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    Two women facing security cameras mounted on wall above / CC0 Matthew Henry
    Two women facing security cameras mounted on wall above / CC0 Matthew Henry
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    Protecting Privacy: Biometric Mass Surveillance and the AI Act

    Patrick Breyer Sergey Lagodinsky Kim Van Sparrentak
    Opinion by Patrick Breyer & Sergey Lagodinsky & Kim Van Sparrentak
    In the face of emerging technologies like biometric mass surveillance, fighting for our right to privacy is more important than ever.
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    Sarpa salpa fish / CC0 marino-linic
    Sarpa salpa fish / CC0 marino-linic
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    No nature, no fish - Why we need (more) marine protected areas

    Caroline Roose
    Opinion by Caroline Roose
    Marine biodiversity in the Mediterranean is declining. MEP Caroline Roose explains how more marine protected areas can save our oceans.
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    Mountain range Brazil / CC0 mateus-campos-felipe
    Mountain range Brazil / CC0 mateus-campos-felipe
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    The EU-Mercosur deal would be a setback for people and planet - let’s put it in the past

    Saskia Bricmont Anna Cavazzini
    Opinion by Saskia Bricmont & Anna Cavazzini
    In 2024, it's time to move on from the unfair and unsustainable trade deal that the EU has been pursuing with Mercosur countries.
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    Person holding an EU flag in a crowd / CC0 Antoine Schibler
    Person holding an EU flag in a crowd / CC0 Antoine Schibler
    Opinion |

    Why we reject the new fiscal rules

    Philippe Lamberts
    Opinion by Philippe Lamberts
    Conservatives and socialists want to make our economies more “stable” by cutting down on the very pillars that hold our societies together. They are wrong. The age of austerity and restrictive economic policies belong to the past. There will be no sustainable debt in an unsustainable world.
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    EU disability card visual wide
    EU disability card visual wide
    Opinion |

    Genuine freedom of movement for all - The EU disability card

    Katrin Langensiepen
    Opinion by Katrin Langensiepen
    Green MEP Katrin Langensiepen explains why we need an EU disability card that works for everyone, everywhere in the EU.
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    Opinion |

    No more fossil fuels, more renewables, climate justice now

    At COP28 in Dubai, Greens/EFA MEPs, climate activists, economists and scientists are asking to urgently keep to the Paris Agreement.
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    Opinion |

    The Right to Repair is here

    Anna Cavazzini
    Opinion by Anna Cavazzini
    A new Right to Repair law will be the end of our throw-away culture and the basis for a flourishing European circular economy.
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    Autumn in Vitosha mountain, Bulgaria / CC0 veliko-karachiviev
    Autumn in Vitosha mountain, Bulgaria Forest monitoring / CC0 veliko-karachiviev
    Opinion |

    The EU forest monitoring law

    Anna Deparnay-Grunenberg
    Opinion by Anna Deparnay-Grunenberg
    Our forests in Europe are vital for preserving wildlife and for fighting against climate change. But we lack knowledge about our forests, that would help us to restore and protect them. We need to know what we want to protect.
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    Tunisia Flag / CC0 planet volumes
    Tunisia Flag / CC0 planet volumes
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    The EU needs to stand up for human rights in Tunisia!

    François Alfonsi Jordi Solé
    Opinion by François Alfonsi & Jordi Solé
    Human Rights in Tunisia have gone from bad to worse in recent years. The EU must step up its support and protection, say Greens/EFA MEPs.
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    Person with raised fist during protest/ shutterstock
    Person with raised fist during protest/ shutterstock
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    Enough is enough! Paving the way for a European Union free from gender-based violence

    Diana Riba i Giner Sylwia Spurek
    Opinion by Diana Riba i Giner & Sylwia Spurek
    After years of feminist fight in the European Parliament, the EU is now a step closer to a legal framework to protect people from gender-based violence.