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The political use of justice in Russia

The European Parliament, -         having regard to its previous resolutions on Russia, -         having regard to International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, in particular Article 14 stating that everyone sha...
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Odyssey of the "MSC Flaminia"

The saga of the stricken vessel MSC Flaminia has once again thrown up glaring deficiencies in maritime crisis management and response. The German container ship with 150 containers of chemicals classified as 'dangerous goods' caught fire mid-Atlantic on 14th July 2012 resulting in the death of one ...
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ECB executive board

The European Parliament's economic and monetary affairs committee has halted the appointment process for a new nominee to the executive board of the European Central Bank, after cross-party criticisms about the failure to consider any female candidates for the vacancy. Coordinators of the committee ...
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Strasbourg Flash

Greens/EFA priorities for next week's Strasbourg Plenary include illegal CIA activities, energy saving, limiting pollution from shipping, tackling corporate tax avoidance, Russia and the rule of law, sustainable fisheries and consumption, democratic rollback in Romania...
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UN Biodiversity Summit (COP11, India)

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Biopiracy

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Strasbourg decision criticised

SNP MEP and Party President Ian Hudghton has criticised today's European Court of Justice advice, which threatens to reverse MEPs attempts to curtail the European Parliament's monthly treks to Strasbourg. Every month the European Parliament moves from Brussels to Strasbourg for just three days at hu...
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Euro crisis/sovereign debt

Commenting on the announcement by the European Central Bank of its intention to reactivate a scheme to buy governments bonds from Eurozone members in economic difficulty (1), Greens/EFA economic and finance spokesperson Sven Giegold (MEP, Germany) said: “The ECB has been again forced to fill the v...
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European Parliament seat

The European Court of Justice's Advocate General today delivered an opinion (1) recommending that the court find against the decision by MEPs to travel only 11 times per year to Strasbourg for plenary sessions instead of 12 (2). The Greens expressed regret at the decision but pointed out that it und...
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How rosy or green is the future for the european steel industry?