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    European economic semester

    The European Commission today presented its first Annual Growth Survey at the start of the new 'European Semester', part of the new EU economic governance architecture. Green MEPs criticised the recommendations of the Commission for their narrow focus on austerity and failure to outline measures for...
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    Exchange of views with the President of the European Council

    The Greens/EFA Group in the European Parliament met with European Council President Herman Van Rompuy on Tuesday 11 January to discuss his role as President thus far. Group Co-Presidents Rebecca Harms and Daniel Cohn-Bendit introduced Mr. Van Rompuy and chaired a lively discussion between him and a packed audience of Greens/EFA members a…
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    Situation in Haiti a year after the earthquake - humanitarian aid and reconstruction

    Greens/EFA stress the need for immediate action to rebuild the capacities of the Haitian state in terms of democracy and good governance, which are essential for national reconstruction. They also call on the Commission and the Member States to integrate local food production and secure food supplies into the reconstruction efforts in Hai…
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    Basque ceasefire announcement welcomed

    Catalan MEP Oriol Junqueras from the European Free Alliance Group in the European Parliament has welcomed today's ETA announcement of a 'permanent and general ceasefire'.Junqueras is also a member of the Basque Friendship Group in the European Parliament - a grouping of MEPs set up in 2005 to suppor...
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    Khordokovsky trial

    Former Russian oil oligarch Mikhail Khordokovsky has been found guilty of embezzlement at a controversial second trial in Moscow today, a year ahead of his expected release under a previous conviction. The Greens have criticised the event as a show trial. Commenting on the ruling, Green MEP and chai...
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    Hungary media law

    The Hungarian parliament passed a controversial media law yesterday that will expand the state’s power to monitor and penalise private media and journalists if coverage is deemed unbalanced. The Greens, who have previously expressed concern about the draft law, have called on the EU Commission and...
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    e-fa News Round-Up December 2010

    The European Free Alliance (EFA) draws together political parties fighting for democracy and self-determination for the stateless nations and regions of Europe. European Free Alliance MEPs sit in a European parliamentary group with the Greens, making up the fourth largest group in the European parli...
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    Who should have the right to fish?

    Marine resources are a public good, not a private resource. The right to exploit those resources, therefore, should be allocated according to criteria that ensure that fishing contributes as far as possible to the public interest. Greens think that the right to fish should be based on environmental and social criteria.
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    EU Budget freeze

    Commenting on the reported agreement of net contributors on freezing the EU budget, Greens/EFA co-president Rebecca Harms said: "The reported closed door agreement on the EU budget is nothing short of a scandal and circumvents democratic due process. While it is natural to discuss potential bud...
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    EU summit and Eurozone crisis

    European heads of state and government, at today's EU summit, agreed on a minimalist treaty change to allow the creation of a permanent stability mechanism. The Greens stressed that the permenet crisis mechanism will not be enough to get Europe out of the crisis. Greens/EFA co-president Rebecca Harm...