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e-fa: Strasbourg Round-Up December 2009

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 joint European parliamentary group with the Greens, making up the fourth largest group in parliament.E...
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Greens/EFA Round-up 14-17 December 2009

Priorities for the Greens included the Commission statement on toy safety, the report on microfinance facility, the resolution on access to documents, the award of the Sakharov Prize, the resolution on violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo as well as the EU budget.
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Uganda

The European Parliament has today adopted a resolution condemning a planned law in Uganda that would make homosexuality punishable by death and would impose prison terms of up to three years for any person who fails to report (within 24 hours) the identities of everyone they know who is lesbian, gay...
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Poverty is not an unavoidable consequence of recession

Austerity measures taken by certain European states in response to the global financial downturn should not be allowed to increase poverty levels according to MEP Tatjana Zdanoka from Latvia. Ms Zdanoka was taking part in a debate at the European Parliament in Strasbourg on the EU's role in helping ...
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e-fa Strasbourg Round-Up December 2009

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 joint European parliamentary group with the Greens, making up the fourth largest group in parliament.E...
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Illegal timber/climate change

After many months of delay, the EU agriculture council has finally reached a position on new legislation against the trade of illgeal timber and timber products. Shamefully, it does not support the strong measures advocated by the EU Parliament and its Green rapporteur Caroline Lucas.
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Climate change

As EU heads of state and government start arriving at the UN climate summit in Copenhagen, the fate of the talks is in the balance. All the main political issues remain open, with the EU failing to advance its position and worrying reports emerging that it is scaling back its ambitions.
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Sakharov Prize

Greens/EFA welcome the award of the Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought to Memorial, Ludmila Alexeyeva, Oleg Orlov, Sergey Kovalev and all human rights defenfers in Russia. The EU however needs to do far more to protect activists at risk in Russia and across the world.
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EU should get ready for Scottish independence

SNP MEP and Party President Ian Hudghton has called for the EU institutions to begin preparing for Scottish independence.  Mr Hudghton made the call during a debate today at the European Parliament in Strasbourg with Swedish Prime Minister Frederik Reinfeldt. Sweden currently holds th...
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Toy safety

A year after the Greens/EFA Group voted against rushed-through toy safety legislation, a German study has concluded that the rules are inadequate. The Greens are calling for better protection against toxic substances and independent safety checks on toys for children.