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EU enlargement

The European Parliament today voted on reports assessing the accession progress of both Serbia and Kosovo. Commenting after the vote, Green foreign affairs spokesperson and parliament's rapporteur/draftperson for Kosovo Ulrike Lunacek said: "The EU under the leadership of Catherine Ashton has p...
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Free movement

The European Parliament today adopted a resolution in the context of the current debate on the free movement of workers, following the end of temporary restrictions on free movement from 1 January. Commenting after the vote, Greens/EFA co-president Rebecca Harms said: "Free movement is a fundam...
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GMO authorisations

The European Parliament today voted in favour of a resolution initiated by the Greens calling on EU governments to reject a proposal by the European Commission to authorise the cultivation of a variety of GM maize in the EU for the first time in 15 years. The Greens welcomed the outcome, with health...
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Green corner: Free movement is a right, not a crime

Free movement of workers is a fundamental principle on which the European Union is based. EU citizens should be able to work in all member states and the centre-right politicians' rhetoric about preventing Bulgarian and Romanian citizens from exercising this right amount to knee-jerk populism.
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NSA scandal - Safe Harbour agreement

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Respect for the fundamental right of free movement in the EU

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Programme of activities of the Greek Presidency

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EU-ASEAN relations

The European Parliament today adopted with a large majority the first EP report on the EU's relations with the ASEAN Community (1). Commenting after the vote, Green draftsman/rapporteur Reinhard Bütikofer said: "Parliament has today highlighted the need for the EU to strengthen its relations w...
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Turkey crisis

Commenting on the proposed reform of the Turkish judicial system, which would undermine the independence of the judiciary, Green MEP and chair of the EP's Turkey delegation Hélène Flautre, and Dany Cohn-Bendit, co-president of the Greens/EFA group, said: "The unfolding events in Turkey are a ...
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EU-US data protection

Commenting in the context of a European Parliament debate on the EU-US Safe Harbour Agreement, which facilitates the transfer of data on EU citizens to US authorities by private enterprises, Green home affairs spokesperson and European Parliament draftsman/rapporteur on EU data protection legislatio...