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Today is indeed a dark day, where frackers win and citizens and the environment lose.
Bellow you have the analysis that our group's energy advisor Grace Murray did on Commision's impact assesment innitiative on shale gas
AMARC calls for MEPs to support Community Radio as a tool for the protection and promotion of Regional Minority Languages in Europe
AMARC Europe highlighted the needs of community media and, especially, those broadcasting through European Regional languages during the meeting of the Intergroup for Traditional Minorities, National Communities and Languages that took take place on Thursday 16 January 2014 in Strasbourg. The meeting was facilitated by Basque MEP Iñaki Irazabalbeitia, of the European Free Alliance group.
Huge crowd in Bilbao in favor of Basque peace process
In the lines bellow you have the messagge I sent my fellow MEPs to inform them on the current situation of Basque peace process
Spanish Civil Guard arrest 8 from EPPK collective set up to help Basque prisoners
Yesterday's press release by EFA bellow
Reaction to ECHR ruling on Basque prisoner
EFA MEPs Inaki Irazabalbeitia, François Alfonsi and Tatjana Zdanoka, held a press conference in Strasbourg to give their reaction to yesterday's verdict at the European Court of Human Rights condemning Spain's treatment of a Basque prisoner.
EFA MEPs concern for Basque detentions
MEPs from the EFA Group in the European Parliament have expressed grave concerns following the detention yesterday of members of Basque prisoners' rights group Herrira
Basque Friendship desagrees with the arrest of members of Herrira
The Basque Friendship Group considers this morning’s police intervention in the offices of “Herrira” and the arrest of 18 of its members to constitute an absolute violation of democratic freedoms and an infringement on human rights
My siympathy to the families of the victims in Santiago
I want to express my sympathy and condolences to the families of the victims of yesterday's accident in Santiago, as well as to all Galician people in the day of your nation.
Irazabalbeitia wrote Comissioner Reding on the Gorroño case
Inaki Irazabalbeitia wrote a letter to the European Commissioner for Justice, Fundamental Rights and Citizenship on the Gernica major Jose Maria Gorroño. The magistrate of the National Court Mr.Pedraz set a date for Mr.Gorroño to testify on the charges of terrorism exaltation for the award given to Mr. Arnaldo Otegi by the Gernika City Hall for the latter´s contribution to peace.
Aralar claimed the territorial collectivity for Iparralde at the demostration in Baiona
A demonstration was held in Baiona today to claim a new territorial structure for Iparralde. Rebeka Ubera, Jon Iñarritu, Maite Sarasua, Inaki Irazabalbeitia, Maritxu Goikoetxea, Asier Lertxundi and Maite Iturre, representatives of Aralar led off the demonstration.
The Spanish authorities have prevented the EFA MEPs from visiting Arnaldo Otegi
Françoise Alfonsi, Marc Demesmaeker and Tatiana Danofka EFA members of the European Parliament, together with the also EP member and Aralar representative Iñaki Irazabalbeitia and the Eusko Alkartasuna representative Lorena López de la Calle, went to Logroño to visit the Basque political prisoner Arnaldo Otegi.