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INCOHERENTE SERIA ABRIR NEGOCIACIONES PARA TLC ENTRE LA UE Y COLOMBIA, ESTIMA EURODIPUTADO JENS HOLM (GUE/NGL) Bruxelles, 07/06/07, Esta semana ante la Comisión de comercio internacional del Parlamento Europeo discutió el Comisario Peter Mandelson, encargado de los asuntos de comercio internacional para la Unión Europea, Derechos Humanos y comerio internacional. El eurodiputado Jens Holm habló…

A while ago I wrote to the European Investment Bank, asking why they lend 270 million euros to Israel. You can read the answer from EIBs vice-president, Philippe de Fontaine Vive, here: EIB.pdf Interesting, though, Israels receives new loans every year, according to his answer. While the Palestinian government is boycotted and starved to death by…

Statement concerning Local and Regional Elections in the Basque Country The 27th of May there will be Local and Regional Elections in the Spanish State. After the banning of the recently created new Political Party ASB, more than 82,000 basques  backed with their signatures in Notary Offices the creation of 225 electoral lists to run…

Press conference MEPs Jens Holm, from the GUE/NGL and Françoise Castex, from the PES Invite you to a press conference:  Mandelson’s ”Global Europe” strategy: Impacts on social rights and on the environment Tuesday 22nd of May, 13:30 Press Room, European Parliament, Strasbourg They will invite the following speakers:  ·         Heo Young-koo, Vice president of the…

I have today together with some other MEPs sent a letter to Colombias president Mr. Álvaro Uribe Velez regarding the latest actions against the Colombian senator Gustavo Petro. The letter (in Spanish) is to be read here: Carta Diputados Europeos al Presidente Uribe 250407.doc  (in word).

NEWS UPDATE FROM THE GUE/NGL GROUP European Parliament sets up temporary committee on climate change   Strasbourg, 25/04/07   The European Parliament voted today in favour of setting up a temporary committee on climate change. The main task of the committee will be to formulate proposals on the EU’s future integrated policy on climate change…