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    SNP comment on EU maternity package

    SNP MEPs Alyn Smith and Ian Hudghton have today (Wednesday) abstained on proposals to extend EU maternity rights on the grounds that the EU should not play a role in setting domestic social policy, however well intentioned. The controversial package was opposed by the UK government, business and loc...
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    Jill Evans MEP welcomes vote on fully paid maternity and paternity leave

    Plaid President, Jill Evans MEP, welcomed today's vote in the European Parliament on the health and safety of pregnant workers. MEPs voted for a minimum of 20 weeks maternity leave on full pay for women and two weeks paternity leave on full pay for men.Following the vote, Jill Evans MEP said:"B...
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    Role of minimum income

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    Statement on EP vote to raise EU standards on minimum maternity and paternity leave

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    Budget reform and cohesion funds

    The European Parliament today adopted two resolutions regarding the reform of cohesion policy beyond 2014. With this vote, the Parliament today presented its first input to the debate on the future architecture of the multiannual programmes, just before the publication of the fifth cohesion report b...
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    "No to austerity - Priority on jobs and growth"

    The Greens joined with workers from across Europe - as part of the wider European Day of Action - to protest against the austerity measures recently adopted by many European countries and calling for investment in employment creation
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    Austerity demonstration

    Green MEPs will take part in the Euro-demonstration against austerity measures in Brussels today, as part of the wider European Day of Action (1). The Greens will join with workers from across Europe to protest against the austerity measures recently adopted by many European countries and calling fo...
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    Green Jobs - Biking is Green

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    EU ambassadors appointments

    Commenting on the appointment of 28 EU ambassadors, announced today by EU high representative Catherine Ashton, Franziska Brantner, foreign affairs co-spokesperson of the Greens/EFA group, said: "Today's announcement confirms our fears that the EU's External Action Service would become an old b...
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    Conference of Minimum Income