EFA MEPS celebrate the work of the PEGA Comittee and urges EU institutions to regulate the use of Spyware
Today, EFA Group President, Jordi Solé, and MEP Diana Riba Vice-President of the PEGA Committee intervened in plenary to celebrate the work that the Committee of Inquiry to investigate the use of Pegasus and equivalent surveillance spyware has done.
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Plenary debate on the Humanitarian and environmental consequences of the destruction of the Nova Kakhovka dam
At the request of the Greens/EFA Group, the humanitarian and environmental consequences of the destruction of the Nova Kakhovka dam has been added to the joint debate on Ukraine, taking place this morning in the European Parliament. Quote from Heidi Hautala MEP.
Parliament reiterates support for the protection and rights of minorities
The European Parliament has adopted the report on the implementation of the Europeans Citizens' Initiative (ECI), which includes proposals to further support the organizers ECIs and to increase the visibility of this unique participatory instrument.
On the agenda this week: nature restoration law, water crisis, batteries and waste batteries, Artificial Intelligence Act, Pegasus spyware, food security, destruction of the Nova Kakhovka dam, Pandora papers
The European Commission has come out with its proposals for an ‘EU Ethics Body’. The Greens/EFA Group have long been calling for an independent EU Ethics Body that would handle issues of corruption, conflicts of interest and breaches of ethics in the EU institutions.
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Greens/EFA Group remain steadfast in push for reforming Parliament six months after scandal
Tomorrow marks the six month anniversary of the ‘Qatargate’ scandal, which exposed cases of foreign influence among MEPs in the European Parliament. The Greens/EFA Group have long led the calls for higher standards of transparency, accountability and integrity inside the EU institutions and strongly support efforts to reform the rules.…
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Greens/EFA Group reject Council's inhuman asylum deal
This evening, Ministers in the Justice and Home Affairs Council have agreed their position on reforms to the EU’s Asylum system under the Pact on Migration. The Greens/EFA Group have long been fighting for a fair and efficient asylum system that protects human rights and dignity. The Council’s agreement fails to deliver on multiple fronts…
The European Parliament has adopted its report on the Corporate Sustainability and Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD). The Greens/EFA group have long advocated for mandatory rules requiring companies to identify and remedy risks to human rights arising from the activities throughout their value chain. We welcome this new step forward.
MEPs pushes for stronger measures to combat sexual harassment
Members of the European Parliament adopted the fifth report on combating sexual harassment in the EU since the #MeToo movement swept through the globe. The report reiterates calls for the European Parliament to implement mandatory anti-harassment trainings for MEPs and staff.
