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    Press release |

    Oettinger Eurozone scandal

    In response to the scandalous comments by EU commissioner Günther Oettinger, published in the Bild Zeitung last week (1), a cross-party group of over 150 MEPs have written to Commission president Barroso calling for Günther Oettinger to retract his statement or resign as EU commissioner. The initi...
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    Poverty

    The European Parliament today called on the European Commission and Council to establish a European strategy to combat homelessness in a resolution adopted with a large majority (1). The Greens welcomed the resolution, with anti-poverty spokesperson and instigator of the resolution Karima Delli sayi...
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    Freedom of information

    The European Parliament today adopted a report on freedom of information and access to public documents by Green draftsperson/rapporteur Judith Sargentini. The report points to continued problems regarding access to documents in EU institutions and calls for measures to address this. After the vote,...
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    Extension de la durée des droits d'auteur de 50 à 70 ans

    Ce lundi et malgré les objections de huit pays*, les ministres des affaires européennes de l'UE ont prolongé la protection des droits des interprètes et producteurs d'enregistrements musicaux de 20 ans dans l'Union européenne, la faisant passer de 50 à 70 ans après l'enregistre...
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    Video |

    Freedom of information and public access to documents

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    Libya

    The European Parliament, –  having regard to United Nations Security Council (UNSC) Resolutions 1970/2011 of 26 February 2011 and 1973/2011 of  17 March 2011, - having regard to the suspension on 22 February 2011 of the negotiations on an EU-Libya Framework Agreement, -  havin...
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    Press release |

    EU-Morocco fisheries agreement/Western Sahara

    A cross-party group of MEPs is calling for the controversial EU-Morocco fisheries agreement to be referred to the European Court of Justice (ECJ) to assess its compatibility with the EU treaties and international law. The initiative has been taken by Catalan Green MEP Raül Romeva, together with Lib...
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    Export credit agencies

    The European Parliament adopted a legislative compromise revising EU rules on the activities of the export credit agencies (1). The EP rapporteur/draftsman, Green MEP Yannick Jadot, welcomed the final vote, which will ensure that ECAs are more accountable for the impact of the projects they support....
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    Press release |

    SNP welcomes European rejection of oil moratorium

    SNP President Ian Hudghton MEP has today (Tuesday) welcomed a vote in the European Parliament which rejected calls for a moratorium on deep-sea oil exploration.  The vote was on a report relating to the safety of offshore oil and gas activities. There had previously been calls in the European P...
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    Offshore oil and gas exploration

    The European Parliament today adopted a report setting out its position on the need to revise EU legislation on offshore oil and gas exploration following the Deepwater Horizon disaster. The Greens expressed regret that the EP was not willing to push for stronger EU rules to address the risk of offs...