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Sakharov Prize 2012

The Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought was set up in 1988 and is awarded each year by the European Parliament. The prize is awarded for a particular achievement in one of the following fields: defence of human rights and fundamental freedoms, particularly the right to free expression;safegua...
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Georgia

Demonstations continued in Georgia today as hundreds gathered in Tbilisi to protest prison abuse that has taken place under President Mikheil Saakashvili. The protests were sparked by video footage of Georgian prison guards brutally beating and abusing inmates. The European Parliament has previ...
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Georgia

Zu den aktuellen Straßenprotesten in Georgien, ausgelöst von im Fernsehen gezeigten Beweisen für die vorherrschende Brutalität gegen Insassen georgischer Gefängnisse, erklärt Ulrike Lunacek, außenpolitische Sprecherin der Grünen/EFA-Fraktion und Mitglied der Süd-Kaukasus-Delegation des Euro...
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Brussels agenda

Greens/EFA priorities for the week include the presentation of Sakharov prize candidates, regulating financial markets and limiting commodity speculation, budget problems in EU agencies, air pollution and EU regulation, ICT possibilities and the case of Iceland, nanomaterial registers and transparency, the Commission brought to court, tac…
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A European Union of, by and for the citizens

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The Right to Self Determination - new governance models

When:   Thursday 20 September 2012 at 14h30 Where:  Briefing Room JAN 6Q2, European Parliament, Brussels (note temporary closure of main briefing room) Who:      Ana Miranda MEP (Bloque Nacionalista Galego) and Carles Riera, President of the World Network...
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The EU must provide the right legal framework on fracking

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GMO Campaign Blog

A new scientific paper is likely to cause a rethink of how the safety of GMOs is evaluated before they are placed on the market. Published in the peer reviewed Food and Chemical Toxicology journal ”Long term toxicity of a Roundup herbicide and a Roundup-tolerant genetically modified maize”, by ...
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EU-China Summit

On the occasion of the 15th EU-China Summit held in Brussels, Reinhard Bütikofer, vice-president of the Greens/EFA group in the European Parliament, and Helga Trüpel, member of the EU-China delegation of the European Parliament, declare: "Dialogue and cooperation between the world's first and...
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e-fa: News Round-Up

September 2012 Round-Up The European Free Alliance (EFA) draws together political parties fighting for democracy and self-determination for the stateless nations and regions of Europe. European Free Alliance MEPs sit in a European parliamentary group with the Greens, making up the fourth largest gro...