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    Greens/EFA Round up

    Greens/EFA priorities for the Strasbourg plenary included processed meat and origin labelling; access to medicines in the EU; CIA abuses and the role of EU governments; combatting child abduction globally; Ukraine, Russia and the EU's role; EU counter-terrorism policy and fundamental rights; Lux Leaks and tax evasion: EP investigation; de…
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    Saudi Arabia/human rights

    The European Parliament today adopted a resolution on human rights in Saudi Arabia, including a call for the release of detained blogger Raif Badawi. After the vote, Green human rights spokesperson Barbara Lochbihler stated: "The European Parliament has today called on the Saudi authorities to ...
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    CIA human rights abuses

    The European Parliament today adopted a resolution on CIA abuses in response to the recent US Senate Report on the use of torture by the CIA, which explicitly dealt with CIA abuses on EU territory. Following the vote, Green civil liberties spokesperson Eva Joly stated: "Parliament is again seek...
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    The Greens/EFA Co-Presidents' briefing

    Greens/EFA co-presidents Rebecca Harms and Philippe Lamberts present the key issues of the plenary session and of the European agenda for the Greens/EFA group
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    EU must do more to tackle human trafficking

    The EU must take a more joined-up approach to tackling the serious issue of human trafficking, according to SNP MEP Ian Hudghton. Mr Hudghton wants to see greater collaboration of action and data collection amongst EU member states on human trafficking. A parliamentary question tabled to the Europea...
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    Holocaust Memorial Day

    In a statement on the seventieth anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau extermination camp, Greens/EFA co-president Rebecca Harms and EP vice-president Ulrike Lunacek, who represented the European Parliament at the ceremony in Auschwitz, said:  "Today marks Holocaust Memorial ...
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    Greens/EFA Round up

    Greens/EFA priorities for the Strasbourg plenary included the Charlie Hebdo attack and freedom of expression; EU GMO authorisations and the Trojan horse of the opt-out; migration; borders and more Mediterranean tragedies; Ukraine, Russia and the EU's role; the EU Commission's work plans and 'better regulation’; Turkey, freedom of expressi…
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    Turkish government must stop media restrictions

    Catalan MEP and Member of the European Parliament's Turkey delegation Ernest Maragall has called on the Turkish government to stop interfering with media freedom and freedom of expression, which he says are core values for the European Union. Mr Maragall spoke as MEPs vote on a resolution in Strasbo...
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    Latvian EU Presidency: Russian must become an official language in EU

    Latvian MEP Tatjana Ždanoka has called on the incoming Latvian Presidency of the European Union to show tolerance to multilingualism and cultural diversity. Ms Ždanoka was speaking in the debate in the European Parliament in Strasbourg with Latvian Prime Minister Laimdota Straujuma about prioritie...
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    #JeSuisCharlie

    MEPs from the EFA (European Free Alliance) Group in the European Parliament have taken part in a symbolic action to show their solidarity with the people of France and the victims of the atrocities in Paris. L to R: Ian Hudghton, Ernest Maragall, Jill Evans, Jordi Sebastià, Josep-Maria Terricabras...