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    Free Trade Agreements and human rights

    In its meeting today, the European Parliament's Development Committee rejected the Interim Economic Partnership Agreement between Eastern and Southern African States and the EU. This vote is a clear signal against the EU's trade policy at the expense of ACP countries' development agenda. In her ...
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    Intellectual property and genetic resources

    The European Parliament's development committee today adopted a report by Green rapporteur/draftsperson Catherine Grèze on the intellectual property rights of genetic resources in developing countries. Commenting after the vote Catherine Grèze said: "Biopiracy is a major problem in developing...
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    Brussels agenda

    Greens/EFA priorities for the week include events on Bloggers for democracy, Car transport and EU criminal justice as well as the EU budget 2012, preventing biopiracy, expanding renewable energy in Europe, banking supervision, clamping down on tax avoidance and fraud, tackling youth unemployment
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    Palestine

    Commenting on today's UN vote to grant Palestine the status of non-member observer state at the United Nations, Greens/EFA co-president Dany Cohn-Bendit said: “Today's historic vote is a vital step on the road to a peaceful solution of the Middle East conflict. With a number of EU member...
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    e-fa: News Round-Up

    November 2012 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 grou...
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    Bloggers for democracy

    The Arab Spring was initiated by a new generation of activists and engaged citizens, who came together on the internet in platforms and social networks such as Facebook, Twitter and many other blogs searching for information and exchanging views. Their spontaneous and extremely rapidly organised...
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    EU trade agreement

    The European Parliament's trade committee today voted to endorse draft EU free trade agreement with Colombia and Peru (1). The Greens have criticised the agreement and voted against giving consent. After the vote, Green trade spokesperson Ska Keller said: "Despite serious concerns having been r...
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    Brussels agenda

    Greens/EFA priorities for the week include humanitarian aspects of border control, rejecting the EU-Colombia/Peru free trade agreements, funding European research and innovation, limiting hazardous substances in water, the EU budget, financial transaction tax, EU banking supervision, the euro crisis, promoting European economic recovery
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    Gaza conflict

    The European Parliament today adopted a resolution on the current conflict in Gaza, calling for a peaceful resolution of the crisis. The Greens welcomed the EP vote, in particular the support for a Palestinian state and for the state to be granted UN observer status. Commenting after the vote, Green...
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    EFA Calls for Gaza ceasefire

    MEPs from the European Free Alliance (EFA) group in the European Parliament have backed demands for a ceasefire in Gaza. The MEPs including Jill Evans, Frieda Brepoels and François Alfonsi are supporting a resolution on Thursday in the European Parliament calling for an end to all aggression. They ...