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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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    World Summit of FAO on Food Security - eradicate hunger from earth

    Greens/EFA consider that Considers that a genuine fight against hunger requires the establishment of comprehensive policies which enhance sustainable farming and food supply systems. They also emphasize the need for a new common effort to combine the fight against hunger with the necessary efforts to mitigate climate gas emissions as well…
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    Political solution for piracy in Somalia

    Tabled by Reinhard Buetikofer, Franziska Brantner and Raül Romeva on behalf of the Greens/EFA Group in the EP The European Parliament, – having regard to its previous resolutions on Somalia and NAVFOR – having regard to Rule 122 of its Rules of Procedure, Whereas the instability of Somalia, which...
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    Preparation of the EU-Russia Summit in Stockholm of 18 November 2009

    Greens/EFA stress once more that democracy and human rights must be at the core of any future agreement with the Russian Federation, with regard, in particular, to the definition and inclusion of an effective and operational human rights clause.
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    Pictures of the ice sculpture action

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    Iran

    Greens/EFA strongly condemn the excessive force, arbitrary arrests and alleged torture in the repression of protests over the disputed Iranian presidential elections. They reaffirm their absolute opposition to the use of the death penalty and deplore the systematic restriction of the freedom of information.
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    Democracy Building in the EU's External Relations

    Greens/EFA recommend the Council conclusions to include concrete and practical suggestions for improving coordination of democracy support in the EU foreign, human rights and development policy instruments; they also consider that the embedding of democracy and democratic processes in third countries offers the best prospects for developi…
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    Guinea

    The Greens/EFA resolution condemns the brutal attacks against peaceful demonstrators by security and armed forces and all acts of sexual violence during the repression. Greens/EFA welcomes arms embargo against Guinea and the setting-up of an international commission of enquiry, and call on the authorities and the military Junta to immedia…
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    EU-US Summit

    Tabled by Pascal Canfin, Reinhard Bütikofer, Yannick Jadot, Nicole Kiil-Nielsen and Barbara Lochbihleron behalf of the Greens/EFA Group The European Parliament, having regard to its previous resolutions on transatlantic relations, in particular its two resolutions of 1 June 2006 on improving EU-US ...
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    Freedom of information in Italy

    Greens/EFA consider that the freedom to receive and communicate information without interference of the state authorities is a fundamental principle on which the European Union has been founded and an essential element of democracy as well as pluralism of information media. It is urgent for the EU to define key minimum standards in order …
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    The Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought

    Over the years, Greens have often nominated candidates who also supported environmental progress in their fight for fundamental rights. Last year, the jailed Chinese dissident Hu Jia - who was nominated by the Greens/EFA Group - was awarded the Sakharov Prize. What about 2009 ?