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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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    EU and China: Unbalanced Trade?

    The European Parliament, –    having regard to Articles 2, 3, 6 and 21 of the Treaty on European Union, –    having regard to Articles 153, 191, 207 and 218 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, –    having regard to Articles ...
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    The Future we REALLY want

    With the planet having entered an era distinguished by human interference in the Earth's ecosystems, the Rio+20 Summit must be used as the opportunity to break with the business as usual and to achieve tangible actions and measurable targets on the path to sustainable development path
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    Situation in Mali

    The European Parliament, -        having regard to the statements of Catherine Ashton, High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy of the EU on the military coup in Mali, -         having regard t...
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    No arms for Assad! Cyprus and Germany - Ensure respect of EU arms embargo

    The Greens/EFA group has sent an open letter to Catherine Ashton calling for the EU to ensure respect of the arms embargo after two potential cases of EU member states being complicit in the transfer of arms to the Assad regime in Syria.
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    Burma-Myanmar

    The European Parliament, -having regard to its previous resolutions on Burma/Myanmar, in particular that of 25 November 2010 and 20 May 2010; -having regard to the Council Decision of 16 August 2011 (2011/504/CFSP) amending Council Decision 2010/232/CFSP regarding restrictive measures against Burma...
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    Use and transfer of Passenger Name Records to the United States

    A study done by legal experts shows that the new agreement with the US on the transfer, retention and profiling of air passenger data (PNR) is in breach of EU fundamental rights provisions. The agreement, which is undergoing the ratification procedure in the European Parliament now, even provides less data protection than previous agreeme…
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    Human trafficking in Sinai, in particular the case of Solomon W.

    The European Parliament, - Having regard to the 1948 Universal Declaration of Human Rights, - Having regard to Article 3 of the European Convention on Human rights of 1950; - Having regard to the 2000 UN Palermo Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons, Espec...
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    Palestine, the raids of the Israeli forces on Palestinian TV stations

    The European Parliament, - having regard to its previous resolutions, - having regard to the statement by the Spokesperson of the High Representative Catherine Ashton on the closure of two Palestinian television stations of 3 March 2012, - having regard to the International Covenant on Civil and P...
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    Situation in Belarus

    The European Parliament, –   having regard to its previous resolutions on Belarus, in particular that of 15 February 2012, 13 September 2011, 12 May 2011, 10 March 2011, 20 January 2011, 10 March 2010, 17 December 2009, –   having regard to the European Council Conc...
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    Bahrain

    The European Parliament, - Having regard to the Report of the Bahrain Independent Commission of Inquiry (BICI), released on 23rd November 2011 - having regard to its previous resolutions on the situation in Syria, Yemen and Bahrain in the context of the situation in the Arab World and North Africa o...