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One year of European Citizens' Initiative in practice

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Facebook terms and conditions unfair and not valid in Europe

A reply from the European Commission to a question submitted by an N-VA Member of the European Parliament shows that a lot of terms and conditions Facebook imposes on its European users are not valid in the European Union. MEP Mark Demesmaeker said: "Even more so, some of the conditions are ou...
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EU-Kosovo

The European Parliament today adopted a report on the EU accession progress of Kosovo. The report, by Green draftsperson/rapporteur Ulrike Lunacek, includes a call for a resolution of the Kosovo-Serbia dialogue, which again broke down with no agreement last night. Commenting on the report and the si...
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EU enlargement

The European Parliament today adopted its annual report on the accession progress of Serbia. Commenting on the report and the ongoing talks on a normalisation of relations between Serbia and Kosovo, Green foreign affairs spokesperson Franziska Brantner said: "Today's vote is clearly overshadowe...
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Responsibility to protect (R2P)

The European Parliament today adopted a recommendation to the Council on the UN principle of 'Responsibility to Protect' (R2P). Speaking after the vote, EP draftsperson/rapporteur and Green foreign affairs spokesperson Franziska Brantner said: "The EP has today sent a strong message to EU gover...
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Ship scrapping/recycling

The European Parliament today voted to revise EU legislation on the recycling of ships. MEPs supported proposals by Green draftsperson Carl Schlyter to strengthen the draft legislation, with a view to preventing the beaching of old ships in non-OECD countries. However. MEPs rejected a crucial provis...
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Current situation in Cyprus

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Constitutional situation in Hungary

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Financial aid to non-Euro members

The European Parliament today adopted a report setting out its opinion on EU rules governing financial assistance to non-Euro area EU member states, ahead of a review of the rules. The Greens welcomed the report, which underlined the need for a more balanced and democratic framework for financial as...
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Hungary/democratic values

Commenting in the context of a debate in the European Parliament today on recent constitutional amendments passed in Hungary and their democratic implications, Greens/EFA co-president Rebecca Harms said: "Fundamental rights and the rule of law are cornerstones of the European project. It is of ...