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    EU must defend freedom of expression in Spain

    Catalan MEP Josep-Maria Terricabras has called upon the European Commission to defend the right to freedom of expression in Spain and to mediate with the Spanish Government in respect of Catalonia's forthcoming referendum on independence. He addressed his remarks directly to European Commissi...
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    The Greens/EFA Co-Presidents' briefing

    Greens/EFA co-presidents Ska Keller and Philippe Lamberts present the key issues of the plenary session and of the European agenda for the Greens/EFA group
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    Stronger measures to tackle violence against women

    The European Parliament today voted in favour of ratifying the Istanbul Convention, which is the first legally binding instrument on preventing and combating violence against women and girls at international level. The move was welcomed by Plaid Cymru MEP Jill Evans, a long standing campaigner fo...
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    Criminal defamation laws in the EU

    In the laws of many countries defamation is defined both as a civil wrong and a criminal offence. In other words, a person can either be sued for compensation by the affected person or be criminally prosecuted by the state.
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    Better Regulation for Copyright

    The EU has set itself the goal to base all its actions on evidence and a full understanding of the impacts of legislation. Better regulation should therefore also be the principle to apply in the ongoing legislative initiatives on copyright and related policy.
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    EU Commission must get tough on boycotting Member States

    Member States must show solidarity or face consequences, says Greens/EFA president Ska Keller.
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    International Day of the Disappeared

    On the occasion of the "International Day of the Disappeared" (30 August) we would like to recall the fate of tens of thousands of people in Syria. Since March 2011, Syrian security forces have had countless people arbitrarily arrested, imprisoned, disappeared, and many of them killed.
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    ImagiNation - 100 years of visual political communication on self-determination

    This exhibition invites your ImagiNation to promenade through 100 years of visual political communication on self-determination. The exhibition is at the European Parliament from 28 August (evening) until 1 September.   EFA - ImagiNation poster exhibition It provides an opportunity ...
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    You don't need to be a Catalan independentist to support the referendum on self-determination

    It was summer 2010 when many Catalans came to the conclusion that their country no longer belonged in the Spanish state. The Spanish Constitutional Court, after a four year long procedure, was expected to finally issue its ruling on Catalonia's statute of autonomy. This new Catalan home-rule ...
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    Commission’s embarrassing reaction on access to justice on environmental matters

    This is the first time that the European Union is evaluated by the UN Aarhus Compliance Committee. Shockingly, it is also the first time that the Commission proposes to vote against the findings and recommendations made by the Committee to ensure the proper implementation of the world’s first international environmental treaty, also known…