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Greece

Reacting to an interview given today by European Parliament President Martin Schulz to the German newspaper Handelsblatt, Greens/EFA co-presidents Rebecca Harms and Philippe Lamberts drafted a letter to Mr Schulz expressing their concerns and stated: "Together with our political group, we ...
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The reform of EU Electoral Law

Josep-Maria Terricabras, President of the EFA Group in the European Parliament has welcomed the debate taking place on reform of the European electoral law. The European Parliament is due to consider proposals in the coming months to harmonise electoral law for the European elections across the 28 ...
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The reform of European electoral law

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Teaching environment

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Empowering the regional dimension and minority rights in the new Member States

Empowering the regional dimension and minority rights in the new member states was the focus of a conference organised at the European Parliament this week by the European Free Alliance Group. The event heard from speakers from a variety of political groups and backgrounds about the diverse experien...
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EU-US TTIP negotiations

With debate still raging in the European Parliament on the proposals for an EU-US trade partnership and private arbitration courts (Investor-state dispute settlement/ISDS), the President of the European Parliament Martin Schulz has pressured German and Spanish MEPs from the centre-left Socialists &a...
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Sign the appeal to EU leaders on Greece

Support a fair deal for Greece. Sign the appeal to EU political leaders. This is about the EU and not just about Greece. Spread the word, share this appeal with your friends.
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Withdrawal of Maternity Leave Directive

The European Commission today announced its decision to withdraw the Maternity Leave Directive. With the current draft Directive blocked at the European Council, the Commission proposes to replace it with a new proposal in the coming year. MEP Monika Vana, member of the Women’s rights and Employme...
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Insurance sector

After two years of negotiations the Council of the EU, the European Parliament and the European Commission last night agreed on a compromise on the revision of the Insurance Mediation Directive (IMD II)/Insurance Distribution Directive (IDD) (1). The IMD II replaces the first Directive on insurance ...
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Roaming and net neutrality

The European Commission, Council and European Parliament, meeting last night, agreed on the foundations of the package of legislative proposals on a telecommunications single market. According to the agreement, roaming charges will be abolished by mid-2017. However, companies retain the possibi...