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    Second anniversary of the Rana Plaza building collapse and progress of the Bangladesh Sustainability Compact

    Tabled by Jean Lambert, Ska Keller, Yannick Jadot, Ulrike Lunacek, Monika Vana, Karima Delli, Judith Sargentini, Davor Škrlec on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group The European Parliament, –    having regard to its previous resolutions on Bangladesh, in particular those of 23 May 2013 ...
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    Bangladesh/Rana Plaza tragedy

    Today is the second anniversary of the Rana Plaza tragedy in Bangladesh, which has been recognised as the most deadly textile factory accident, with over 1,110 fatalities. The tragedy was marked in the European Parliament this week, with an exhibition organised by Green MEP Jean Lambert. Next week...
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    Press release |

    EU migration summit

    Commenting ahead of today's summit of EU heads of state and government, which will discuss last week's tragedies involving refugees in the Mediterranean and the EU response, Greens/EFA co-president Rebecca Harms and Philippe Lamberts said: "EU leaders are yet again set to meet and express their...
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    Video |

    Remembering Rana Plaza: The road ahead

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    Event |

    Press Freedom in Turkey

    Greens/EFA organise a joint seminar with the ALDE Group on press freedom in Turkey with Turkish guest speakers
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    Press release |

    Mediterranean refugee tragedy

    Commenting ahead of today's meeting of EU foreign affairs and internal affairs ministers, which will discuss last week's tragedies involving refugees in the Mediterranean, Greens/EFA co-president Rebecca Harms and Philippe Lamberts said: "We need a permanent EU-funded programme for search and ...
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    News |

    Azerbaijan human rights

    Azeri human rights activist Rasul Jafarov was sentenced to six and a half years in prison on Thursday (16 April). The alleged tax avoidance charges and the sentence have been described by observers as politically-motivated and Green MEP and EU Parliament vice-president Ulrike Lunacek as well as...
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    Press release |

    Mediterranean refugee tragedy

    Following the capsizing of a boat carrying refugees in the Mediterranean on Monday, which is believed to have led to up to 400 deaths, the Greens have called for a European sea rescue programme, financed by EU member states. Green migration spokesperson Judith Sargentini said: "The scale of thi...
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    Freedom in a time of crisis
    Freedom in a time of crisis
    Event |

    Freedom in a time of crisis

    The Greens/EFA conference "Freedom in a time of crisis" will look at the state of freedom of speech and how it affects writers around the world. Speakers include John Ralston Saul, president PEN international and writers Tahmina Aman from Bangladesh and Kamila Shamsie, from the UK.
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    Conflict minerals

    The European Parliament's trade committee today voted on draft EU legislation aimed at preventing conflict minerals through supply chain transparency. The vote improved the original draft law proposed by the Commission by creating binding transparency rules rather than a voluntary scheme. Howev...