans of the incoming administration in the US.

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COP22 Marrakech: global decarbonisation trend remains irreversible but requires faster pace

he Marrakech climate conference reconfirmed that global economic decarbonisation is irreversible, regardless of the plans of the incoming administration in the US.

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Paris agreement: European Liberals and Democrats welcome European Parliament ratification

After an official ceremony in the European Parliament, attended by the U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, the European Parliament has today ratified the Paris Agreement on Climate change, finalising the political process by which the Eur…

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Paris agreement: European Liberals and Democrats welcome European Parliament ratification

After an official ceremony in the European Parliament, attended by the U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, the European Parliament has today ratified the Paris Agreement on Climate change, finalising the political process by which the Eur…

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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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Medical Devices: EU deal will improve patient safety, reduce bureaucracy

The European Parliament and European Council last night reached a political agreement on the Medical Device Regulation and the In-Vitro Medical Device Regulation, which have been under negotiation since 2012. The new regulations update ex…

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