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from 1999 until 2014, representing the North West of France. She is a member of the

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, part of the European Greens. She was first elected in 1999. In parliament, Flautre chaired the EU-Turkey Joint Parliamentary Committee and observed the trials of activists

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and Büşra Ersanlı.Ece Toksabay (April 3, 2012)
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1958 births Living people MEPs for France 1999–2004 MEPs for North-West France 2004–2009 MEPs for North-West France 2009–2014 Europe Ecology – The Greens MEPs 20th-century women MEPs for France 21st-century women MEPs for France People from Pas-de-Calais {{France-MEP-stub