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    Poverty and income

    The European Parliament is today debating tackling poverty in the context of the European and international years focusing on poverty eradication. MEPs are also set to adopt a non-legislative report (1), which includes a call for an EU framework directive on minimum income, a long-standing Greens/EF...
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    Sakharov Prize

    Israeli NGO Breaking the Silence (1), the Greens/EFA proposed candidate, has been chosen for the shortlist for this year's Sakharov Prize (2). After the decision (3), Greens/EFA co-president Dany Cohn-Bendit said: "The Greens/EFA group is delighted with tonight's decision to include our candida...
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    Strasbourg Flash

    A busy plenary week includes legislative votes on maternity leave, the EU budget, and the external action service. MEPs will also discuss the Hungarian sludge disaster, the ACTA agreement and the Roma scandal in France, while the Sakharov Prize will also be decided.
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    NATO

    On the occasion of today's meeting of NATO foreign and defense ministers, Reinhard Bütikofer, security spokesperson of the Greens/EFA in the European Parliament, said:"While the NATO foreign and defense ministers are discussing the new strategic concept of the world's most powerful military allianc...
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    Kosovo

    The EU legal assistance mission to Kosovo (EULEX) will come under the leadership of General Xavier Bout de Marnhac from France from tomorrow (15 October). Commenting on the change in leadership, Austrian Green MEP Ulrike Lunacek, EP draftsperson/rapporteur for Kosovo and Greens/EFA spokesperson, sa...
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    Nobel Peace Prize

    Commenting on the award of the Nobel Peace Prize to imprisoned Chinese human rights defender Liu Xiaobo, the chair of the EP subcommittee on human rights Heidi Hautala, a Finnish Green MEP, said: "We welcome the decision to award this year's Nobel Peace Prize to Chinese human rights defender Li...
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    EU visa liberalisation

    The European Parliament voted today to include Bosnia-Herzegovina and Albania in the EU visa liberalisation scheme, clearing the way for their inclusion by the end of the year. Green MEPs welcomed the belated decision but called for Kosovo to be included. After the vote, Dutch Green MEP Marije Corn...
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    Bank data transfers

    According to news reports, the US administration is planning to expand its anti-terrorism programme, which includes monitoring and storing details of financial transactions. Green MEPs are concerned that the move would allow more far-reaching data transfers and be in conflict with the 'SWIFT agreeme...
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    Brussels Agenda

    A busy week with crucial EP committee votes on van emissions rules, prescription medication and the setting up of the EU external action service. Outside the EP, economic and financial issues will be high on the agenda of the Council and Commission, with the Commission also due to report on Roma discrimination.
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    Pakistan readmission agreement

    The European Parliament today approved an EU 'readmission agreement' with Pakistan, providing for the return of Pakistani citizens from EU member states to Pakistan. The Greens opposed the agreement and raised their concerns about EU readmission agreements in general, which ignore whether the receiv...