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2018/2791(RSP)

14th meeting of the Convention on Biological Diversity (COP14)

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25 October 2018

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25 October 2018 · Introduced

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PLENARY_VOTE

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25 October 2018

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22 official languages
  • Bulgarian

    14-о заседание на страните по Конвенцията за биологичното разнообразие (COP14)

  • Czech

    14. zasedání smluvních stran Úmluvy o biologické rozmanitosti (COP14)

  • Danish

    14. møde i konventionen om den biologiske mangfoldighed (COP14)

  • German

    14. Konferenz zum Übereinkommen über die biologische Vielfalt (COP14)

  • Greek

    14η συνεδρίαση των μερών της σύμβασης για τη βιολογική ποικιλότητα (COP14)

  • Spanish

    14.ª reunión de la Conferencia de las Partes en el Convenio sobre la Diversidad Biológica (COP/14)

  • Estonian

    Bioloogilise mitmekesisuse konventsiooni osaliste 14. kohtumine (COP14)

  • Finnish

    Biologista monimuotoisuutta koskevan yleissopimuksen 14. kokous (COP 14)

  • French

    14e réunion de la convention sur la diversité biologique (COP14)

  • Croatian

    Četrnaesti sastanak Konferencije stranaka Konvencije o biološkoj raznolikosti (COP14)

  • Hungarian

    A Biológiai Sokféleség Egyezmény (COP14) 14. ülése

  • Italian

    14a Conferenza delle parti della Convenzione sulla diversità biologica (COP14)

  • Lithuanian

    14-asis Biologinės įvairovės konvencijos šalių konferencijos susitikimas (COP 14)

  • Latvian

    Konvencijas par bioloģisko daudzveidību Pušu konferences 14. sanāksme (COP14)

  • Maltese

    L-14-il laqgħa tal-Konvenzjoni dwar id-Diversità Bijoloġika (COP14)

  • Dutch

    14e bijeenkomst van het Verdrag inzake biologische diversiteit (COP14)

  • Polish

    14. posiedzenie Konwencji o różnorodności biologicznej (COP14)

  • Portuguese

    14ª reunião da Convenção sobre a Diversidade Biológica (COP14)

  • Romanian

    A 14-a reuniune a Convenției privind diversitatea biologică (COP 14)

  • Slovak

    14. zasadnutie zmluvných strán Dohovoru o biologickej diverzite (COP 14)

  • Slovenian

    14. zasedanje pogodbenic Konvencije o biološki raznovrstnosti (COP14)

  • Swedish

    14:e mötet inom ramen för konventionen om biologisk mångfald (COP 14)

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Official resolution 2018/2791(RSP) from European Union at European Parliament. Dated 25 October 2018. Status: PLENARY_VOTE.

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  1. 25 October 2018

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  2. 25 October 2018

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    14th meeting of the Convention on Biological Diversity (COP14)

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14. zasadnutie zmluvných strán Dohovoru o biologickej diverzite (COP 14)

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  • 14. zasadnutie zmluvných strán Dohovoru o biologickej diverzite (COP 14)

    TEXT_ADOPTED · SK · 15 October 2019

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  • A Biológiai Sokféleség Egyezmény (COP14) 14. ülése

    TEXT_ADOPTED · HU · 15 October 2019

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  • A Biológiai Sokféleség Egyezmény (COP14) 14. ülése

    TEXT_ADOPTED · HU · 15 October 2019

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  • Biologista monimuotoisuutta koskevan yleissopimuksen sopimuspuolten 14. kokous (COP 14)

    TEXT_ADOPTED · FI · 15 October 2019

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  • Biologista monimuotoisuutta koskevan yleissopimuksen sopimuspuolten 14. kokous (COP 14)

    TEXT_ADOPTED · FI · 15 October 2019

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  • 14e bijeenkomst van de partijen bij het Verdrag inzake biologische diversiteit (COP14)

    TEXT_ADOPTED · NL · 14 October 2019

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  • 14e bijeenkomst van de partijen bij het Verdrag inzake biologische diversiteit (COP14)

    TEXT_ADOPTED · NL · 14 October 2019

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  • 14η σύνοδος της Σύμβασης για τη βιολογική ποικιλομορφία (COP14)

    TEXT_ADOPTED · EL · 14 October 2019

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  • 14η σύνοδος της Σύμβασης για τη βιολογική ποικιλομορφία (COP14)

    TEXT_ADOPTED · EL · 14 October 2019

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  • 14. møde i konventionen om den biologiske mangfoldighed (COP14)

    TEXT_ADOPTED · DA · 14 October 2019

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  • 14. møde i konventionen om den biologiske mangfoldighed (COP14)

    TEXT_ADOPTED · DA · 14 October 2019

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  • 14e réunion de la convention sur la diversité biologique

    TEXT_ADOPTED · FR · 14 October 2019

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  • 14e réunion de la convention sur la diversité biologique

    TEXT_ADOPTED · FR · 14 October 2019

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  • 14. Konferenz zum Übereinkommen über die biologische Vielfalt (COP 14)

    TEXT_ADOPTED · DE · 11 October 2019

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  • 14. Konferenz zum Übereinkommen über die biologische Vielfalt (COP 14)

    TEXT_ADOPTED · DE · 11 October 2019

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  • 14th meeting of the Convention on Biological Diversity (COP14)

    TEXT_ADOPTED · EN · 11 October 2019

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    TEXT_ADOPTED · EN · 11 October 2019

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  • 14-asis Biologinės įvairovės konvencijos šalių konferencijos susitikimas (COP 14)

    TEXT_ADOPTED · LT · 11 October 2019

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  • 14-asis Biologinės įvairovės konvencijos šalių konferencijos susitikimas (COP 14)

    TEXT_ADOPTED · LT · 11 October 2019

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  • Suite donnée au T8-0431/2018

    ACT_FOLLOWUP · FR · 14 March 2019

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  • Follow up to T8-0431/2018

    ACT_FOLLOWUP · EN · 12 March 2019

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  • REZOLŪCIJAS PRIEKŠLIKUMS par Konvencijas par bioloģisko daudzveidību Pušu konferences 14. sanāksmi (COP14)

    RESOLUTION_MOTION · LV · 22 October 2018

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  • REZOLŪCIJAS PRIEKŠLIKUMS par Konvencijas par bioloģisko daudzveidību Pušu konferences 14. sanāksmi (COP14)

    RESOLUTION_MOTION · LV · 22 October 2018

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  • REZOLŪCIJAS PRIEKŠLIKUMS par Konvencijas par bioloģisko daudzveidību Pušu konferences 14. sanāksmi (COP14)

    RESOLUTION_MOTION · LV · 22 October 2018

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  • RESOLUTSIOONI ETTEPANEK bioloogilise mitmekesisuse konventsiooni osaliste konverentsi 14. istungjärgu (COP 14) kohta

    RESOLUTION_MOTION · ET · 22 October 2018

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  • RESOLUTSIOONI ETTEPANEK bioloogilise mitmekesisuse konventsiooni osaliste konverentsi 14. istungjärgu (COP 14) kohta

    RESOLUTION_MOTION · ET · 22 October 2018

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  • RESOLUTSIOONI ETTEPANEK bioloogilise mitmekesisuse konventsiooni osaliste konverentsi 14. istungjärgu (COP 14) kohta

    RESOLUTION_MOTION · ET · 22 October 2018

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  • FÖRSLAG TILL RESOLUTION om det 14:e mötet i partskonferensen för konventionen om biologisk mångfald (COP14)

    RESOLUTION_MOTION · SV · 22 October 2018

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  • FÖRSLAG TILL RESOLUTION om det 14:e mötet i partskonferensen för konventionen om biologisk mångfald (COP14)

    RESOLUTION_MOTION · SV · 22 October 2018

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  • FÖRSLAG TILL RESOLUTION om det 14:e mötet i partskonferensen för konventionen om biologisk mångfald (COP14)

    RESOLUTION_MOTION · SV · 22 October 2018

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  • ÁLLÁSFOGLALÁSI INDÍTVÁNY a Biológiai Sokféleség Egyezmény Részes Felei Konferenciájának 14. üléséről (COP14)

    RESOLUTION_MOTION · HU · 22 October 2018

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  • ÁLLÁSFOGLALÁSI INDÍTVÁNY a Biológiai Sokféleség Egyezmény Részes Felei Konferenciájának 14. üléséről (COP14)

    RESOLUTION_MOTION · HU · 22 October 2018

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  • ÁLLÁSFOGLALÁSI INDÍTVÁNY a Biológiai Sokféleség Egyezmény Részes Felei Konferenciájának 14. üléséről (COP14)

    RESOLUTION_MOTION · HU · 22 October 2018

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  • PROPUNERE DE REZOLUȚIE referitoare la cea de a 14-a reuniune a Conferinței părților la Convenția privind diversitatea biologică (COP14)

    RESOLUTION_MOTION · RO · 22 October 2018

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  • PROPUNERE DE REZOLUȚIE referitoare la cea de a 14-a reuniune a Conferinței părților la Convenția privind diversitatea biologică (COP14)

    RESOLUTION_MOTION · RO · 22 October 2018

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  • PROPUNERE DE REZOLUȚIE referitoare la cea de a 14-a reuniune a Conferinței părților la Convenția privind diversitatea biologică (COP14)

    RESOLUTION_MOTION · RO · 22 October 2018

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  • ΠΡΟΤΑΣΗ ΨΗΦΙΣΜΑΤΟΣ σχετικά με τη 14η σύνοδο της Διάσκεψης των μερών της Σύμβασης για τη βιολογική ποικιλότητα (COP14)

    RESOLUTION_MOTION · EL · 22 October 2018

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  • ΠΡΟΤΑΣΗ ΨΗΦΙΣΜΑΤΟΣ σχετικά με τη 14η σύνοδο της Διάσκεψης των μερών της Σύμβασης για τη βιολογική ποικιλότητα (COP14)

    RESOLUTION_MOTION · EL · 22 October 2018

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  • ΠΡΟΤΑΣΗ ΨΗΦΙΣΜΑΤΟΣ σχετικά με τη 14η σύνοδο της Διάσκεψης των μερών της Σύμβασης για τη βιολογική ποικιλότητα (COP14)

    RESOLUTION_MOTION · EL · 22 October 2018

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  • ПРЕДЛОЖЕНИЕ ЗА РЕЗОЛЮЦИЯ относно 14-ото заседание на Конференцията на страните по Конвенцията за биологичното разнообразие (COP14)

    RESOLUTION_MOTION · BG · 22 October 2018

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  • ПРЕДЛОЖЕНИЕ ЗА РЕЗОЛЮЦИЯ относно 14-ото заседание на Конференцията на страните по Конвенцията за биологичното разнообразие (COP14)

    RESOLUTION_MOTION · BG · 22 October 2018

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  • ПРЕДЛОЖЕНИЕ ЗА РЕЗОЛЮЦИЯ относно 14-ото заседание на Конференцията на страните по Конвенцията за биологичното разнообразие (COP14)

    RESOLUTION_MOTION · BG · 22 October 2018

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  • PROJEKT REZOLUCJI w sprawie 14. posiedzenia Konferencji Stron (COP14) Konwencji o różnorodności biologicznej

    RESOLUTION_MOTION · PL · 22 October 2018

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  • PROJEKT REZOLUCJI w sprawie 14. posiedzenia Konferencji Stron (COP14) Konwencji o różnorodności biologicznej

    RESOLUTION_MOTION · PL · 22 October 2018

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  • PROJEKT REZOLUCJI w sprawie 14. posiedzenia Konferencji Stron (COP14) Konwencji o różnorodności biologicznej

    RESOLUTION_MOTION · PL · 22 October 2018

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  • PASIŪLYMAS DĖL REZOLIUCIJOS dėl 14-ojo Biologinės įvairovės konvencijos šalių konferencijos susitikimo (COP 14)

    RESOLUTION_MOTION · LT · 22 October 2018

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  • PASIŪLYMAS DĖL REZOLIUCIJOS dėl 14-ojo Biologinės įvairovės konvencijos šalių konferencijos susitikimo (COP 14)

    RESOLUTION_MOTION · LT · 22 October 2018

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  • PASIŪLYMAS DĖL REZOLIUCIJOS dėl 14-ojo Biologinės įvairovės konvencijos šalių konferencijos susitikimo (COP 14)

    RESOLUTION_MOTION · LT · 22 October 2018

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  • PRIJEDLOG REZOLUCIJE o 14. sastanku Konferencije stranaka Konvencije o biološkoj raznolikosti (COP14)

    RESOLUTION_MOTION · HR · 22 October 2018

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  • PRIJEDLOG REZOLUCIJE o 14. sastanku Konferencije stranaka Konvencije o biološkoj raznolikosti (COP14)

    RESOLUTION_MOTION · HR · 22 October 2018

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