Greens/EFA Co-president Ska Keller urges Bulgarian Prime Minister Borisov to take advantage of Bulgaria's EU presidency to implement effective anti-corruption laws in his country.
Failure to set shared objectives undermines common fisheries policy
The European Parliament has voted in favour of a report on the conservation of fishery resources and protection of marine ecosystems. While Green MEPs backed the successful attempt to include a ban on pulse fishing, the Greens voted against the report, which fails to establish common objectives at an EU level.
Latvian and EFA MEP Tatjana Ždanoka has announced that she intends to stand down as a Member of the European Parliament from March 2018.
Ms Ždanoka will then focus on her party's campaign for the Latvian national elections to the Saeima due to be held in October this year.
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Single use plastics have no place in the EU economy
Bas Eickhout and Davor Škrlec react to the European Commission's new Plastic Strategy: "There can be no room for unnecessary single use plastics in the European economy."
No spyware for dictators: stricter rules for dual-use exports
On 17 January 2018, the European Parliament will vote on its position for the recast of the "Control of exports, transfer, brokering, technical assistance and transit of dual-use items", from Greens/EFA rapporteur Klaus Buchner. Dual-use items can be used for military as well as for civilian purposes, including drones, high performance co…
Greens/EFA group offers full support to LuxLeaks whistleblowers in fight for justice
“We are delighted that the court has overturned the verdict against Antoine Deltour. His brave action, and that of Raphael Halet who sadly lost his appeal today, was vital in bringing this tax scandal to public attention," said Greens/EFA transparency spokesperson Benedek Jávor.
Bulgarian EU Presidency will inherit very important files
"Bulgaria takes on the presidency at a testing time, and we are hoping that by the end of the presidency, Europe will have taken a step forward," says Greens/EFA co-president Ska Keller.
