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    Call for protection of Scotland's historical fishing rights

    PARLIAMENT VOTE MUST NOT JEOPORDISE SCOTTISH WATERSSNP President Ian Hudghton MEP has today (Thursday) called for Scotland's coastal communities to unite in an effort to protect their historical fishing rights. The call came after a vote in the European Parliament opened the way for a review of the ...
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    e-fa News Round-Up February 2010

    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 8-11 February 2010

    Priorities for the Greens included the vote on the new European Commission, a vote to support protection of bluefin tuna, the EU Parliament's verdict on the EU agreement to share SWIFT bank data with the US as well as the progress reports on Croatia, FYROM and Turkey. The European Parliament also voted the resolutions on Iran, Haiti and o…
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    Early Scotland visit for new EU Commissioner

    SNP President Ian Hudghton MEP has today (Tuesday) welcomed a commitment from Europe's new Fisheries Commissioner Ms Maria Damanaki to visit Scotland at an early opportunity to witness firsthand Scottish efforts to conserve fish stocks.The European Parliament today voted to approve the new European ...
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    Outcome of the Copenhagen Conference Summit on Climate Change (COP 15)

    Tabled by Rebecca Harms, Satu Hassi, Bas Eickhout and Yannick Jadoton behalf of the Greens/EFA Group The European Parliament, – having regard to its previous resolutions relating to climate change, and in particular the one adopted 25 November b on EU strategy for Copenhagen Climate Conference, – ...
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    European Parliament divided on fisheries reform

    UK GOVERNMENT MUST JOIN STRUGGLE TO RETURN POWERS TO THE FISHING NATIONS SNP President Ian Hudghton MEP has today (Wednesday) called for the UK government to back efforts to return real powers over fisheries management to Europe's fishing nations. The call came after an important vote in the Eu...
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    GMOs-Consumer protection

    It has emerged in Germany that massive quantities of "organic" clothes and textiles – sold by high street chains such as H&M, C&A and Tchibo – have been sourced from genetically-modified cotton in India.Greens/EFA President Rebecca Harms commented:"Although the fraud has onl...
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    New Commissioner must stand up to apparatchiks

    HUDGHTON INVITES FISHERIES CANDIDATE TO SCOTLANDSNP President Ian Hudghton MEP has today (Tuesday) invited the European Commission's nominee for the post of Fisheries Commissioner to Scotland to view firsthand the pioneering efforts of Scottish fishermen to conserve stocks.The invitation came after ...
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    Thumbs up for new agriculture Commissioner

    SNP MEP and member of the European Parliament's Agriculture Committee Mr Alyn Smith has today (Friday) given his thumbs up to the Romanian Commissioner-Designate for Agriculture, Dacian Ciolo?.Mr Ciolo? was present in the Parliament for his official hearing in front of the Agriculture Committee, whe...
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    Environment Commissioner hearing

    Janez Poto?nik made some promising statements during his hearing for his candidacy as EU environment commissioner. The Greens hope he will back up his statements with action.