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    e-fa: News Round-Up

    September 2012 Round-Up The European Free Alliance (EFA) draws together political parties fighting for democracy and self-determination for the stateless nations and regions of Europe. European Free Alliance MEPs sit in a European parliamentary group with the Greens, making up the fourth largest gro...
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    Boardroom quotas for women

    In an open letter to Commission president Barroso and vice-president Reding today (1), the Greens urged the Commission to publish planned legislation introducing boardroom quotas for women as soon as possible. The Greens criticised the initiative by a group of EU member state governments seeking to ...
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    Greens/EFA Round-up

    Greens/EFA priorities for the Strasbourg Plenary included illegal CIA activities, energy saving, limiting pollution from shipping, tackling corporate tax avoidance, Russia and the rule of law, sustainable fisheries and consumption, democratic rollback in Romania...
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    Brussels agenda

    Greens/EFA priorities for the week include accounting transparency, reporting and conflict resources; the shale gas time-bomb and fracking; prioritising quality agricultural exports and sustainable farming; setting priorities for EU development policy; the EU-Israel association agreement; regulating offshore oil and gas exploration; Lobby…
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    Azerbaijan, notably the case of Ramil Safarov

    The European Parliament, - having regard to its previous resolutions on Azerbaijan with regard, in particular, to the one of 24 May 2011, - having regard to the joint Statement by the EU High Representative Catherine Ashton and Commissioner Fule of 4 September 2012, - having regard t...
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    Persecution of Rohingya Muslims in Burma-Myanmar

    The European Parliament, -having regard to its previous resolutions on Burma/Myanmar, in particular that of 20 April 2012; -having regard to the Council Decision of 16 August 2011 (2011/504/CFSP) amending Council Decision 2010/232/CFSP regarding restrictive measures against Burma/Myanmar; - having...
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    South-Africa - massacre of striking miners

    The European Parliament, –   having regard to Rule 122 of its Rules of Procedure, A.  Whereas 34 miners were killed by the police on 16 August 2012 while protesting against low wage in Marikana, North Western Province of South Africa, B.  Whereas the South African auth...
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    Calls to investigate secret CIA prisons in Europe

    Plaid MEP Jill Evans is backing calls to investigate whether secret prisons were set up in Europe under the CIA's extraordinary rendition programme, with the collusion of EU governments.   The Plaid President joined other MEPs in backing a resolution demanding EU member states open indepe...
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    Support for languages in education

    MEPs François Alfonsi and Ana Miranda have welcomed a report adopted today by the European Parliament which emphasises the importance of multilingualism in education in Europe. The report on Education, Training and Europe 2020 sets out priority areas for co-operation in education and training acros...
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    Russia and the rule of law

    Green MEP Werner Schulz spoke out this evening in the European Parliament against the political use of justice in Russia and a series of laws adopted by an illegitimate Duma that allow such abuses. Shocking as it is, the recent sentencing of three members of the Punk band "Pussy Riot" to t...