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    e-fa News Round-Up April/May 2011

    Key issues in April and early May included: SNP landslide victory at Scottish elections Middle East - Syria, Bahrain, Yemen Imported radioactive fish Promoting democracy in the Basque Country Fish discards EFA General Assembly No to EU-wide constituency Europe without borders should remain in place...
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    MEPs send open letter on Basque political situation

    At the initiative of Flemish MEP Frieda Brepoels, MEPs from different parties and political groups have today sent an open letter citing strong concern at state interference in the democratic process in Spain.The letter, signed by MEPs from five different parliamentary groups, relates to the prevent...
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    Freedom of expression online

    The conference panelists will be very diverse: representatives of the Council of Europe and the European Commision, investigative journalists and internet freedom activists as well as consultants and representatives from network and media initiatives
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    MEPs open letter on Basque political situation

    MEPs are preparing an open letter citing strong concern at state interference in the democratic process in Spain. The letter relates to the prevention of certain legitimate democratic parties from participating in the forthcoming elections in the Basque Country. Flemish MEP Frieda Brepoels has writ...
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    Migration and Schengen border controls

    The European Commission today presented a communication on migration policy, including its response to migration from North Africa and proposals on the Schengen acquis. The Greens have expressed concern at attempts by EU member states to scale back Schengen and welcome proposals by the Commission to...
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    MEPs outrage at Spain's banning of Basque parties

    MEPs from the European Free Alliance group in the European Parliament have expressed their outrage at the decision of the Spanish authorities to prevent certain peaceful, democratic parties from participating in forthcoming elections. The MEPs condemned the decision as wrong in princ...
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    EURONEST

    Commenting on today's constitutional meeting of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Eastern Partnership EURONEST, Green MEPWerner Schulz, a member of the Foreign Affairs Committee, said: "I am pleased and openly welcome the fact that EURONEST, after many negotiations and months of delay, can fin...
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    Body scanners

    The EP civil liberties committee today adopted an opinion report by Green MEP Judith Sargentini on the use of body scanners. After the vote, Judith Sargentini said:"MEPs have today sent a message to the European Commission that fundamental rights and health concerns must be the priority in cons...
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    EU migration crisis

    Commenting on the news that trains containing Tunisians in possession of humanitarian residence permits were blocked at the borders of at least two EU member states (France and Austria), Greens/EFA co-president Dany Cohn-Bendit said: "Tunisian people, who for years suffered as a result of the E...
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    EU data retention rules

    The European Commission today published an evaluation report on the EU directive on data retention for telecommunications data. The Greens believe the report, which has revealed the far-reaching nature of data retention under the rules, underlines the need to annul the directive. Commenting on the r...