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Bas Eickhout and Volodomir Zelensky shaking hands
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President of Ukraine Volodomir Zelensky in the European Parliament

Ahead of the European Council Summit on 17th-18th October, political group leaders met the President of Ukraine, Volodomir Zelensky. "The Greens/EFA stand with Ukraine and will keep up with support for as long it takes. Pro-European forces in this house need to work together in ensuring the financial and military support Ukraine needs." s…
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Bin Salman in Brussels

Daniel Freund, Greens/EFA MEP from Germany and the European Parliament’s Vice-Chair of the Delegation for relations with the Arab Peninsula, comments on the visit of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman to Brussels.
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Call for offers - Media monitoring, social listening and media relations

The Communications Unit in the Greens/EFA Group is looking for a provider of services for online media monitoring, social listening and media relations. The period of service would be for 1 year (with possible extension up to 5 years), starting in January 2025.
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Debriefing of the October I 2024 plenary session

This week, MEPs debated a range of issues, including the Hungarian Presidency of the EU Council, the Middle East, the car industry, gender-based violence in Europe, the housing crisis and taxing the super-rich to reduce inequalities.
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Press conference on the rule of law in Hungary
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Violations of rule of law, democracy & fundamental rights must be met with zero tolerance

The Prime Minister of Hungary, Viktor Orbán will address MEPs during the plenary session in Strasbourg, to present the priorities of the Hungarian Council Presidency. The Greens/EFA Group opposed inviting the Hungarian PM to the plenary and providing him a platform to spread disinformation and undermine European unity.
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Marzà makes an urgent call for housing reform in Europe.

EFA MEP Vicent Marzà, delivered a strong speech during the plenary debate about the urgent need for housing reform in Europe.  The Valencian MEP highlighted the growing crisis faced by many individuals and families struggling to secure affordable housing, while simultaneously exposing the alarming number of vacant properties across the c…
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Chinese car tariffs not enough - EU needs massive industrial investments

Members of the European Parliament will debate the Council's decision to impose tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles. For the Greens/EFA, "to guarantee European jobs, this firm approach on Chinese imports needs to go hand in hand with green industrial policy that ensures participation and wellbeing of workers".
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Ana Miranda: "Europe must act now. We need to stop Netanyahu’s government on its track."

EFA MEP Ana Miranda intervened in a plenary debate on the escalating conflict in the Middle East. As the world watches in horror, the crisis in Gaza and Lebanon continues to escalate, with devastating consequences for civilian populations. MEP Miranda highlighted that 6% of Gaza’s population has been killed, nearly 2 million people d…
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One year after the 7th of October attacks

One year ago, the world witnessed a horrific atrocity as Hamas launched brutal antisemitic terrorist attacks in Israel, with hundreds of innocent civilians killed and many others kidnapped, some never to return home. We continue our call for an immediate ceasefire, the release of all hostages and the free-flow of much needed humanitarian …
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China/tariffs: Quote from Bas Eickhout MEP

Bas Eickhout, co-chair of the Greens/EFA group, commented on today's decision on tariffs against China.
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