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    MEPs outrage at Spain's banning of Basque parties

    MEPs from the European Free Alliance group in the European Parliament have expressed their outrage at the decision of the Spanish authorities to prevent certain peaceful, democratic parties from participating in forthcoming elections. The MEPs condemned the decision as wrong in princ...
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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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    Body scanners

    The EP civil liberties committee today adopted an opinion report by Green MEP Judith Sargentini on the use of body scanners. After the vote, Judith Sargentini said:"MEPs have today sent a message to the European Commission that fundamental rights and health concerns must be the priority in cons...
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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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    EU data retention rules

    The European Commission today published an evaluation report on the EU directive on data retention for telecommunications data. The Greens believe the report, which has revealed the far-reaching nature of data retention under the rules, underlines the need to annul the directive. Commenting on the r...
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    Hungary

    The Hungarian parliament today adopted a new constitution in spite of widespread concerns about democratic restrictions it would introduce. Commenting after the adoption, Greens/EFA co-president Dany Cohn-Bendit said: "Rather than being a 21st Century constitution, this constitution is a throw...
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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...
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    Roma

    The European Commission today presented an EU framework for national Roma integration strategies. The Greens have given a cautious welcome to the framework but regretted the failure to put a central focus on discrimination and the weak requirements on member states. The group has stressed the need f...
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    The European Citizens’ Initiative

    The European Citizens’ Initiative is now put into practice. The European Parliament and the Council approved the rules for the world’s first transnational participatory instrument. EU citizens can use it from 2012 onwards for directly getting involved in EU politics.