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The charter of fundamental rights was officially proclaimed and signed in Strasbourg (12 December). For the first time in the EU's history, all the fundamental political, economic and social rights of its residents are now gathered in a single, legally-binding document."The democratic nature of our European project is reinforced by this charter of fundamental rights" said president Barroso.
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The European Parliament gave its assent to the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union with 534 votes in favour 85 against and 21 abstentions. MEPs also adopted an amendment with 477 votes in favour, 106 against and 35 abstentions urging Poland and the United Kingdom to make every effort to arrive, after all, at a consensus on the unrestricted applicability of the Charter.
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The Commission today adopted four decisions that significantly extend the Natura 2000 network in four biogeographical regions. Given the large natural variation in bio-diversity across the EU, the directive divides the Community into different so called bio-geographical regions: