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    Equal pay for equal work

    Equal pay for equal work is a basic principle in the EU. Despite this, women continue to earn less than men. Equal Pay was in the Treaty since Rome in 1957 and we have EU legislation since 1975, yet the pay gap still exists,
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    Greens/EFA Round-up

    Greens/EFA priorities for the plenary session included shifting the focus from austerity in the Euro crisis, bluefin tuna on the brink, balancing trade with China, rights and democracy in Ukraine, taxing financial transactions, equal pay for equal work, resource efficiency,...
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    Brussels Agenda

    Highlights of the week for the Greens/EFA include rejecting ACTA, EU data protection rules, keeping track of the EU's climate change efforts, EU project bonds to boost investments, promoting rail transport, encouraging investment in start-ups and social enterprises,...
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    Turkey

    EP Sakharov Prize winner Leyla Zana was yesterday sentenced to ten years in prison by the Diyarbakır 5th High Criminal Court, in Turkey. The charges against her are nine previously held speeches (including in the European parliament) and for allegedly having close links to a "terrorist organiz...
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    Resource efficiency

    Yesterday the Parliament voted on a report on resource efficiency. The Greens welcomes Parliament's decision to strengthen some key aspects of the Commission's proposal through concrete measures and clear targets for resource use.
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    How to restructure the EU banking sector?

    Should we split our banking activities? Separate retail from investment banks, too often indulging in the « casino economy »? This debate is already well underway in the US. What is the approach at EU level?
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    Equal pay for equal work!

    Equal pay for equal work has been one of the most basic principals of the European Community since its foundation in 1957.  However, despite legislation, women continue to earn less than men. On average women needed to work until 2nd March in order to earn as much as men had earned the year bef...
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    Switzerland criticised for immigration quotas

    The European Parliament has heard harsh criticism of Switzerland's decision to introduce restrictions on immigration from central and eastern European countries. The issue centres on Switzerland's use of quotas on the number of residence permits it grants to nationals of Poland, Lithuania, Latvia, E...
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    European support for Aragonese language rights

    Representatives of Chunta Aragonesista (Cha) have been at the European Parliament in Strasbourg to campaign for Aragonese language rights. The Parliament's Minority Languages Intergroup heard that Aragonese authorities are failing to adhere to Spain's international treaty obligations in respect of m...
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    Homophobia

    With a large majority*, the European Parliament today adopted a resolution to condemn homophobic laws and discrimination in Europe. For the first time since the last European elections, all five mainstream political groups co-authored the text, including Greens/EFA, S&D, ALDE, GUE/NGL ...