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    Honduras

    Today the European Parliament's Foreign Affairs Committee and Central American Delegation held a joint meeting on the subject of Panama and Honduras. Green MEP Raül Romeva, a member of the EP Delegation to Central America, commented:"Today's meeting in the European Parliament represents a clear ma...
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    Illicit tobacco trade

    Today Belgian Green MEP Bart Staes hosts a conference on the illegal tobacco trade (1), ahead of a crucial UN meeting in March (2) that could secure a binding international agreement to combat this huge worldwide problem. Illicit tobacco is estimated to represent 12% of the global market.Calling on...
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    Russia - human rights

    Following the arrest of Lyudmila Alexeyeva on New Year's Day, Oleg Orlov - a fellow laureate of last year's EU parliament Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought, was yesterday arrested and detained. Finnish Green MEP Heidi Hautala, Chair of the EU Parliament human rights subcommittee, said:"The arres...
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    Iran

    Tabled by Barbara Lochbihler, Isabelle Durant, Heidi Hautala, Emilie TurunenOn behalf of the Greens/EFA Group The European Parliament, - Having regard to the presidential elections of 12 June 2009 and the subsequent unrest in the Islamic Republic of Iran - Having regard to the Resolution adopted by ...
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    Brussels Agenda

    Agenda priorities for the Greens include the hearing of new Commissioner-designate Kristalina Georgieva and an EP committee vote on SWIFT. Green events and press releases will focus on the illegal tobacco trade, human rights and press/trade union rights in Iran and reflections post-Copenhagen climate talks.
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    The Spanish Presidency of the EU and the Green priorities

    The Greens/EFA Group will debate about the programme of the Spanish Presidency of the EU with representatives of the Spanish government, NGOs and think tanks. Two panels about the Green New Deal as a way out of the crisis and about which energetic model for Europe will also be an opportunity to focus on Green priorities.
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    Managing risks

    Public health disasters remind us how essential it is to have an effective and proactive pharmacovigilance system to guarantee the safety of EU citizens. In December 2008, the European Commission put forward proposals for new legislation governing Pharmacovigilance in Europe. This expert meeting will debate about the consequences of the e…
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    Kosovo

    Ahead of this week's European Commission Delegation visit to Kosovo, Austrian Green MEP Ulrike Lunacek – European Parliament Kosovo Rapporteur and a Greens/EFA Group spokesperson on foreign affairs – commented:"The EU Commission delegation visit to Kosovo represents the first concrete step in t...
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    EU-Russia

    On the occasion of the 12th meeting of the EU-Russia Parliamentary Cooperation Committee, Werner Schulz- Greens-EFA MEP and Vice-Chair of the EUDelegation - commented:"The best we can say about this meeting is that it took place at all. Unfortunately the two Delegations could not find a compromise ...
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    EU-US SWIFT bank data agreement

    An interim EU agreement to supply data from SWIFT bank transfers to the US authorities is due to come into effect on 1 February. The European Parliament, which has a co-legislative role on this issue, is expected to vote on 8 or 9 February at its plenary session in Strasbourg. Following today's EU P...