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    Parliament votes through historic deal that will drastically cut emissions from dangerous f-gases

    "F-gases cause serious damage to our climate and undermine our efforts to bring down global temperature rises. This is a huge victory for the climate for the EU to phase out the use of f-gases, which are already doing serious harm to the planet." said Greens/EFA Rapporteur Bas Eickhout.
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    All EU leaders must take bold and brave stance to face down rise of fascism

    MEPs will debate how to fight the resurgence of neo-fascism in Europe. The Greens/EFA group condemns in the strongest terms the rise of neo-fascist and right wing-extremist movements in the EU and elsewhere.
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    MEPs sink attempt to gut EU fishing safeguards

    Members of the European Parliament voted down a proposal from the Council and Commission to circumvent normal procedures in order to remove safeguards that stop fish stocks from collapsing. The Greens/EFA Group have long been in the forefront for sustainable fisheries policies and welcome the decision taken today.
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    Photo by Jannik on Unsplash
    Photo by Jannik on Unsplash
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    Deal on migration unworkable & solidifies practices that undermine human rights

    A series of deals were reached between negotiators from the European Parliament and Council on the New Pact on Migration and Asylum. "These agreements entrench outdated ideas on how to deal with migration and fail to take into account the reality at the EU’s borders both on the ground and in the sea." said Greens/EFA co-President
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    MEPs urge Council to protect rainbow children’s rights to their parents

    Members of the European Parliament voted on the Report on the Regulation for cross-border recognition of parenthood, which urges the European Council to adopt the regulation with unanimity. The Greens/EFA Group has long advocated for the protection of the rights of the child, and of Rainbow Families
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    EUCO: EU decision making must not be dictated by Orbán

    Ahead of today and tomorrow's European Council Summit, Philippe Lamberts MEP, President of the Greens/EFA Group, comments:
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    Copyright: European Union
    Copyright: European Union
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    Decision on Ukraine accession talks welcome

    EU leaders have agreed to open accession negotiations with Ukraine and Moldova and reached an agreement on the revision of the EU’s seven year budget, the multiannual financial framework.
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    Breakthrough at World Climate Summit marks the end of the fossil fuel era

    The World Climate Summit (COP28) ends with a breakthrough towards phasing out oil, coal and gas in energy systems. The presidency of the United Arab Emirates threatened to gamble away the trust it had built up by setting up the Loss and Damage Fund at the start of the conference.
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    Photo by Gabriel Miklós on Unsplash
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    Rule of law & EU policy must not be blackmailed by Orbán

    The leaders of the main democratic political groups in the European Parliament are sending a letter to the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, ahead of the Commission’s expected decision to proceed with payments under Cohesion Policy to Hungary. The Commission is scheduled to agree to release funding despite detail…
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    Greens/EFA
    Greens/EFA
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    Greens/EFA Group & European Pirate Party reach agreement to continue positive and productive collaboration

    The Greens/EFA Group and the European Pirate Party (PPEU) have come to an agreement to continue their collaboration with the PPEU as a distinct delegation within the Greens/EFA Group. Greens/EFA MEPs have just approved the agreement and delegates for the European Pirate Party will vote on ratifying this agreement this weekend at the PPEU …