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Clean air
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MEPs vote to strengthen citizens rights to clean and healthy air

Members of the European Parliament voted to strengthen the Air Pollution Directive proposed by the Commission. This brings the directive in line with WHO recommendations for clean and breathable air. Every year 300 000 people die a premature death due to air pollution in the EU. The Greens/EFA Group has been instrumental in strengthening …
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Corruption
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Success as MEPs vote for integrity overhaul in essential step following Qatargate

MEPs have just voted in favour of a series of measures designed at improving the integrity standards inside the European Parliament, following the Qatargate scandal. The measures include new rules on asset declarations, lobby meetings, conflicts of interest, and the revolving door.
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Renewables. Parc del Fòrum, Sant Adrià de Besòs, Spain
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MEPs clear the way for a massive boost to energy transition, cheap electricity and EU industry

Members of the European Parliament adopted the final agreement on the revision of the Renewable Energy Directive. This vote is a vital step towards the energy transition and for the EUs competitiveness for industries. The Greens/EFA Group ensured that the share of renewable energies will increase from 32% to 42.5% by 2030, with the target…
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Aeroplane
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MEPs to vote on greener flights in new rules for aviation fuels

"ReFuelEU is the first international agreement of its kind and can encourage other regions to get on board with greener airline fuels. The aviation industry needs to play its part in tackling the climate crisis and start putting fossil fuels on the No-Fly list. This regulation marks a departure from the industry’s reliance on heavily poll…
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Ana Miranda remembers Allende on the 50th anniversary of his assassination.

EFA MEP Ana Miranda intervened in plenary today on the commemorative debate of the 50th anniversary of the murder of Salvador Allende the President of Chile.
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Plenary flash 11-14 September 2023

On the agenda this week: debate on the State of the European Union, protecting people from extreme heatwaves, floods and forest fires, renewable energy directive, sustainable aviation fuels, violence and discrimination in the world of sports, critical raw materials Act, EU-Tunisia migration deal
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Multilingualism in the EP: Greens/EFA urge President Metsola to proceed with the inclusion of Catalan, Galician and Basque

Members will discuss the inclusion of Catalan, Galician and Basque in the working languages of the committee meetings and the plenary sessions of the European Parliament. The Greens/EFA group calls on President Metsola to establish a definitive timeline for a decision on this issue.
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Pillars
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Breakthrough as civil society organisations finally receive legal protection in operating across EU borders

The European Commission has published its proposal giving legal protections to civil society organisations operating across borders in the EU. The publication follows Greens/EFA Rapporteur Sergey Lagodinsky’s report. The proposal picks up long standing demands by civil society organisations to gain EU-wide protection.
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MEP Marie Toussaint on the new pesticide scandal

Help us protect our nature!
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What does it mean to look beyond growth video thumbnail
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What does it mean to look beyond growth?

What is the problem of our current economic model and who benefits from it? What needs to change? Learn from Kate Raworth, Vandana Shiva, Jason Hickel, Sandrine Dixson-Declève and Timothée Parrique.