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Post-plenary session e-bulletin from the European Free Alliance Parliamentary Group
The European Free Alliance (EFA) Group in the European Parliament includes MEPs from Scotland, Wales, Catalonia and Latvia, who advance the cause of Europe's stateless nations, regions and disadvantaged minorities. EFA MEPs are members of the Greens/European Free Alliance Group in the European Parliament. The EFA MEPs are Ian Hudghton and Alyn Smith from the Scottish National Party, Bernat Joan from Esquerra Republicana de Catalunya, Jill Evans from Plaid Cymru-The Party of Wales and Tatjana Zdanoka from PCTVL - Latvia. Ian is president of the group.
BulletinBrussels 15.12.2006
Post-plenary session e-bulletin from the EFA Parliamentary Group
Highlights of the December 2006 session include: Reach - disappointment at weak chemicals restrictions; Cleaner water rules backed; Safer oil tankers proposed; Disappointment to slowing down of EU enlargement; Opposition to TV ad laws
BulletinStrasbourg 17.11.2006
Post-plenary session e-bulletin from the EFA Parliamentary Group
Highlights of the November session include: public Hearing - Deportation of Hungarians from Czechoslovakia; Bernat's proposals on multilingualism watered down; Hudghton re-elected President of EFA Group; EU services law could undermine Scotland's social services; call for tough action in Middle East; backing for ban on cluster bombs
BulletinStrasbourg 27.10.2006
Post-plenary session e-bulletin from the EFA Parliamentary Group
Highlights of the session include: Basque Peace Process, Palestine and Israel Visit, Highlands and Islands EU funding, Transnistria and South Ossetia
BulletinStrasbourg 29.09.2006
Post-plenary session e-bulletin from the EFA Parliamentary Group
Highlights of the session include: Services of General Interest; Bulgaria and Romania EU accession; Doner Kebab meat scandal; book launch; shark fin soup leaves bad taste in mouth; new rules on air quality
BulletinBrussels 16.07.2006
Post-plenary session e-bulletin from the EFA Parliamentary Group
Highlights include non official languages in Parliament, airline taxes backed, Finnish EU Presidency welcomed, Alyn's summer job plans , Bernat's proposals on multilingualism, backing Scottish butchers, a week in the life of an MEP.
BulletinStrasbourg 16.06.2006
Post-plenary session e-bulletin from the EFA Parliamentary Group
Highlights include stronger flood protection measures, Shetland deportation case raised in parliament, protecting workers from contaminated needles, broad backing for non-discrimination measures, phone mast monitoring plans, Backing Scotland's inshore fishermen Alyn to visit Norway and Iceland
BulletinStrasbourg 19.05.2006
e-bulletin from the European Free Alliance Parliamentary Group
Highlights : Western Sahara, progress needed for Romania and Bulgaria to join the EU, Highlands and Islands flights boost, Catalan in the EP, preparing for Latvia, nutrition and health claims
BulletinStrasbourg 10.04.2006
e-bulletin from the European Free Alliance Parliamentary Group
Recent highlights: Basque Peace Process Support Group, Euro Budget Deal response, Commemorating victims of dictatorships, Chernobyl +20
BulletinBrussels 19.03.2006
e-bulletin from the European Free Alliance Parliamentary Group
The plenary week's highlights include:Environmentally Friendly Fishing, Backing for traditional produce, Little progress on co-official languages in the European Parliament, Support for further EU enlargement, Jill in visit to Lebanon
