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    Corporate Building Sunset
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    What did Canada and France do to fix their lobbying problem?

    To protect the EU institutions from corruption, untransparent lobbying and the revolving door, some of the world’s strongest rules are in place. Credible transparency rules are important to preserve the trust of citizens in European political decisions. But we have to address the weaknesses in...
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    @Erich Westendarp
    Pesticides
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    Putting an end (at last) to glyphosate

    In 18 months, the EU will have to decide whether it renews the approval for glyphosate to be sold on its market. Where are we at, with regards to the fight against this herbicide? Are Member-States going to approve its renewal, or has time come for a shift to alternatives?  Join our event to h...
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    Person with raised fist during protest/ shutterstock
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    Webinar: Why Europe needs a directive on gender-based violence

    Gender-based violence (GBV) is one of the most systematic and widespread human rights violations in the world, claiming thousands of lives every year. Join MEPs Alice Bah Kuhnke and Terry Reintke for a discussion on the need for action
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    Gene editing - the reality behind the hype

    In this online event, experts will respond to questions such as: How does gene editing work? What can it achieve? How does it compare with older-style genetic engineering technology? Who is promoting it and why? And what does it mean to maintain the EU’s regulatory framework or not?
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    Event |

    The European Pillar of Social Rights: the tool for a just climate transition?

    Experts from civil society will discuss and put key questions to Greens/EFA MEPs Mounir Satouri and Kim van Sparrentak.
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    ©tyler-casey
    Green digitalisation
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    A Digital and Green Transition: Will Artificial Intelligence foster or hamper the Green New Deal?

    Two of the European Commission’s key priorities for the upcoming years are Europe fit for the Digital Age and the Green Deal. In our event the Greens/EFA will explore how we can ensure the two goals promote each other and which actions we need to ensure the digital transition and Green Deal are not mutually exclusive.
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    © trollinho
    Picture of a bee
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    Putting an end (at last) to neonicotinoids

    Despite their ban, neonicotinoids are still a scourge for bees, consumers and farmers.
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    Face surveillance vs Facial Authentication: What is it and why should biometric mass surveillance be banned in the public space?

    Often when people think of facial recognition, they think about unlocking their phones with their face. Facial authentication is used to verify that someone is who they say they are, when for example gaining secured access to a building or traveling through a passport gate. This is a one-to-one comp...
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    Event |

    For an independent EU ethics body common to all EU institutions

    The EU institutions have some of the best ethics rules for lobby transparency, for Commissioners and staff to cool-off before taking the revolving door into a lobby job and against other conflicts of interest. Yet, the implementation of these rules can be improved. The new EU Commission said it i...
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    ©ross-tek
    Rapeseed field
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    Find me if you can – Detecting gene-edited plants in the EU food chain

    EU governments are worried that GM plants engineered with so-called “gene editing” cannot be distinguished from similar, non-GM plants and therefore cannot be regulated. Based on such “practical questions”, they asked the Commission to assess, by April 2021, whether these ...