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Resolution on terrorism and Guantanamo
Yesterday we passed a relatively good anti-terrorism-resolution (fundamental rights to be respected, no infringement of personal integrity, criticism of the CIA’s rendition program, etc). What was especially good was that an amendment with a demand that prisoners released from Guantánamo be given asylum in Europe was adopted. Currently, there are some fifty prisoners who really…
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Greenland puzzles IPCC
A thaw of Greenland ice that could raise world sea levels may be the next puzzle for the U.N. climate panel that won the Nobel Peace Prize, a senior member of the group said. Dutch scientist Bert Metz said the risk of an accelerating melt of Greenland’s ice sheet was among the unsolved issues in…
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Animals used in experiments is increasing
The European Commission has recently published a study on animals used in experiments. It shows that 12,1 million (!) animals were used different experiments during 2005. Compared with the previous year the amount of animals used in experiments increased for EU-15 (earlier studies on EU27 does not exist). The increase was 3,1 %, or a total…
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Slideshow: On Thin Ice – Greenland and Climate Change
In Greenland and the Artic global warming goes twice as fast as at the rest of the world. At the end of August a delegation from GUE/NGL visited Ilulissat in northwest Greenland to study the melting of the ice cap and other climate change related issues. Please have a look at our findings. Start slide…
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Invitation: On Thin Ice – Greenland and Climate Change
For those in the European Parliament: MEP:s Vittorio Agnoletto, Jens Holm, Jiri Mastalka, Roberto Musacchio, Tobias Pflueger and Sören Söndergaard invites You to a one-hour hearing: On thin ice – Greenland and Climate Change At the end of August the GUE/NGL Greenland delegation visited northwest Greenland to study the melting of the ice cap and…
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Weak demands cast shadow over airlines CO2 move
NEWS UPDATE FROM THE GUE/NGL GROUP Strasbourg 13-11-2007 Weak demands cast shadow over airlines CO2 move ”I am pleased that aviation will now be included in the emission trading scheme* but unfortunately the conditions are much too weak” Swedish GUE/NGL MEP Jens Holm said today after the European Parliament’s vote on a report dealing with…