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    European Council
    European Council
    Press release |

    European Council Summit

    Philippe Lamberts MEP, President of the Greens/EFA group, comments ahead of the European Council on Covid-19: "The only way out of this pandemic is if we work together. By acting together we best serve the common European interest."
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    Covid-19 vaccine/ CC0 Hakan Nural
    Covid-19 vaccine/ CC0 Hakan Nural
    Press release |

    Greens/EFA call for more European cooperation & unity

    Members of the European Parliament will debate the global vaccination strategy. The Greens/EFA group in the European Parliament are calling for more coordination among EU countries and support a European approach. The Greens/EFA group calls on the European Commission to build trust with more transparency and advocates for international eq…
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    Artwork Rainbow on wall/ CC0 Kevin Grieve
    Artwork Rainbow on wall/ CC0 Kevin Grieve
    Opinion |

    We can only win against Covid if we act together

    Anna Cavazzini
    Opinion by Anna Cavazzini
    With the advent of a new vaccine, hopes are now rising that there could be an end on the horizon. However, the vaccine itself has presented a number of logistical and diplomatic challenges, as many governments have begun playing the politics of division instead of pulling together to save lives.
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    Green light for financing sustainable recovery

    Negotiations were concluded on the Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF), the central piece of the Next Generation EU package, designed to help the EU through the economic fallout of the Covid-19 pandemic. The, RRF will make €672.5 billion (€312.5 billion in grants and €360 billion in loans) available to member states to support their in…
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    COVID-19 virus
    Study |

    EU law in the 'first wave' : the legality of national measures to tackle the COVID-19 crisis

    COVID-19 has challenged not just the public health but also the legal structure of the European Union. This study aims to provide a comprehensive overview of the extent to which Member States have complied with or breached EU law in four key areas during the COVID-19 ‘first wave’
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    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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    Lady Justice Statue - iStock.com/MarkusBeck
    Lady Justice Statue - iStock.com/MarkusBeck
    Press release |

    Impact of Covid-19 measures on democracy, fundamental rights & rule of law

    The Covid crisis must not be used as an excuse by governments to encroach on peoples' rights and the rule of law. The true test of a democracy is how well it fares in a crisis and this year has shown that some EU governments are all too quick to undermine the rule of law and European values.
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    Opinion |

    Europe's Regions must play key role in EU Recovery Plan

    Diana Riba i Giner
    Opinion by Diana Riba i Giner
    EFA MEP Diana Riba has called for Europe's regions to play a key role in the the EU's forthcoming recovery plan, designed to help the EU's economy and society recover from the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic. Diana Riba was speaking in the European Parliament's debate on the recen...
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    Event |

    No community left behind / La population au coeur de la transition

    Join Greens/EFA MEPs Mounir Satouri, Henrike Hahn and Green Mayor of Loos-en-Gohelle, Jean-Francois Caron to discuss how to safeguard social and economic justice in the transition, the infrastructure and initiatives that will put people at the centre, and how to support green investment in local industry and start-ups.
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    Event |

    EU Funding for Cities

    Cities and local governments can take the lead in climate action and realize ambitious action plans for a sustainable future. This recognition leads us to raise the question, how the EU can back cities’ efforts in the most effective way?V4 capital cities are advocating a proposal to strengthen EU financing for cities in the next MFF, the …