GREENS/EFA priorities for the plenary session are the vote on the College of Commissioners, the resolution on Ukraine, the situation in the Middle East, the outcome of the COP29, violence against women, G20, the situation in Georgia and many more.
Political pact on Commission marks dangerous willingness to normalise far-right
The remaining Commissioner-designates have been approved by the relevant committee coordinators in the European Parliament. It is striking that the document negotiated by the three political groups does not only have no new elements for the political agenda, but utterly fails to draw a red line on cooperation with the far-right.
1,000 days of war “mark a painful milestone”, say Greens/EFA MEPs Sinkevičius & Staķis
Today marks the 1,000th day since the Russian full-scale invasion of Ukraine started on 24 February 2022. Greens/EFA Baltic MEPs Mārtiņš Staķis from Latvia and Virginijus Sinkevičius from Lithuania comment on the ongoing war and urge Member States to uphold their support for Ukraine.
EPP creates chaos: Greens/EFA call on von der Leyen to withdraw weakened Deforestation Regulation
Amid a dramatic breakdown of the electronic voting system which brings the vote into question, Members of the European Parliament voted on the Commission proposal to delay the Deforestation regulation. It’s deeply concerning that the EPP amendments were adopted as they eviscerate the EU’s deforestation regulation.
Parliament calls for clear commitments on climate finance & the release of political prisoners
Members of the European Parliament are calling on the UN Climate Change Conference (COP29) in Baku to make clear commitments on climate finance, binding measures on promises made at the COP28 in Dubai and to release all political prisoners in Azerbaijan. The resolution is the European Parliament's mandate for the COP.
Greens/EFA MEP Ville Niinistö from Finland, shadow rapporteur on the resolution on the Russian shadow fleet, comments on the resolution on EU actions against the Russian shadow fleet and ensuring a full enforcement of sanctions against Russia.
EPP Group pandering to far-right jeopardises new Commission
The EPP’s irresponsible and short sighted political games are jeopardising the democratic alliance of this house. Through their desperation to form unscrupulous alliances with the far-right, the EPP is undermining the democratic process of evaluating the skills of candidate Commissioners.
Fitto fails fitness test, final decision postponed
The Greens/EFA Group participated in the hearing of Commissioner designate Raffaele Fitto. His lack of commitment to the Green Deal and his refusal to acknowledge his past voting behavior failed to convince Greens/EFA MEPs.
Statement on Cristina Guarda's participation to EC Hearing
MEPs call on the President to find a way to allow Ms Cristina Guarda exercise her right and mandate and be able to participate remotely and formulate a question to Commissioner-designate, Raffaele Fitto.
The situation in the Valencian Country is devastating. All our solidarity with the victims and our thanks to the rescue teams who are working tirelessly. We will ask for an urgent solidarity debate and the activation of all emergency funds.
