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    Empowering the regional dimension and minority rights in the new Member States

    Empowering the regional dimension and minority rights in the new member states was the focus of a conference organised at the European Parliament this week by the European Free Alliance Group. The event heard from speakers from a variety of political groups and backgrounds about the diverse experien...
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    EU-US TTIP negotiations

    With debate still raging in the European Parliament on the proposals for an EU-US trade partnership and private arbitration courts (Investor-state dispute settlement/ISDS), the President of the European Parliament Martin Schulz has pressured German and Spanish MEPs from the centre-left Socialists &a...
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    Sign the appeal to EU leaders on Greece

    Support a fair deal for Greece. Sign the appeal to EU political leaders. This is about the EU and not just about Greece. Spread the word, share this appeal with your friends.
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    Withdrawal of Maternity Leave Directive

    The European Commission today announced its decision to withdraw the Maternity Leave Directive. With the current draft Directive blocked at the European Council, the Commission proposes to replace it with a new proposal in the coming year. MEP Monika Vana, member of the Women’s rights and Employme...
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    Insurance sector

    After two years of negotiations the Council of the EU, the European Parliament and the European Commission last night agreed on a compromise on the revision of the Insurance Mediation Directive (IMD II)/Insurance Distribution Directive (IDD) (1). The IMD II replaces the first Directive on insurance ...
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    Roaming and net neutrality

    The European Commission, Council and European Parliament, meeting last night, agreed on the foundations of the package of legislative proposals on a telecommunications single market. According to the agreement, roaming charges will be abolished by mid-2017. However, companies retain the possibi...
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    The political crisis in Macedonia

    Chaired by Rebecca Harms and Ulrike Lunacek Speakers Liljana Popovska, Member of the Macedonian parliamentKocho Andonovski, Program Director LGBTI Support CentreXhabir Deralla, Journalist Petrit Saracini, Journalist and media researcher...
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    Finland-Russia/nuclear power

    Commenting on the submission to the Finnish government of a nuclear power plant construction application by the Finnish energy company Fennovoima together with Russian company Rosatom, Greens/EFA co-president Rebecca Harms said:  "Rosatom has managed to get a Croatian energy company Migrit...
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    Still time to strike win-win deal with Greece

    MEP Ernest Maragall, a member of the European Parliament's Budgets Committee, has said that a 'win-win' solution is still possible that will allow Greece to remain in the Euro, if both the EU and Greek government are willing to recognise that there is still time and space for a real dialogue. "...
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    Freedom flotilla - call to release Gaza blockade activists

    President of the EFA Group in the European Parliament Josep-Maria Terricabras has paid tribute to those involved in the 'Freedom Flotilla' and called for a peaceful end to the blockade of Gaza. Israeli armed forces intercepted the ship 'Marianne' early this morning and it is now being escorted to th...