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    Photo by Luis Tosta on Unsplash
    Water tap - Photo by Luis Tosta on Unsplash
    Press release |

    Clean water for the whole EU

    EU-wide clean drinking water is a great success for the initiative from civil society. We owe it to the efforts of civil society that our drinking water will be cleaner in the future. For the first time, limit values for endocrine disruptors and stricter values for lead will make tap water cleaner. All of Europe will see the roll out of p…
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    LGBTI strategy photo action
    LGBTI strategy photo action
    Press release |

    Hungarian Parliament adopts constitutional amendments against LGBTI community

    The Hungarian Parliament has adopted, Tuesday 15 December, new legislation with constitutional amendments that will further remove the rights of LGBTI citizens in the country.
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    Bob Mical, CC BY-NC 2.0
    Data server
    Press release |

    Commission proposal first step to end Wild West of Internet giants

    We welcome the European Commission's move to end the Wild West style Internet giants and to make online platforms accountable for how they spread content and when they remove content from users.
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    windmill_climate@constantine-fountos
    Press release |

    Negotiations on a European Climate Law crucial

    The Greens/EFA group welcomes the agreement of European Union leaders to raise their climate target to at least 55% net emissions reduction by 2030, but significantly more effort is needed to reach the Paris climate goals. The Greens/EFA group strongly criticise the overnight push to promote gas as a transitional technology. Now it comes …
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    European Council
    European Council
    Press release |

    Agreement on the rule of law a good base for action

    Statement by Ska Keller MEP, President of the Greens/EFA Group in the European Parliament, on the agreement reached at today's (Thursday 10 December) summit of EU leaders on a binding rule of law mechanism.
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    police
    Press release |

    Europol reform and counter-terrorism agenda must protect people, preserve rights

    The European Commission presented, on 9 December, two new proposals, on the revision of Europol's mandate and the new counter-terrorism strategy. While the reform must protect people, it must also preserve rights.
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    Italian MEPs Rosa D'Amato, Ignazio Corrao, Eleonora Evi and Piernicola Pedicini
    Press release |

    Greens/EFA group welcomes four Italian MEPs

    On 9 December, four Italian MEPs, Rosa D'Amato, Ignazio Corrao, Eleonora Evi, and Piernicola Pedicini, joined the Greens/EFA group by unanimous acclamation. The Greens/EFA group now has 73 Members.
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    © Picture credits : Denilo @Unsplash
    COVID-19 virus
    Press release |

    New study shows breaches of rule of law during first Covid wave

    Greens/EFA group MEPs working on rights and democracy, have released a first of kind legal study into the emergency measures taken by EU member states during the first wave of the Covid-19 pandemic, assessing the impact on the democracy and the rule of law, free movement of people, asylum and refugee protections and data protection.
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    Photo by Simon King on Unsplash
    Man standing near window with window blinds
    Press release |

    Human Rights: EU sanctions regime agreed

    The new sanctions mechanism is a big success, the European Parliament, and our group in particular, have repeatedly called for the adoption of such a regime. Our efforts now have finally paid off. With the mechanism, the EU will have a toolbox at its disposal allowing targeted, smart sanctions, such as asset freezes or travel bans.
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    Ggia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
    Syrian and Iraqi refugees arrive from Turkey to Lesbos, Greece
    Press release |

    Frontex hearing on illegal pushbacks

    The evidence continues to pile up that Frontex is aware of Greek authorities engaging in 'pushbacks' of refugees in the Mediterranean Sea. Pushbacks deprive refugees of their right to asylum, puts lives at risk and are illegal under international law.