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    International Women's Day

    On 8 March, International Women's Day, Green MEPs Marije Cornelissen and Raül Romeva took the opportunity to comment on the Commission's new "Women's Charter" and call for new measures in the fight for improved gender equality.
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    European External Action Service and its relation to Gender issues

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    Greens' action on paternity leave

    Green MEPs, parents and their children gathered before a crucial vote by the EU Parliament committee on women's rights and gender equality on 23 February 2010. The committee voted in favour of two weeks fully paid leave for fathers, as well as an increase to 20 weeks fully paid maternity leave.
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    Parental leave

    A majority of MEPs in the European Parliament committee for women's rights and gender equality have voted in favour of a legislative report that sets a minimum threshold of fully paid maternity leave of 20 weeks, with additional paternity leave (also at full pay) of at least 2 weeks.
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    e-fa News Round-Up February I 2010

    The European Free Alliance (EFA) draws together political parties fighting for democracy and self-determination for the stateless nations and regions of Europe. European Free Alliance MEPs sit in a joint European parliamentary group with the Greens, making up the fourth largest group in parliament.E...
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    Child safety on social networking sites

    MEP welcomes EU initiative to better protect children who use the internetSNP President Ian Hudghton MEP has welcomed moves by the European Commission to make social networking sites safer for children who use them. Mr Hudghton commented following the publication of a new EU study which reveale...
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    GMOs-Consumer protection

    It has emerged in Germany that massive quantities of "organic" clothes and textiles – sold by high street chains such as H&M, C&A and Tchibo – have been sourced from genetically-modified cotton in India.Greens/EFA President Rebecca Harms commented:"Although the fraud has onl...
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    Greens/EFA Round-up 14-17 December 2009

    Priorities for the Greens included the Commission statement on toy safety, the report on microfinance facility, the resolution on access to documents, the award of the Sakharov Prize, the resolution on violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo as well as the EU budget.
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    Poverty is not an unavoidable consequence of recession

    Austerity measures taken by certain European states in response to the global financial downturn should not be allowed to increase poverty levels according to MEP Tatjana Zdanoka from Latvia. Ms Zdanoka was taking part in a debate at the European Parliament in Strasbourg on the EU's role in helping ...
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    Toy safety

    A year after the Greens/EFA Group voted against rushed-through toy safety legislation, a German study has concluded that the rules are inadequate. The Greens are calling for better protection against toxic substances and independent safety checks on toys for children.