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    Passing of Wangari Maathai

    Commenting on the passing of Nobel Prize winner and founder of the Green Belt Movement Wangari Maathai, Greens/EFA co-president Rebecca Harms said: "Africa and the world have today lost a heroic defender of fundamental rights, democracy and the environment. Wangari Maathai was and will continu...
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    Schengen

    A decision to endorse the entry of Romania and Bulgaria into the EU's Schengen border-free zone was vetoed today by the Netherlands and Finland at a council of EU home affairs ministers. The Greens strongly criticised the veto, with home affairs spokesperson Judith Sargentini of the Netherlands stat...
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    PNR passenger data agreements

    European home affairs ministers today adopted the EU-Australia passenger data (PNR) agreement, as well as discussing similar agreements with the US and Canada. The Greens have criticised these agreements as they are disproportionate and in conflict with EU privacy rules. Commenting on the outcome of...
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    Plenary Round-up

    Priorities for the Greens during the plenary week included the debates on offshore oil exploration, raw materials strategy, EU rules on export credits, the Eurozone crisis, the situation in Syria, public access to documents, EU homelessness strategy...
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    Schengen/border-free zone

    The European Commission today presented its anticipated proposals aimed at revising the Schengen border system in response to the controversy surrounding the reimposition of border controls earlier this year. The Greens welcomed the proposal to make decisions on reimposition of border controls subje...
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    Sakharov Prize 2011

    The Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought was set up in 1988 and is awarded each year by the European Parliament. The prize is awarded for a particular achievement in one of the following fields: defence of human rights and fundamental freedoms, particularly the right to free expression;safeguardi...
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    Libya after Gaddafi

    The European Parliament today adopted a resolution on the situation in Libya in the aftermath of the fall of its former ruler Gaddafi. The Greens welcome the fact that the resolution reflects numerous of their demands, including their call for a comprehensive EU strategy for Libya. However, the Gr...
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    Belarus

    The arrest and continued detention of Belarusian activist Ales Bejazki is further evidence of President Alexander Lukashenkos's intention to silence any critics of his regime.  The arrests and intimidation of opposition journalists and human rights groups continue. Commenting on the adopti...
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    European Parliament

    The European Parliament sub-committee on human rights today elected Greens/EFA MEP Barbara Lochbihler as its new chairperson, replacing Heidi Hautala. Commenting on her election and new role, Barbara Lochbihler said: "I am very grateful to the committee members for placing their confidence in ...
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    Situation in Libya

    Daniel Cohn-Bendits speaks about what the EU must now do in post-Gaddafi Libya; the necessity of sanctions against Syria and the need for Israel for its own sake to return to negotiations with the Palestinians