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EP News No. 475 (1 February 2011)
European Parliament session, Brussels 2-3 February 2011

MEPs meet for a plenary session in Brussles on the 2-3 February 2011.

Among the highlights of the agenda:
- Electronic waste (debate Wednesday, vote Thursday)
- Tunisia (debate Wednesday, vote Thursday)
- Bananas (debate Wednesday, vote Thursday)
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Applications for 2011 European Parliament Journalism Prize

The European Parliament Prize for Journalism will be awarded for the fourth time in 2011 to journalists who have covered major issues at European level or promoted better understanding of EU institutions or policies. Journalists can submit their applications as of Saturday 15 January. Click below for more info.....

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European Charlemagne Youth Prize - new deadline for submission of applications

The deadline for the submission of applications for the Charlemagne Youth Prize has been postponed to 14 February. This will give more candidates the opportunity to participate in the fourth edition of the Prize. The procedure for the submission of applications is simple and straightforward.

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Questions & Answers on the Citizens' Initiative

Ahead of next week's vote in Parliament on the so-called "citizens' initiative", the European Parliament's Press service has published a Q&A on this topic, highlighting the key issues and answering the most frequently asked questions.

The Questions & Answers can be found here.

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Parliament's 2010 LUX Cinema Prize goes to "Die Fremde"

In a special ceremony on Wednesday Parliament awarded this year's LUX Cinema Prize to "Die Fremde", by Feo Aladağ (Germany), which highlights the problem of "honour killings" by depicting the drama of a Turkish family living in Germany.

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Writing for (y)EU

Check out Writing for (y)EU: the collective blog of the Web-team of the European Parliament. This is NOT an official European Parliament website.

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Subsidies for group travel to Brussels

Civil society groups wishing to know more about how the European Parliament works are invited to take up the offer of a small allowance to help your group travel to Brussels or Strasbourg, seats of the European Parliament.

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Human rights network

The European Parliament awarded the annual Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought in December. Each year the prize is awarded to individuals or organizations that - like Sakharov - have distinguished themselves in the struggle for human rights.

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European Parliament session, Brussels 2-3 February 2011

Applications for 2011 European Parliament Journalism Prize

European Charlemagne Youth Prize - new deadline for submission of applications

Questions & Answers on the Citizens' Initiative

Parliament's 2010 LUX Cinema Prize goes to "Die Fremde"

Writing for (y)EU

Subsidies for group travel to Brussels

Human rights network

Forthcoming Events