GMO-free Europe

6th European Conference of GMO-Free Regions in Belgium (16-18 September 2010)

The GMO-Free movement has continuously expanded and diversified across Europe and beyond. From 16-18 September, we will meet once again to present our demands and successes to the public and the European institutions at the European Parliament. We will then go to a retreat in Gent to exchange experiences, ideas and strategies.

Biking is Green

Electric and Clean Mobility

At the start of the European Mobility Week this event will show and demonstrate new models of electric and (un)conventional bicycles, intermodality between cycling and public transport, recently installed services in the area Gare de Luxembourg - Place de Luxembourg. Visitors will be able to test the bikes and organisations will present their activities.

Pathways to a renewable energy-based economy in 2050

A Greens/EFA conference

The conference will aim to compare the different 2050 energy scenarios, looking at the policy options to achieve a renewables-based economy and also the pathway for the EU energy landscape necessary to achieve this. It will also look at how much and what kind of grid development will be necessary to allow the required development of RES.

Minimum income

Time for a Directive ?

In the context of the European Year for combating poverty and social exclusion, this conference will aim at debating about barriers and gaps of minimum income schemes in the light national situations and explore what can be done at European level.

Who should have the right to fish?

Public hearing on the reform of the Common Fisheries Policy

Greens believe that the right to catch fish carries responsibilities, that men and women who are allowed to fish need to fulfil certain criteria. Those who have fished in the past should not automatically have the right to continue in the future.

(Trans)Gender Equality?

A joint conference on transgender rights hosted by the Greens/EFA

This joint conference will explore how transgender people's rights fit within wider EU gender equality legislation. It will raise awareness about the legal and social situation of transgender people, as well as the role of European institutions in defending transgender people's fundamental rights.

Climate change and working time

Fairer work to protect the climate

The seminar aims at assessing the possible impact of working time on climate change. Would shorter work time reduce greenhouse gas emissions? Do working hours have a role in reducing carbon footprints? Those are questions that will be raised during the seminar. <br><br>

The New Political Role of Internet and Mobile Phone: Example Iran

Greens/EFA conference

Modern information networks turn more and more into essential tools for political mobilisation. The discredited presidential elections in Iran have initiated a popular protest-movement, the so-called "Green movement" which gained much of its momentum through the new technologies offered via internet and mobile phone: sms, You Tube, twitter, Skype and others.

Towards a cultural ecology?

A Greens/EFA conference

This conference organized by Greens/EFA MEPs Malika Benarab-Attou, Helga Trüpel, François Alfonsi, aims at bringing a prospective on positioning Culture at the heart of the European project.

Crime and Punishment in the Europe of Tomorrow

Harmonisation of Criminal Procedure and Criminal Law in the European Union

With Dr. Martin Selmayr, Head of Cabinet of Commissioner Viviane Reding, Dr. Yves Bot, Advocate General, European Court of Justice, Professor Helmut Satzger, University of Munich and Lecturer Nadja Long, EIPA

The situation of Human Rights in the world

Facebook chat with Heidi Hautala - Tuesday 15 June 17:00

Human rights are one of the core values of the European Union. But what is the reality in the EU and in the world? How to avoid double standard politics? These are some of the topics you will be able to discuss in a live chat with the Green Member and Chair of Parliament’s Subcommittee on Human Rights Heidi Hautala

Green Jobs - Decent Work!

A Greens/EFA conference organised by Elisabeth Schroedter (MEP) and Reinhard Bütikofer (MEP)

This conference aims to define how to ensure good working conditions in the new sustainable economy and a socially just transformation. It will be divided in two panels dedicated to green quality jobs and to the Green New Deal and decent work.

'Carbon leakage' - Risks and reality

Public hearing

Will strong EU climate policies really lead polluting industries to relocate, bringing their emissions (and jobs) with them? This hearing will aim to assess the true risks of carbon leakage, as well as discussing viable policy options for tackling the affected sectors.

CAP 2020

Green Growth or Green Deal?

This workshop organised by the Greens/EFA Group in the European Parliament aims at debating with with stakeholders and national green parties on the future of agricultural and rural development.

'Local solutions to a global disorder'

Film showing and debate with the French film-maker Coline Serreau

This showing will be a première in Belgium in the presence of the film-maker Coline Serreau and two special guests. The debate which will follow the showing will be an opportunity not only to let the voice of farmers be heard but also to show that in the context of the environmental, economic and social crisis concrete solutions and alternatives exist.

Nuclear Waste – Will the Directive Solve the Problem?

Expert hearing

During this hearing, experts will present examples from different European countries regarding their respective nuclear waste strategies. Against the backdrop of these experiences, lessons will be drawn with respect to the Draft Nuclear Waste Directive, with the aim of formulating requirements that a meaningful EU directive should fulfil.

Financing culture in the digital era

A Greens/EFA conference

The digital era has made knowledge and culture accessible for the greater public and contributes to bring about a worldwide knowledge society. But how can we guarantee a fair remuneration of authors and creators together with the universal access and circulation of knowledge and culture? The conference will explore ways out of this paradox.

Livestream press conference on carbon leakage

New independent study to reveal risks and reality of carbon leakage and policy options

On Thursday 20 May at 10.30 (CET) the Greens/EFA group will launch a new independent study on the risks and reality of carbon leakage in the EU at a press conference. The study has been prepared by Climate Strategies, an international research consultancy.

The European Citizens' Initiative

Toothless Tiger - Or an Open Door for the People?

After the Commission presented its proposal for a regulation, it is now Parliament's turn. We are currently working on the legal specification of this instrument. The hearing aims at gathering inputs from experts and initiatives from the civil society and debating with a view to find the best solution for this right of initiative on the EU level.

Taste biodiversity!

How biodiversity is feeding the world

Greens/EFA MEPs Sandrine Bélier, Martin Häusling and Eva Joly have the pleasure to invite you to a workshop on biodiversity and development with international experts.

From Bonn to Cancun

EU climate policy and the international climate negotiations

This Greens/EFA conference will look the role of the EU in international climate change policy, with a focus on the wider implications of the EU's domestic emissions reduction policies. The conference will assess the costs and benefits of more ambitious climate policies and the economic opportunities they present.

Chernobyl, a permanent catastrophe

The state of play 24 years later

A few days before the anniversary date of the Chernobyl catastrophe, the Greens/EFA organise a debate and documentary showing about the health and environmental impact of the Chernobyl accident.

Green perspective on the European External Action Service

Debate with civil society

Green MEPs Dany Cohn-Bendit, Franziska Brantner, Eva Joly and Heidi Hautala lead the debate on the EEAS structures, competences and financial instruments together with civil society figures and Commission representatives.

Greens/EFA Internal Hearing on Euromed

Towards more coherence and effectiveness of the Euro-Mediterranean Partnership

How much for biodiversity?

A Greens/EFA workshop

On the occasion of the International Year of the Biodiversity, the Greens/EFA organise a series of events and actions around biodiversity. This workshop will deal about the European action for biodiversity protection and the marine, forest and agricultural aspects of biodiversity.

A Green New Deal out of the crisis

Joint event Greens/EFA and Iniciativa per Catalunya Verds

A public debate on how the Green New Deal can be the way out of the crisis in Spain and across Europe

A generation on the edge? New start for youth

Greens/EFA Group meeting in Barcelona

This one day conference will focus on youth and poverty, unemployment and education. Conference panels will tackle the situation of young people in Europe in terms of access to employment, poverty, risk of exclusion, vulnerability and dependence with a view to draw solutions for youth unemployment and youth inclusion.

Killer's Paradise

A film about killings of women in Guatemala

On the occasion of the International Women's Day, the Greens/EFA invite you to a film screening. Since 1999, more than two thousand women have been murdered in Guatemala, with the numbers escalating every year. Yet policy, decision-makers and government officials continue to turn a blind eye.

Blogging for Democracy - Cuba, the European Union and the influence of Web 2.0

Online conference Cuba-EU featuring Yoani Sánchez and most influential alternative Cuban bloggers

We need open debate about the situation in Cuba and the Blogger Movement as a possibility to raise one's voice regardless of the media censorship in Cuba. The conference - featuring the most influential figures in the Cuban alternative blogsphere - also challenges how EU policy on Cuba is seen on the island and what future role the EU should play.

Europe 2020 agenda: a path or barrier to the Green New Deal?

A Greens/EFA conference

On 3 March, the European Commission is publishing its Communication on the EU2020 Strategy. The Greens/EFA Group invite you to an event to analyse the “sustainability” of this strategy with key speakers from the green technologies sector, and public and private investment sector. The afternoon will see a debate on the key question: Is growth (even if it’s green) sustainable?

Delivering the Right to Health with the Health Millennium Development Goals

A conference on Europe’s role on how to combat poverty-related crises by 2015

The conference - co-organised by by the Greens/EFA, the European Parliamentary Forum and the Action for Global Health - provides the opportunity for civil society to work with European leaders to find concrete solutions. Europe must move towards full funding for health, stronger health systems and universal access to basic health care in poor countries.

Greens' action on paternity leave

Come and support our action on 23 February 14:15

Do you think fathers in the EU should be guaranteed at least two weeks, fully paid paternity leave? The Greens/EFA Group is calling for fathers who support this improvement in paternity leave rights to show their support – together with their babies or small children – at a crucial committee vote at the EP in Brussels on Tuesday, 23 February at 15:00

Beyond Copenhagen

where to for global climate policy?

The purpose of this Greens/EFA event is to offer an analysis of the disappointing outcome of the UN climate conference in Copenhagen, with a view to assessing what needs to be done to achieve an ambitious international agreement on climate change before the end of the year.

Implementing the Green New Deal for Europe

A Green family Workshop

The Greens/EFA Group in the European Parliament is holding a series of workshops with Greens from around the EU to discuss and fine-tune its policies on the Green New Deal. This workshop will consider key aspects of the Green New Deal, such as its macro-economic framework, its employment dimension and its industrial policies.

The Spanish Presidency of the EU and the Green priorities

A Greens/EFA conference in Madrid

The Greens/EFA Group will debate about the programme of the Spanish Presidency of the EU with representatives of the Spanish government, NGOs and think tanks. Two panels about the Green New Deal as a way out of the crisis and about which energetic model for Europe will also be an opportunity to focus on Green priorities.

Managing risks

A closer look at the legislative proposals on pharmacovigilance

Public health disasters remind us how essential it is to have an effective and proactive pharmacovigilance system to guarantee the safety of EU citizens. In December 2008, the European Commission put forward proposals for new legislation governing Pharmacovigilance in Europe. This expert meeting will debate about the consequences of the existing proposals for patient safety, the most effective approach for dealing with pharmacovigilance data and how decision-making and patient safety can be strenghtened in Europe.

Copenhagen and beyond

delivering a meaningful deal on climate change - the Global Green perspective

Leading Green politicians from every corner of the globe will be in Copenhagen. This event is the only time they are speaking together on one stage , outlining their views on what a meaningful climate agreement is and how it can be achieved.

Afghanistan Post-Elections - Civil Society and International Policy

A joint conference by ENNA and the Greens/EFA in the European Parliament

The conference aims at discussing how civil society can provide new momentum to reconstruction and state-building in Afghanistan post-elections. It is being held at a significant time for Afghanistan, security having deteriorated considerably since the last conference, and when concerns are being expressed about the slow progress of governance reform.

Letter to Anna

Documentary on Anna Politkovskaya

The Greens/EFA Group will welcome Anna Politkovskaya's son and the film's director Eric Bergkraut to the screening of the documentary in the European Parliament. A debate will follow with the participation of Anna Politkovskaya's lawyer, the deputy editor in chief of Novaya Gazeta and NGO representatives, among others.

Guinea

It's not only about fish

The situation in Guinea is alerting. After the massacre which took place at the end of September, Greens/EFA organise a joint debate in the European Parliament about the situation in Guinea. The President of the Guinean Organisation on Human Rights will give a testimony through videoconferencing.

Videocracy

Presentation and film projection

In Italy one man only has kept the domination of the image over three entire decades. As a TV-magnate and then as Presidente, Silvio Berlusconi has created a perfect system of TV-entertainment and politics.

Bike Action - 1st Strasbourg Parliament Session

Greens/EFA MEPs on their bikes to the European Parliament

For their arrival in Strasbourg and for the first parliamentary session, Green MEPs will be going to the European Parliament by bike.

Telecoms package

Preparing for a 3rd reading

The key disagreement between Parliament and Council in 2nd reading concerned the role of the judiciary in the Telecoms Package. A third reading gives the opportunity, and responsibility, to the new Parliament to excercise its codecision power to ensure necessary goals are met.

Global Food Sufficiency

Towards sustainable food production and consumption

The conference on food sufficiency aims at raising the question how local, regional, national and global food systems can provide sufficient and wholesome food for all. It will simultaneously connect civil society and decision-makers from Asia, Africa, Latin America and North America with a regional conference in the European Parliament in Brussels.

From Siracusa to Copenhagen

Delivering a global climate deal

The Greens/EFA in the European Parliament and the Italian Greens hold a public conference in Rome on climate change and energy policy with the participation of Legambiente, WWF Italy and Greenpeace Italy

Green New Deal for Greener Cities - climate change as a challenge for local policies

4th Green Local Councillor Congress

The Greens/EFA Group in the European Parliament in cooperation with the European Green Party and the German Greens will organise the 4th European Green Local Councillors Meeting in Stuttgart, Germany.

A Green New Deal to tackle the triple crisis

A public conference of the Greens/EFA Group

On the eve of the Congress of the European Green Party, the Greens/EFA Group in the European Parliament organises a high-level conference about the need for a Green New Deal in order to tackle the world crises: economic recession, environment, social injustice.

Iran and Europe

Green visions for the future

The conference in which well-known Iranian personalities will take part will deal with the future of Euro-Iranian relations and a vision for a political ecology in Iran.

Green New Deal

A Greens/EFA workshop

Europe and the world are in the midst of a series of crises: economic recession, environment, social injustice. An opportunity exists: using the anti-recession policies to transform our economy. A Green “New Deal” is needed to foster a sustainable economic, social and job stimulus which promotes solutions to our resource, climate and economic challenges.

New thought for food - Food for thought

The science of sustainable agriculture - An innovative paradigm

Organic farming is a valuable indicator for sustainability. In this conference the basic questions concerning the “science for sustainability” will be discussed in the field of organic and other agro-ecological approaches to farming. The knowledge of scientific methodologies must influence scientific policy advice and the funding policy in science of the EU.

Who wants to control the internet ?

How the Medina report and the Telecom package can affect the internet

While some companies dream of being able to manipulate access in order to restrict or give preference to certain services and websites, so as to block access to their competitors, this hearing aims at revealing what is really at stake behind the complexity of several European Directives up for consideration by the European Parliament in the coming weeks.

The precarity of seasonal labour forces and industrial agriculture

A joint seminar hosted by the Greens/EFA and the Socialist Groups

The seminar which divides in two round tables deals with the situation of the rights of the farmers and the rights of the workers as well as the effects of the European policies.

Sound Copyright

Which way for the EU?

With the EP set to vote on whether to extend the term of copyright in sound recordings, this event looks at the significance and ramifications of this Commission proposal. Speakers will address the implications for copyright creators and users, for innovators and consumers and what it means for those aiming for a modern workable intellectual property policy.

Fighting gender stereotypes

A new role for women in society

Greens/EFA Co-president hosts this conference with guest Commissioner Spidla. The Arcidonna Association will present their information campaign.

Consequences of the financial crisis

A Greens/EFA conference

The Greens EFA group is organising a high-level conference on the consequences of the Financial Crisis. Experts and MEPs will discuss instruments for better global governance of the Financial Markets and strategies for a Green New Deal to overcome the interlinked financial, ecological and social crises

From polar to nuclear?

“Nuclearification” of the Russian offshore oil and gas industry

Russian oil and gas industry tries to promote nuclear power to meet its offshore energy needs. What plans do exist? What are the risks for these projects under the extreme weather conditions of the Arctic?

Are we prepared?

The impact of climate change on health and social services

The growing frequency of extreme weather events is already becoming evident across the EU. This conference aims to identify the coming challenges of climate change for health, as well as looking at past responses to extreme weather events, to assess if and how our social services are prepared.

The European Union Needs A Women’s Envoy

A Greens/EFA conference

According to the United Nations the struggle against hunger and poverty will be lost from the start if the international community fails to strengthen women’s rights. The European Union should take the initiative and appoint a European envoy for women’s rights.The conference aims at broadening support for this initiative.

The French EU Presidency : facing an environmental emergency

A public meeting of the Greens/EFA Group in Montreuil

On the occasion of the French Presidency of the European Union, the Greens/EFA organise a two-day public meeting in Montreuil on key issues such as European foreign policy, the EU energy/climate package, food security and GMOs as well as the financial crisis. French Secretaries of State Jouyet and Kosciusko-Morizet will represent the French Presidency during the event.

Telecom package: what impact on data protection?

A Greens/EFA Hearing

Next week's European parliament plenary session will see votes on three reports in the so-called "telecom package". There has already been intense debate on a number of issues, inlcuding data protection and privacy - but what exactly is at stake? Green MEPs, two of the relevant rapporteurs and the European Data protection adviser will give their views at this hearing.

European Security Strategy revised

Finding the way ahead for a comprehensive strategy

The European Security Strategy, which has set out the EU's common understanding of foreign and security policy since 2003, is soon to be reviewed by High Representative Javier Solana. In light of this, as well as continuing security concerns and recent events in Georgia, now is the time to call for a more comprehensive security policy.

EU-Russia relations after the Georgian crisis

A Greens/EFA seminar

In the wake of recent events in Georgia, this event will look at the way ahead for relations between the European Union and Russia.

Intellectual Property Rights and Green Energy Technologies

A Greens/EFA Workshop

While technology transfer is now a central issue in international climate negotiations, intellectual property rights are increasingly raised as a challenge to be overcome in this regard. This workshop will provide a forum for open discussion with experts in the field.

Bridging the gaps

First Green European Summer University

From 28 to 31 August 2008, the Greens/EFA Group in the European Parliament will hold the first “Green European Summer University” at the German Polish border. Themed “Bridging the gaps”, it wants to build intellectual, cultural and societal bridges, not only between East and West, but also between North and South and old and young.

Atoms for peace - the security fallout

A hearing on the security consequences of France's nuclear policies

As France and its chief nuclear lobbyist Nicolas Sarkozy take over the Presidency of the EU, the Greens/EFA Group examine the security risks associated with nuclear proliferation.

Set the right climate for your holidays!

A conference on tourism and climate change

The purpose of the conference is to show that tourism is both responsible for but also a victim of climate change. The event should also be seen in preparation for the coming into force of Article 195 of the Treaty of Lisbon which foresees the inclusion of the tourism sector in the EU legislative procedure.

Climate migrants

How to protect the people who are affected by climate change

The conference will look at case studies and will look at adaptation strategies and solutions on how ato prevent climate migrations and to protect and compensate the affected people. A declaration on the protection of the climate migrants will be adopted at the end of the conference.

The European Union and the Arms Trade Treaty

Open seminar on the occasion of the 10th anniversary of the treaty.

This event will feature speakers from NGOs, the French government and the UK aerospace and defence industry. Raul Romeva MEP will be among those calling on the EU to bring an end to transferring arms to places where they will fuel conflict or breaches of human rights.

For a bullfighting-free Europe

Open seminar

The seminar organised by the Greens/EFA and animal protection organisations coincides with a two-day pro-bullfighting conference in the European Parliament. Green MEPs and guest speakers will argue that culture is no excuse for cruelty. An information stand will be present in the European parliament throughout the week.

Olympic rights for human games

A conference on Olympic Games in China

It is crucial for the EU to speak with one voice concerning questions as sensitive as human rights in China and Tibet. In order to attempt to answer a series of questions during the conference, the Greens/EFA have invited a number of European political figures, international experts, journalists and representatives of the International Olympic Committee.

Climate change and biodiversity

A Greens/EFA hearing

Ahead of the 9th meeting (COP9) of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) in Bonn, Germany, (19 to 30 May), the Greens/EFA will organise a high-level hearing on "climate change and biodiversity". Experts of the UN, NGOs or the European Commission will debate on how to tackle the loss of biodiversity in the context of global warming.

Creative cities

Tops or Flops for Local Development ?

Cultural and creative industries gain more and more attention in public debates and are increasingly accepted as independent economic sectors. Companies from the creative sector play an important role as creator of jobs, economic growth and innovation in Europe. With their help, more attention could be gained for urgent urban development matters.

“Locked in” at the European Parliament

IT monopolies, open standards, open source and EU procurement policy

Participative democracy relies increasingly on the ability of citizens to access public information and to communicate with elected politicians electronically. This conference considers the prospects for the European Parliament to adopt the use of open standards and open source software and to promote interoperability in the European ICT sector.

Reviewing the EU budget

Work in progress

How the EU should finance itself is a thorny issue. Green have invited representatives of the civil society to present their views on the reform of the EU budget.

What ever happened to democracy?

A seminar on lobbying in Europe

In the context of the vote of the report on lobbying in the European Parliament, the seminar will look at the corporate influence on EU policies.

What political role for the Greens in Europe?

Roundtable of the Greens/EFA delegation to Ljubljana

On the eve of the Congress of the European Green Party, the Greens/EFA delegation to Ljubljana will organise together with their Slovenian partner a roundtable of the role of the Greens in Europe.

Terra Madre

Meeting with Carlo Petrini, founder and president of Slow Food International

This meeting will officially launch the "Tastes of Europe" Convivium and will present the "Terra Madre" network. The aim of Terra Madre is to give voice and visibility to the rural food producers who populate our world, to raise their awareness, as well as that of the population at large, of the value of their work.

Reversing the trends

A public debate with Lester Brown hosted by Green MEPs

The renowned environmentalist Lester Brown will present his new book "Plan B 3.0" in the European Parliament. In his book, Brown, who is the founder of the Worldwatch Institute, sets out a strategy for reversing the trends that are fast undermining our future.

Managing Demographic Change in Europe

a conference on Green approaches

Greens consider the demographic change as a chance for new and innovative possibilities to shape social life and manage social cohesion. The conference aims at learning from successful projects and discussing on selected aspects of demographic change.

Feasible and liveable solutions for Palestinians and Israelis in Jerusalem

Toward a Peaceful Resolution of the Conflict

A conference, photo exhibition and film screening hosted by the Israeli NGO Ir Amim and the Palestinian NGO Peace and Democracy Forum together with Green MEPs

Who's afraid of the EU's latest enlargement?

Presentation of a report on labour migration in a post-enlargement EU

The European Citizen Action Service (ECAS) and Jean Lambert will present an updated report on labour migration in the post-accession EU. The report includes up-to-date information on the progress that Member States are making in opening up their labour markets to the 10 Member States which joined in 2004, as well as the Bulgaria and Romania one year on.

Impact of nuclear liability regimes on the EU energy market

A joint roundtable

On 19 December the Greens/EFA co-organise a workshop on nuclear liability regimes. The first part of the event will be dedicated to look at existing liability regimes from different perspectives. The second part of the workshop will focus on the assessment of the impacts and implications of these regimes on the EU energy market.

Building peace in Afghanistan

The role of civil society in peace-building

There is concern both in Afghanistan and in Europe that the current international emphasis on a military solution has undermined efforts at the community level to consolidate the achievements of the last several years. The conference will look at the challenges and dilemmas currently facing Afghanistan, and the significance of peace-building in this context.

Environmental and social impacts of the extractive industry sector in the Caspian area

The case of Kashagan oil field development

The two panels will focus on the implications of the European energy policy in the Caspian area and on the case of Kashagan oil field and will be followed by a debate on European energy security vs Corporate Social Responsibility.

World energy solutions: switch to green power

An alternative energy conference

On the eve of the World Energy Congress, the Greens/EFA in the European Parliament and the Italian Greens (I Verdi) will organise - with the participation of Legambiente, WWF Italy and Greenpeace Italy - an alternative conference in Rome on 9-10 November 2007 in order to present the proposals of European environmentalists.

EU infrastructure fund

Blank cheques for environmental destruction?

This conference hosted by the Greens/EFA will focus on the problematic integration of sustainability criteria into transport projects and the financial, environmental and transport policy aspects of large infrastructures in the EU.

Greens/EFA in Russia

A four-day delegation in Moscow

Greens/EFA MEPs went to Moscow to meet government officials, representatives of parties, associations and journalists. The multilateral foreign policy, the climate, nuclear issues, human rights, freedom of speech and democratic developments in Russia were the main topics debated.

Climate Change

Meeting of Greens/EFA in Portugal

A delegation of Greens/EFA MEPs will hold a public meeting in Lisbon together with Os Verdes (Portuguese Greens) to discuss the priorities of the Portuguese Presidency with regard to climate change, highlighting Green ways to tackle the problem.

Goodbye universal services?

The undermining of health and social services in the European Union

Despite being organised, delivered and financed at Member State, regional or local level, EU interference in the realm of social and health services is increasing. These crucial public services are coming under increasing pressure from market-oriented legislation.

Souvenir Srebrenica

Presentation of a film by Roberta Biagiarelli and Luca Rosini

11 July 2007 marks the 12th anniversary of the Srebrenica massacre in Bosnia. This exceptional documentary "Souvenir Srebrenica", nominated for the "David di Donatello" prize, is mainly based on fragments of historical footage from 1995 and interviews with both Muslim and Serb survivors still living in Srebrenica today.

50 Years of Women's Rights in the EU

How far have we come?

This one-day conference will look back on what has been achieved in the field of women's rights by the EU in the 50 years of its existence and will look forward to what still needs to be done, to really achieve equal opportunities for women everywhere in Europe and in all different fields.

Iran

Alternatives to escalation

This conference counts with three panels : the motivation of the different players and steps out of the the nuclear crisis, the alternatives within the NPT regime, the alternative energy scenarios for domestic consumption and export security

Basic Income - A concept for decent living and working conditions

Conference documentation

Basic or Citizen's Income is related to two main ideas: the possibility of a new, creative way of guaranteeing a decent income for all individuals and the chance of tackling issues such as poverty, unemployment and social exclusion. Basic income creates the vision of a new kind of human self-conception and a new understanding of freedom for everyone.

Illegal fishing

A Green/EFA seminar

This half-day seminar which is hosted by Green/EFA MEP and rapporteur Marie-Hélène Aubert will explore issues surrounding illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing around European waters.

Transport and climate change

A Greens/EFA conference

The aim of this conference was to give transport the same priority as other aspects of energy policy in the debate on climate change debate, with a view to identifying ways to reduce the climate impact of transport.

Climate change and desertification

A Greens/EFA conference

One quarter of the world's land is threatened by desertification. The "2006 International Year of Deserts and Desertification" has shown that the livelihoods of over one billion people in more than 100 countries will be jeopardized. To what extent is desertification linked to climate change?

GMO-free regions, biodiversity and rural development

Third European Conference of GMO-free regions

The 3rd International Conference on GMO-Free Regions, Biodiversity and Rural Development invites stakeholders and decision-makers to discuss policies and measures fordeveloping sustainable rural economies in European regions, preserving natural and agricultural biodiversity and allowing for farming practices free from genetically modified organisms.

Health services and health care across the EU

The impact of European Integration on national healthcare systems

During this Greens/EFA seminar, experts from different member states gave briefings on the key challenges to their health care systems, and on the impact EU policy is having on the provision and financing of health care. It was also the opportunity to have a debate with experts from NGOs and the European Commission.

Taking up the Challenge

Green Positions on the German Presidency

Green Groups from the European Parliament & from the German Bundestag meet in Berlin for a joint session to mark the German Presidency of the European Union in the first half of 2007. Constitutional process, migration, foreign policy, energy and climate are the key issues on the agenda.