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    Press release |

    Lampedusa tragedy/EU Council

    Commenting following a debate in the European Parliament on this week's European Council, and in advance of a vote later today on a European Parliament resolution on the tragedies in Lampedusa, Greens/EFA co-president Dany Cohn-Bendit said: "The Lampedusa tragedies have again underlined how EU ...
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    Reaction to ECHR ruling on Basque prisoner

    EFA MEPs Iñaki Irazabalbeitia, François Alfonsi and Tatjana Zdanoka, held a press conference in Strasbourg to give their reaction to yesterday's verdict at the European Court of Human Rights condemning Spain's treatment of a Basque prisoner. The Court found that Spain had contravened the Conventio...
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    ECHR verdict on Spain's penitential system

    When: Tuesday 22 October at 15h30 Where: Press Room, LOW N-1/201, European Parliament, Strasbourg Following Monday's verdict at the European Court of Human Rights condemning Spain's treatment of a Basque prisoner, Basque MEP Iñaki Irazabalbeitia will give his reaction and discuss the wider implica...
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    EU-Turkey

    EU foreign ministers today gave the go-ahead to the opening of the next negotiating chapter (on regional policy) in EU accession negotiations with Turkey, after more than 3 years of delay. The Greens welcomed the decision but called for more ambition in the talks, particularly on fundamental rights....
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    Medical devices and public health

    The European Parliament today voted on two legislative proposals, which aim to update EU rules on medical devices following various scandals (e.g. with breast implants, hip replacements). Commenting on the outcome, Green public health spokesperson Michèle Rivasi (France) said: "Today's vote is...
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    The Greens/EFA Co-Presidents' briefing

    The Greens/EFA co-presidents Dany Cohn-Bendit and Rebecca Harms presented the key issues of the plenary session for the Greens/EFA group
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    UN Climate Change

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    EU data protection rules

    The European Parliament's civil liberties committee today voted on legislation revising core EU rules on data protection (1). Green MEP and European Parliament draftsperson/rapporteur on the data protection regulation Jan Philipp Albrecht welcomed the outcome, stating: "This evening's vote is a...
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    Video |

    Join the 2013 Global Frackdown!

    The Greens/EFA MEPs want a ban on fracking. They supported the Global Frackdown which takes place on 19th October 2013. Hundreds of communities all over the globe are organising actions and events against fracking.
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    Strasbourg Flash

    Greens/EFA priorities for the Strasbourg Plenary include EU data protection rules, UN climate change deal, sexual and reproductive health and rights, medical implants and consumer safety, ship recycling, sustainable fisheries, EU economic governance, migrant protection after Lampedusa, secret data surveillance and SWIFT, detention of acti…