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    Greens/EFA Round-up

    Greens/EFA priorities for the first session of 2012 included the debates on the economic crisis and treaty response, the political situation in Hungary and the initiation of an infringement procedure under Art.7 as well as the reports on waste electrical equipment, biocides and food wastage
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    Hungary

    The European Commission issued a much-anticipated assessment of the compatibility of the new Hungarian constitution and implementing 'cardinal laws' with EU law. The Greens welcomed the assessment but expressed concern that the Commission's assessment fails to address other worrying proposals
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    Strasbourg Flash

    Greens/EFA priorities for the first session of the second half of the parliamentary term will include the debates on the economic crisis and treaty response, the political situation in Hungary and the initiation of an infringement procedure under Art.7 as well as the reports on waste electrical equipment, biocides and food wastage
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    Hungary

    International pressure continues to grow on Hungary as the political situation in Budapest deteriorates. The new Hungarian Constitution has added to concerns from the US and EU over the erosion of freedom and democracy that had already grown from the media law of a year ago. Fundamental values of the Euroepan Union are being challenged …
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    Democracy in Hungary

    As a response to the deterioration of the political situation in Hungary, Greens/EFA co-presidents Rebecca Harms and Dany Cohn-Bendit have called for the initiation of an infringement procedure under Article 7 of the EU Treaty. The Greens had already expressed their deep concerns about Hungary’s d...
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    Democracy at risk

    The Greens/EFA Co-Presidents express their concern about the determination of Viktor Orbán's government to take Hungary in a direction that is far from the core values of the European Union.
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    Letter to Barroso

    Ahead of a crucial vote in the Hungarian Parliament on Friday 23 December, Greens/EFA Co-Presidents Rebecca Harms and Dany Cohn-Bendit warn in a letter to the EU Commission's President José Barroso that adopting the proposed laws would mean "the factual end of democracy and rule of law" i...
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    Greens/EFA Round-up

    Greens/EFA priorities for the plenary week in Strasbourg included the EU-Morocco fisheries agreement, ITER nuclear fusion and EU funds, single EU work permit, criminal proceedings and the right to information, the Euro crisis, banning environment-damaging phosphates and many others
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    EU-Ukraine Summit

    Ahead of the upcoming EU-Ukraine summit, a cross-party group sent an appeal to the Ukrainian government asking it to guarantee humane detention conditions and appropriate medical treatment for Former Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko (1). Commenting on the situation of Ms Tymoshenko, Rebecca...
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    The prospects for democracy in Algeria

    The Arab Spring saw many opposition movements emerge and uprisings take place in the Southern Mediterranean region. In Algeria however, there seems to be a deep silence hiding the trauma of the 90's. Constitutional laws are being voted, but can we really speak of democratic transition?