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    e-fa: News Round-Up September 2011

    Key issues over the past few weeks included: Oriol elected party leader Plaid Conference Developments in the Basque peace process Welcome for transaction tax announcement SNP disappointment at fish quota proposals Call for ban on eggs from caged hens Strong backing for Palestinian statehood Eu...
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    ACTA anti-counterfeiting agreement

    A new study on the compatibility of the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) with the European Convention on Human Rights and the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights, commissioned by the Greens/EFA group, was presented in the European Parliament today. The study underlines concerns that the ACTA ...
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    Controversial dam in Brazil (Belo Monte)

    The European Parliament adopted a report this week on dam construction, which included a call to halt the construction of a controversial hydro-electric project in Belo Monte, in the Amazon region Brazil. Yesterday, a court in Brazil also ruled that construction should be halted. The Greens wel...
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    Video |

    Ulrike Lunacek

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    EU must step up support for Basque peace process

    MEPs from the European Free Alliance Group in the European Parliament have called on the EU to step up its support for the Basque peace process following recent developments. MEPs François Alfonsi (Corsica) and Frieda Brepoels (Flanders) have raised the issue in the European Parliament and both are...
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    Video |

    Middle East peace process

    Israel has to understand that it is in it's own interest that there be a Palestinian state and that right now leaders like Abbas are irreplaceable. Israel wants talks without pre-conditions, but Israel is changing the conditions on the ground. Hundreds of thousands or Israeli's are opposed to Mr. Netanyahu's policies. Madame Ashton, you …
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    Publication |

    Situation in Palestine

    The Greens/EFA support a two-state solution and call for the immediate resumption of direct and serious peace talks, based on the internationally recognised parameters, including the 1967 borders, and a timetable agreed by both parties. They also call for a complete stop of settlements which are illegal under international law
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    Press release |

    Passing of Wangari Maathai

    Commenting on the passing of Nobel Prize winner and founder of the Green Belt Movement Wangari Maathai, Greens/EFA co-president Rebecca Harms said: "Africa and the world have today lost a heroic defender of fundamental rights, democracy and the environment. Wangari Maathai was and will continu...
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    Schengen

    A decision to endorse the entry of Romania and Bulgaria into the EU's Schengen border-free zone was vetoed today by the Netherlands and Finland at a council of EU home affairs ministers. The Greens strongly criticised the veto, with home affairs spokesperson Judith Sargentini of the Netherlands stat...
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    PNR passenger data agreements

    European home affairs ministers today adopted the EU-Australia passenger data (PNR) agreement, as well as discussing similar agreements with the US and Canada. The Greens have criticised these agreements as they are disproportionate and in conflict with EU privacy rules. Commenting on the outcome of...