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Finally, a year late, the EU Commission has submitted its proposal for a new directive for the protection of animals used in scientific experiments. The Environmental Commissioner, Stavros Dimas, had promised that the directive would be submitted on repeated occasions, including at my conference last spring. The current directive (86/609EEC) is 22 years old, so…

A declaration about the situation for the indigenous people in Colombia. In Spanish and English:Colombia_Declaracion_ES_22-10-2008.pdf In French: Colombie_declaration_FR22-10-2008.doc

Below my open letter to the new commissioner, Baroness Catherine Ashton. Or as downloaded at: Ashton_openletter_HOLM.doc Strasbourg, October 22, 2008 Open letter to the newly appointed trade commissioner, Baroness Catherine Ashton Business Europe Out of Charlemagne Now! Baroness Ashton, welcome to your new position as EU Trade Commissioner. I am hopeful that we will be…

Today we have delivered the letter below to the Colombian embassy in Stockholm (only in Spanish). Detengan la masacre de los pueblos originarios de Colombia Los abajo firmantes manifestamos nuestro respaldo a la Movilización Nacional de Resistencia Indígena y Popular en Colombia. Instamos al Gobierno colombiano a garantizar las condiciones para el desarrollo de la…

Today we voted on two parts of the EU Climate and Energy Package, ETS and Effort sharing. Please read more below. EU tightens up climate demands The EU parliaments environment committe today voted on two parts of the climate package that the EU commission presented in january 2008. It concerns the trade in emission rights,…

Great news. Mr. Blanco was released yesterday. Buena noticia! Ayer se dejaron Sr. Blanco en libre. Abajo su carta y el listado de apoyo por él. MI DETENCIÓN En primer lugar manifiesto mi profunda gratitud a todas las personas e instituciones que al enterarse de que me detuvieron exigieron mi liberación. Todas ellas fueron importantes,…