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    e-fa News Round-Up April/May 2011

    Key issues in April and early May included: SNP landslide victory at Scottish elections Middle East - Syria, Bahrain, Yemen Imported radioactive fish Promoting democracy in the Basque Country Fish discards EFA General Assembly No to EU-wide constituency Europe without borders should remain in place...
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    Trade - India

    Today the European Parliament adopted a resolution on the planned Free Trade Agreement with India. The Greens were critical of the outcome, which wants an FTA that focuses on market access for EU companies, at the expense of fair trade. After the vote, Green MEP Ska Keller said: "We regret that...
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    EU foreign policy

    The European Parliament today debated EU foreign policy with the EU's high representative for foreign policy Cathy Ashton. The Greens have criticised the repeated failure of the EU to agree coherent, common positions on crucial foreign policy issues and the failure of the high representative to be m...
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    Trade/investment agreements

    The European Parliament voted today on legislation to regulate bilateral investment agreements between EU member states and third countries (first reading)*. The Greens were highly critical of the outcome, with Green MEP and rapporteur/draftsman Carl Schlyter saying: "Today's vote would give t...
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    Migration and Schengen border controls

    The European Commission today presented a communication on migration policy, including its response to migration from North Africa and proposals on the Schengen acquis. The Greens have expressed concern at attempts by EU member states to scale back Schengen and welcome proposals by the Commission to...
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    EURONEST

    Commenting on today's constitutional meeting of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Eastern Partnership EURONEST, Green MEPWerner Schulz, a member of the Foreign Affairs Committee, said: "I am pleased and openly welcome the fact that EURONEST, after many negotiations and months of delay, can fin...
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    Palestine

    At a meeting with members of the Palestinian Legislative Council in Ramallah, the European Parliament's Delegation for Relations with the Palestinian Legislative Council was informed of the draft reconciliation agreement between Fatah and Hamas. Speaking from Ramallah, delegation member and Green ME...
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    EU migration crisis

    Commenting on the news that trains containing Tunisians in possession of humanitarian residence permits were blocked at the borders of at least two EU member states (France and Austria), Greens/EFA co-president Dany Cohn-Bendit said: "Tunisian people, who for years suffered as a result of the E...
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    Croatia war crimes ruling

    The International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) today found two former Croatian military leaders, Ante Gotovina and Mladen Markac, guilty of war crimes. Commenting on the ruling, Green MEP Marije Cornelissen said: "Today's ruling by the ICTY is step towards providing justi...
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    China - Ai Weiwei arrest

    The European Parliament today debated the arrest of Chinese artist Ai Weiwei (1) and adopted a resolution calling for his immediate release. The Greens welcomed the vote, with Green MEP and chair of the EP's subcommittee on human rights Heidi Hautala saying: "We welcome the clear call by the Eu...