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    Honduras - EU

    Yesterday, the COLAT (Council Committee on Latin America) decided to lift the suspension of negotiations of an Association Agreement with Central American countries, including Honduras. Raül Romeva, Vice-President of the Greens/EFA Group and member of the European Parliament delegation to Central ...
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    The role of GMOs in the new Member States

    This report gives an overview on presence, use and authorisation of Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs) in the New Member States of the European Union. It critically appraises political developments and highlights the role of the organic farming sector as well as Citizen's movements.
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    Burma

    Commenting on the judgement passed against Burmese opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi, extending her house arrest sentence by a further 18 months, Greens/EFA Co-Presidents Rebecca Harms andDaniel Cohn-Bendit commented:"Greens deplore the kangaroo court judgment against Burmese pro-democracy lea...
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    Uganda and LGBT

    On Friday 24th July, Uganda's Ethics and Integrity Minister, Dr. Nsaba Buturo, presented the first drafts of a new anti-homosexuality bill (coupled with an anti-pornography bill), which would criminalise even the distribution of literature about homosexuality. According to the Minister, it would a...
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    SWIFT bank data

    Today, the Council of EU foreign ministers is set to grant the European Commission a mandate to negotiate a bank data sharing agreement with the US authorities. Greens/EFA Co-Presidents Rebecca Harms Daniel Cohn-Bendit comment:"It is unacceptable that the EU Commission is attempting to bypass the Eu...
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    Russia - human rights

    The murder of Andrei Kulagin, activist for human rights organisation Spravedlivost (Justice), has been announced by authorities more than two months after his disappearance and almost two weeks after his body was found. Rebecca Harms, President of the Greens/EFA Group in the European parliament and ...
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    EFA Group - Committee Membership

    Appointments to European Parliamentary committees have now been confirmed for members of the European Free Alliance (EFA) Group in the European Parliament. The EFA Group was formed in 1999 and brings together representatives of stateless nations, regions and disadvantaged minorities.EFA MEPs' commit...
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    Zdanoka to observe Moldovan elections

    Latvian MEP Tatjana Zdanoka will next week join an official EU election observation mission to Moldova. Ms Zdanoka is a member of the seven strong European Parliament delegation who will serve as official observers for the 29 July legislative election.Legislative elections were originally held in Ap...
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    SNP welcomes European action on dementia

    SNP President Ian Hudghton MEP has today (Wednesday) welcomed proposals from the European Commission to coordinate action across the EU aimed at tackling Alzheimer's disease, dementia and other degenerative neurological conditions.The EU initiative seeks to improve early diagnosis of dementia, coord...
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    EP committee chairs

    Eva Joly (France) will chair the European Parliament's development committee, while Heidi Hautala (Finland) takes over the chair of the human rights subcommittee. Greens also picked up seven vice-chair positions in other committees, including for budget control, a surprise result.