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Position papers include all papers formally adopted by our Group and thus representing our official position on major issues. Policy papers gather all briefings, brochures, statements from working groups or other Group bodies which have not been submitted to a vote but reflect a more technical position on specific topics. Studies are reports commissioned to experts and are accompanied most of the time with our political recommendations. For information and transparency purposes, we also publish here all Group letters sent to the other institutions or representatives

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    The situation in Syria

    The European Parliament, - having regard to its previous resolutions on Syria, in particular of 16 February 2012 and of 15 December 2011 on the situation in Syria, of 27 October on the situation in Egypt and Syria, in particular of Christian communities and the case of Rafah Nached, of 15 September...
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    The political use of justice in Russia

    The European Parliament, -         having regard to its previous resolutions on Russia, -         having regard to International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, in particular Article 14 stating that everyone sha...
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    10 demands in the EU Common Fisheries Policy reform 2012-2013

    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 propose that the allocation of the right to fish should be based upon criteria rather than market forc…
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    Reforming the Common Fisheries Policy

    After thirty years of the Common Fisheries Policy (CFP), fisheries in the EU are in a perilous state, with depleted stocks, the industry lurching between crisis and disaster, and the continued long-term decline of coastal communities. Action is urgently needed in the reform to redress this situation
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    Freedom of expression in Belarus, in particular the case of Andrzej Poczobut

    The European Parliament, - having regard to its previous resolutions on Belarus with regard, in particular to the one on the Death Penalty in Belarus of 16 February 2012 and the one on the situation in Belarus of 29 March 2012, - having regard to Council Regulation (EU) No 354/2012 of 23 ...
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    Violence against lesbian women and LGBTI rights in Africa

    The European Parliament, – having regard to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR), the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR), and the African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights (ACHPR), – having regard to the Convention on the Elimination of All for...
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    Preparation of the Commission Work Programme 2013

    The European Parliament, –   having regard to the Commission Work Programme 2012 (COM (2011)777), –   having regard to the Framework Agreement between the European Parliament and the Commission adopted on 20 October 2010, in particular Annex IV thereof, – &nb...
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    EU policy on the West Bank, including East Jerusalem

    The European Parliament, –   having regard to its previous resolutions on the Middle East, Palestine and Israel with regard, in particular to the ones of 29 September 2011 on the situation in Palestine(1) and of 10 September 2010 on the situation of the Jordan River with special reg...
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    No Sustainable Resources without own resources

    The Greens/EFA are advocating an EU response in the form of a Green New Deal, a comprehensive response to the multiple crises, integrating macro-economic reforms with a social inclusiveness agenda and green industrial policy, from the local to the global level. The MFF shall clearly reflect the political will to come to such a comprehensi…
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    Shale gas leaflet
    Shale gas leaflet
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    Why ban fracking and shale gas?

    Shale gas is now presented as being the new solution to our world's growing energy needs. However, its production poses serious threats to the climate, the environment and to local communities.