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    Kosovo

    The EU legal assistance mission to Kosovo (EULEX) will come under the leadership of General Xavier Bout de Marnhac from France from tomorrow (15 October). Commenting on the change in leadership, Austrian Green MEP Ulrike Lunacek, EP draftsperson/rapporteur for Kosovo and Greens/EFA spokesperson, sa...
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    Nobel Peace Prize

    Commenting on the award of the Nobel Peace Prize to imprisoned Chinese human rights defender Liu Xiaobo, the chair of the EP subcommittee on human rights Heidi Hautala, a Finnish Green MEP, said: "We welcome the decision to award this year's Nobel Peace Prize to Chinese human rights defender Li...
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    Bank data transfers

    According to news reports, the US administration is planning to expand its anti-terrorism programme, which includes monitoring and storing details of financial transactions. Green MEPs are concerned that the move would allow more far-reaching data transfers and be in conflict with the 'SWIFT agreeme...
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    Brussels Agenda

    A busy week with crucial EP committee votes on van emissions rules, prescription medication and the setting up of the EU external action service. Outside the EP, economic and financial issues will be high on the agenda of the Council and Commission, with the Commission also due to report on Roma discrimination.
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    Passenger data (PNR)

    The European Commission today presented its 'PNR Package' setting out its policy on the exchange of passenger name records with third countries and agreements with the US, Australia and Canada. The Greens criticised the proposals, with German Green MEP Jan Philipp Albrecht responding: "Today's ...
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    Turkish constitutional referendum

    A partial reform of the Turkish constitution has passed, with 58% of the vote in favour. Commenting on the result, Green MEP Hélène Flautre, Chair of the Delegation to the EU-Turkey Joint Parliamentary Committee, today said:"This vote confirms the democratic changes taking place in Turkey. This is...
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    Kosovo - UN resolution

    The EU and Serbia have reached a compromise on a draft UN resolution on Kosovo, which will be voted in the UN General Assembly. Green MEPs welcomed the compromise, which will replace a controversial resolution prepared by Serbia. Commenting on the compromise, Green MEP and EU Parliament draftsperson...
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    International Criminal Court

    Commenting on reports, that Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir will travel to Kenya today, Heidi Hautala, President of the Sub-Committee for Human Rights of the European Parliament, said: "According to information I have received, Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir will be travelling to Kenya tod...
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    Recruitment of new EU ambassadors

    Commenting on media reports that EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton intends to appoint hardly any women and Eastern Europeans as EU ambassadors, Franziska Brantner, foreign affairs spokesperson of the Greens/EFA Group, said:"Ms Ashton's first staffing decisions could hardly be worse: not even ...
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    Kosovo ruling of the ICJ

    Commenting on today's ruling of the International Court of Justice on the legality of Kosovo's secession from Serbia, Ulrike Lunacek (Austria) Greens/EFA Foreign Affairs Spokesperson and Rapporteur of the European Parliament for Kosovo, said: "The Advisory Opinion of the International Court of ...