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26 January 2011

Council of Europe demands thorough enquiry into Kosovo government’s criminal behaviour

The Council of Europe is calling for an independent international enquiry into alleged links between the government of Kosovo and organised crime. The regime is suspected, amongst other things, of involvement in trade in organs of prisoners of war during and after the war which took place in Kosovo eleven years ago. ‘The report from the Council of Europe as well as NATO’s own conclusions lay a major responsibility on the shoulders of all of the governments involved to make possible now a thoroughgoing and independent international enquiry, one which must not limit itself to looking into low-level links but must if necessary call to account Kosovo’s highest authorities.'

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26 January 2011

Broad support in EP for De Jong’s pensions report

SP-Euro-MP Dennis de Jong today won overwhelming support from the European Parliament’s Internal Market Committee for his proposed official parliamentary ‘Opinion’ on the future of pensions in Europe. ‘What struck me above all was that the members of the committee did not comment on the raising of the pension age, but that they insisted that emphasis must lie on a decent and secure pension for all,’ says De Jong. In addition, they were concerned to see member states remain responsible for their own pensions.

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26 January 2011

Locking up undocumented foreigners is inhuman, senseless and unaffordable

The policy of imprisoning foreigners who have no valid residence permit is mistaken. SP Member of Parliament Rik Janssen used today’s parliamentary debate to demand rapid improvements from Immigration and Asylum Minister Geerd Leers. “The minister must make a serious effort to implement the SP’s proposal, which was supported by Parliament, to find alternatives to the locking up of foreigners ,” said Janssen.

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26 January 2011

Plan B for the Eurozone

Ewout Irrgang

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26 January 2011

Hearing on the Niger Delta: Shell admits mistakes

On the initiative of SP Member of Parliament Sharon Gesthuizen, Dutch parliamentarians today questioned representatives of Shell regarding oil extraction in Nigeria. Dutch environmental group Milieudefensie (‘Environmental Defence’) and Amnesty International called the corporation to account for doing too little to maintain pipelines and to clean up pollution which had led in many places to fertile land being covered in a thick layer of oil. Shell also allows gas released during oil extraction to be wasted in widespread flaring rather than being put to good use. It has become clear that Shell acknowledges that the situation in the Niger Delta is more serious than it originally appeared.

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25 January 2011

Let’s invest in forces for good in Afghanistan

A training mission means the Netherlands supporting one side in Afghanistan, which won’t bring peace any closer.

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