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    Hungary

    The Hungarian parliament today adopted a new constitution in spite of widespread concerns about democratic restrictions it would introduce. Commenting after the adoption, Greens/EFA co-president Dany Cohn-Bendit said: "Rather than being a 21st Century constitution, this constitution is a throw...
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    Croatia war crimes ruling

    The International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) today found two former Croatian military leaders, Ante Gotovina and Mladen Markac, guilty of war crimes. Commenting on the ruling, Green MEP Marije Cornelissen said: "Today's ruling by the ICTY is step towards providing justi...
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    China - Ai Weiwei arrest

    The European Parliament today debated the arrest of Chinese artist Ai Weiwei (1) and adopted a resolution calling for his immediate release. The Greens welcomed the vote, with Green MEP and chair of the EP's subcommittee on human rights Heidi Hautala saying: "We welcome the clear call by the Eu...
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    Roma

    The European Commission today presented an EU framework for national Roma integration strategies. The Greens have given a cautious welcome to the framework but regretted the failure to put a central focus on discrimination and the weak requirements on member states. The group has stressed the need f...
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    The European Citizens’ Initiative

    The European Citizens’ Initiative is now put into practice. The European Parliament and the Council approved the rules for the world’s first transnational participatory instrument. EU citizens can use it from 2012 onwards for directly getting involved in EU politics.
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    Hungary at the crossroads

    In the context of the Hungarian Presidency of the EU, the Greens in the European Parliament organise a two-day debate in Budapest together with LMP, their sister party in Hungary. Two major issues of concern will be on the agenda: the state of democracy in Hungary which raises legitimate questions and the protection of environment as a me…
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    The New Look of the Populism in Europe

    A morning session will be dedicated to a broad reflection on populism in Europe, followed by a debate. In the afternoon, a first panel will address the strong connection between globalisation and populisms, while a second one will reflect on the possible political actions against the most dangerous forms of populism.
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    Khodorkovsky

    The Greens/EFA organise the first screening of the film 'Khodorkovsky' after the première at the Berlin International Film Festival. The screening will be followed by a public debate in the presence of the film maker, Cyril Tuschi, and the members of Khodorkovsky's legal defence team.
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    Press release |

    MEPs support legalisation of Sortu

    The MEPs endorsing the following statement welcome Sortu the "new political and organisational project" presented 7th February and whose statutes reject all kinds of violence, ETA's included. Such an announcement takes us closer to a lasting and sustainable peace in the Basque Country.We d...
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    Video |

    Iran - Talk with Rouzbeh Parsi

    alk with Rouzbeh Parsi about the effect of the democratic Transformation process in Middle East and North Africa to Iran