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    Situation in Venezuela

    Tabled by Ernest Urtasun, Barbara Lochbihler, Igor Šoltes, Jordi Sebastià, Josep-Maria Terricabras, Ernest Maragall on behalf of the Greens/EFA Group The European Parliament, –       having regard to the statement by the spokesperson of Vice-Presiden...
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    Speaking out against gender-based violence

    The need for a European Strategy against gender-based violence was the focus of a conference organised at the European Parliament by EFA MEP Jordi Sebastià and others from the Greens/EFA group. The event brought together policy makers, campaigners and politicians to exchange ideas on how best to ta...
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    Human trafficking, forced labour and land grabbing

    Barbara Lochbihler, foreign policy and human rights spokesperson of the Greens/EFA group, visited Thailand and Cambodia from 12 to 20 February to follow up on the group’s work on human trafficking and land grabbing. This included a short film produced by Greens/EFA staff in 2012. Land grabbing in...
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    Save Maternity Leave

    The Directive on pregnant workers and workers who have recently given birth, also known as the Maternity Leave Directive, was first adopted by the European Parliament by a large majority in October 2010. 4 years later, the passage of this Directive remains blocked in the European Council by opposi...
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    Education in Valencia and the EIB

    At the invitation of Valencian MEP Jordi Sebastià, fellow MEPs from the EFA Group in the European Parliament, Ernest Maragall and Jill Evans, visited the region to look into the use of European Investment Bank (EIB) loans to support education. Jordi Sebastià is concerned that whilst the Region of ...
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    Lunch Debate

    Four years after the Fukushima disaster it´s time to take stock: with Tetsunari Iida, executive director of the Institute for Sustainable Energy Policies and advisor on renewable energy to the Japanese Government.
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    The Fight for Gender Equality and Against Gender-Based Violence

    With International Women's Day approaching, the Green Group in the European Parliament in cooperation with the European Green Party is organising a conference, 'The fight for Gender Equality and Against Gender Based Violence: European perspectives 2015.'
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    28th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC)

    Tabled by Barbara Lochbihler, Alyn Smith on behalf of the Greens/EFA Group The European Parliament, –       having regard to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and to the UN human rights conventions and optional protocols, including the Conventi...
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    Memorandum of Understanding between the EU and the League of Arab States to cooperate on counter-terrorism

    Tabled by Alyn Smith, Barbara Lochbihler, Judith Sargentini, Eva Joly on behalf of the Greens/EFA Group The European Parliament, –       having regard to its previous resolutions concerning countries of the League of Arab States (LAS), –  &...
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    Environmental Outlook

    The European Environment Agency today released its five-yearly assessment of the state and outlook of the environment in Europe (1). Commenting on the outlook, Green environment policy spokesperson Benedek Javor said: “The EEA has today sounded a clear alarm bell about the state of the environme...