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EFA Conference: From Nations to Member States

A new architechture for Europe

  A conference hosted by the European Free Alliance Group in the European Parliament heard that emerging nations like Catalonia, Flanders, Scotland and Wales represent an important next step in the constitutional development of the European Union.   There is also an ever strengtheni...

e-fa: News Round-Up October 2011

news bulletin from the European Free Alliance Group in the European Parliament

October 2011 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 group...

Bahrain

Greens/EFA motion for a resolution

The European Parliament, – having regard to its previous resolutions on Syria, Yemen and Bahrain, in particular that of 7 April 2011 on the situation in Syria, Bahrain and Yemen, – having regard to its resolution of 24 March 2011 on European Union relations with the Gulf Cooperation Council, - h...

Tibet, in particular the self-immolation by nuns and monks

Greens/EFA motion for a resolution

The European Parliament, - having regard to its previous resolutions on China and Tibet, in particular its resolution of 25 November 2010, - having regard to article 36 of the Constitution of the PRC, which guarantees all citizens the right to freedom of religious belief, - having regard to Rule 1...

Situation in Egypt and Syria, in particular regarding the Christian communities

Greens/EFA motion for a resolution

The European Parliament, –   having regard to its previous resolutions on Egypt in particular the one of 15 February on the situation in Egypt, and to the one of 21 January 2010 on attacks on Christian communities, –   having regard to its annual reports on the situ...

EFA MEPs hopeful for Basque peace process

EFA press release following call for end to violence

MEPs from the European Free Alliance group in the European Parliament have welcomed a new international initiative to end the armed conflict in the Basque Country. They are supportive of international negotiations to urge ETA to end their 40-year campaign of violence in the Basque country and elsewh...

e-fa: News Round-Up September 2011

news bulletin from the European Free Alliance Group in the European Parliament

Key issues over the past few weeks included: Oriol elected party leader Plaid Conference Developments in the Basque peace process Welcome for transaction tax announcement SNP disappointment at fish quota proposals Call for ban on eggs from caged hens Strong backing for Palestinian statehood Eu...

Ulrike Lunacek

Sexual orientation and gender identity at the UN Human Rights Council

Indonesia and attacks on minorities

Greens/EFA motion for resolution

The European Parliament, - having regard to European Parliament resolution of 16 December 2010 on the Annual Report on Human Rights in the World 2009 and the European Union's policy on the matter, - having regard the Indonesia's election to the United Nations Human Rights Council in May 2011, which ...

EU-Russia Summit in Nizhny Novgorod on 9-10 June 2011

Greens/EFA motion for a resolution

The European Parliament, –    having regard to its previous resolutions on Russia with regard, in particular, to the one on the on the conclusions of the EU-Russia Summit in Rostov-on-Don of 17 June 2010 and the one on the Rule of Law in Russia of 17 February 2011, – &nb...

5th European Meeting of Green Local Councillors

27.05.2011

This year Berlin will be the scene of a fresh initiative towards strengthening the work of Green local level representatives across Europe. We will discuss how to further develop democratic participation of citizens, how to better...

Migration and Border controls

Judith Sargentini