When:  Thursday, 7 June 2012, 9:30 am

Where:  Press bar in the Press Centre, PHS building, groundfloor
European Parliament (EP) Brussels

 

Ulrike Lunacek MEP, Greens/EFA Spokesperson on Foreign Affairs, Member of the Delegation to the EU-Armenia, EU-Azerbaijan and EU-Georgia Parliamentary Cooperation Committees

 

Rasul Jafarov, NGO Human Rights Club, one of the founders of the "Sing for democracy" campaign

 

The European United Left / Nordic Green Left group will today kick off three days of discussion, debate and analysis on subjects including the economic crisis, climate change and left parties in government in Copenhagen.

 

During the week, the MEPs will meet representatives of Denmark's Red-Green Alliance, economists, activists, trade unionists, and members of national parliament from both Sweden and Denmark.

 

The Copenhagen study days will take place in Hotel Scandic - Vester Søgade 6.

 

When: Tuesday 5 June at 15h00

Where: Press Room PHS 0A50, European Parliament, Brussels

Who: MEPs Ana Miranda (BNG), Raül Romeva (ICV), Ramon Tremosa (CiU), with Alfred Bosch (ERC)

 

A draft law is being introduced in the Spanish parliament that would enshrine the right of self determination for nations within the Spanish state. One of the sponsors of this Bill (Alfred Bosch) is in Brussels to explain the new law's relevance in a European context to MEPs and others.

 

The International Symposium on Cultural Diplomacy in Geneva will be held in parallel to the Rio+20 United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development and will focus on the importance of sustainable development to the future of developed and developing countries.