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Kalon Dicki Chhoyang Addresses the European Economic and Social Committee

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Kalon Dicki Chhoyang Addresses the European Economic and Social Committee

Kalon Dicki Chhoyang, Kalon for Department of Information and International Relations, Central Tibetan Administration was invited to address the swearing in ceremony of Mr. Henri Malosse, the newly elected President of the European Economic and Social Committee of the European Union. The swearing in ceremony was held on 18 April in the European Parliament. Mr. Henri Malosse in his inaugural speech said that one of the figures he was most inspired by was the Dalai Lama and touched upon the worrying human rights situation inside Tibet.

European Parliament’s Conference ‘Tears of Tibet’ – 10th April

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European Parliament’s Conference ‘Tears of Tibet’ – 10th April

On 10th April the ALDE group is organising a conference on Tibet entitled “Tears of Tibet”. This is a joint initiative by MEPs Ojuland and Donskis. The discussion`s starting point will be the worrying number of self-immolations in Tibet since February 2009 (111 so far). The conference will then touch upon many different issues to highlight the impact of Chinese policies on human rights and the environment in Tibet.

European Parliament adopts report on EU-China relations

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European Parliament adopts report on EU-China relations

On 14 March 2013 the European Parliament (EP) voted its report on EU-China relations. The Rapporteur in charge of drafting the report was MEP Bastian Belder (NL, Europe for freedom and democracy) of the Committee of Foreign Affairs Committee (AFET). The main positive aspect pointed out in this report is the recent, vast economic development […]

・ Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe of the European ParliamentNews

EU Human Rights Strategy must include a Special Representative for Tibet

The EU should prove its dedication to the policy of peaceful dialogue and support for human rights and democracy with a strong and consistent EU strategy for human rights.  This was the overriding message of a report voted in Plenary in Strasbourg today by ALDE MEP Leonidas Donskis (Liberal Movement, Lithuania).  The Annual report on […]

EU Council Building in Brussels illuminated by the International Campaign for Tibet

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EU Council Building in Brussels illuminated by the International Campaign for Tibet

New Nobel Prize Winner, the European Union, must address crisis in Tibet.
On the occasion of the Peace Nobel Prize Ceremony, the International Campaign for Tibet projected on 10 December an image onto the EU Council building in Brussels of the Dalai Lama and Xi Jinping meeting in order to convey a strong message of the urgent need for such a meeting.

Tibet self-immolations cloud EU-China summit

・ Vincent MettenOpinion

Tibet self-immolations cloud EU-China summit

In this opinion piece published by Euractiv, ICT’s EU Policy Director Vincent Metten calls on the EU’s new Special Representative for Human Rights to raise Tibet with China’s prime minister on the margins of the next EU-China Summit, due to take place in Brussels on 20 September.

・ International Campaign for TibetNews

EU receives petition on Tibet

On 1 February 2012, the International Campaign for Tibet handed over a petition on Tibet signed by 677,569 individuals to representatives of the European External Action Service (EEAS). The petition is sponsored by Avaaz, a global web movement to bring people-powered politics to decision-making around the world. ICT’s Executive Director Tsering Jampa, EU Policy Director […]

・ EPP GroupNews

Tibet: Conference on genuine autonomy reflects the European Parliament’s support. Thomas Mann MEP and László Tőkés MEP

More than 300 participants from the EU Institutions, national parliaments, NGOs and the world of science joined the Tibet Conference in the European Parliament yesterday: “I was very pleased to be the keynote speaker of the Tibet Intergroup Conference on Genuine Autonomy in the European Parliament particularly as this coincides with my first visit to […]

Should the EU lift the arms embargo on China?

・ Vincent MettenOpinion

Should the EU lift the arms embargo on China?

The EU may consider lifting its arms embargo on China in order to improve cooperation with the country, writes ICT Brussel’s Eu Policy Director Vincent Metten in this opinion piece published by Euractiv on 25 February 2011. However, he argues that the bloc ought to consider such a move in the context of human rights.