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    ACTA

    EU trade commissioner de Gucht today announced that the European Commission will refer the controversial Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) to the European Court of Justice to verify its compatibility with EU law. The Greens/EFA group, which has long argued that ACTA is in conflict with EU l...
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    Greens/EFA Round-up

    Greens/EFA priorities for the Strasbourg Plenary week included Eurobonds and the response to the crisis, the controversial EU-Morocco trade protocol, elections in Russia, reform of the milk and dairy sector, homelessness strategy in the EU...
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    Syria

    The European Parliament today adopted a resolution on the situation in Syria. After the vote, Green foreign affairs spokesperson Franziska Brantner said: "The EP has called for the EU to do more to support the opposition in Syria. This means strengthening political, humanitarian and technical s...
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    Hungary

    The European Parliament today adopted a resolution on the worrying situation in Hungary, including a pledge to push ahead with a so-called Article 7.1 procedure against Hungary for undermining fundamental EU values (1). Speaking after the vote, Green civil liberties spokesperson Judith Sargentini sa...
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    Russia

    The European Parliament today adopted a resolution on the situation in Russia, ahead of next month's presidential elections. The Greens welcomed the call to do more to promote political pluralism and fair elections, as well as the condemnation of human rights abuses. After the vote, Green MEP and vi...
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    Say No to ACTA!

    Greens/EFA MEPs demonstrated today against ACTA (The Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement) in Strasbourg as pressure builds on the European Parliament to take action.  The group has long campaigned on the agreement, alarmed at the lack of transparency surrounding negotiations and now hopes ...
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    Kosovo

    Serb-dominated northern regions in Kosovo are holding a referendum on whether or not to recognise the Pristina-based government. Green foreign policy spokesperson Ulrike Lunacek, who is the European Parliament rapporteur/draftsperson on Kosovo, condemned the referendum stating: "This ...
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    Syria

    The European Parliament, -     having regard to its previous resolutions on Syria, in particular of 15 December 2011 on the situation in Syria, of 27 October on the situation in Egypt and Syria, in particular of Christian communities and the case of Rafah Nached, of 15 September ...
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    The situation in Hungary

    The Greens were disappointed yesterday by the the remarks of Hungarian Deputy Prime Minister Tibor Navracsics in a hearing with Commissioner Neelie Kroes. In an ignorant if not scandalous reply to a clear demand from the Commissioner to request an opinion of the Council of Europe on the Hungarian media legislation, Tibor Navracsics tried …
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    Hungarian laws cannot be put above European Values

    The Greens were disappointed yesterday by the the remarks of Hungarian Deputy Prime Minister Tibor Navracsics in a hearing with Commissioner Neelie Kroes. In an ignorant if not scandalous reply to a clear demand from the Commissioner to request an opinion of the Council of Europe on the Hungarian me...