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EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT PLENARY / (ae) palestine

MEPs divided on recognising state of Palestine

Brussels, 26/11/2014 (Agence Europe) - During a tense debate in the European Parliament's plenary session on Wednesday 26 November, MEPs were divided as to the European Parliament's recognition of the state of Palestine.

On behalf of the S&D Group, Richard Howitt from the UK stated that “international recognition is fundamental for preserving hope in the Palestinian population”. Fernando Maura Barandiaran (ALDE, Spain) believed that the European Parliament should be “at the forefront...

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EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT PLENARY
(AE) ECONOMY: Investment plan to allow Europe to inspire confidence once again
(AE) ECONOMY: Optimising regulatory framework to stimulate investment
(AE) BUDGET: European Parliament asks EU to pay mounting bills
(AE) PALESTINE: MEPs divided on recognising state of Palestine
(AE) HUMAN RIGHTS: Denis Mukwege awarded Sakharov Prize
(AE) CLIMATE: Lima must be beacon for ambitious agreement in Paris
(AE) DEVELOPMENT: Human rights and eradicating poverty among 2015 priorities
(AE) JHA: Time not yet right to change asylum system (Avramopoulos)
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
(AE) ECB: Assessment of possibility of European-style QE early 2015
(AE) TAXATION: Three member states up before Court
(AE) ANTI-TRUST: Google - Commission wants to limit investigation to competition case
(AE) STATE AID: Green light for German EEG 2014 law to be applied to rail
(AE) STATE AID: Green light to support to Bulgarian bank Fibank
SECTORAL POLICIES
(AE) DIGITAL: Connected continent, web access and governance on Council agenda
(AE) ENERGY: Romania in dock over security of gas supply
(AE) ENERGY: Bulgaria and Hungary lagging behind on energy efficiency directive
(AE) TRANSPORT: Rail non-respect lands Austria in court
(AE) HEALTH: EuroHealthNet says investing in health must be priority
(AE) HEALTH: In 2011 cancer caused one in four deaths in EU28
(AE) SOCIAL:
(AE) ENVIRONMENT: Spain before Court over water management
(AE) ENVIRONMENT: Infringement procedure opens on Sivens dam
(AE) ENVIRONMENT: Very high cost of air pollution by industry (EEA)
(AE) CLIMATE: Coreper confirms CO2 emissions from vessels agreement
(AE) AGRICULTURE: €868.2 million to be reimbursed to farmers
(AE) FISHERIES: Council admits to 2007-13 aquaculture aid inefficiency
(AE) JHA:
EXTERNAL ACTION
(AE) MALAYSIA: Possible resumption of free-trade talks early in 2015
(AE) JAPAN:
COUNCIL OF EUROPE
(AE) VATICAN: Pope Francis says peace remains ambitious European aim
COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EU
(AE) SOCIAL: Use of fixed-term contracts in Italian education is illegal
(AE) TELECOMS: Commission had right to inspect Orange premises
(AE) TRADEMARKS: Shape of Rubik's cube confirmed as Community trade mark