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    Press release |

    Greens/EFA call on Commission and Council to fix EU’s broken agricultural policies

    Members of the European Parliament will debate Empowering farmers and rural communities. It is clear that the EU’s agricultural policies are broken. Those who work to keep this broken system alive pretend to care about farmers. The Greens/EFA have long called for a complete reform of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP), and was the only …
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    Photo by James Baltz on Unsplash
    Press release |

    Greens/EFA call for a new strong pesticides reduction proposal

    Commission President Ursula von der Leyen announced the withdrawal of the Sustainable use of Pesticides Regulation (SUR). The Greens/EFA call for a new strong proposal and will be pushing to see this proposal back on the agenda ahead of the elections.
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    Press release |

    Deregulation threatens ecology and the organic sector

    Members of the European Parliament will vote on new genetic engineering of plants. The agricultural industry is calling for the legislative proposal because of its alleged benefits, however, genetically modified plants are associated with a number of uncertainties and risks and could jeopardise biodiversity, our health, freedom of choice …
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    News |

    Massard speaks against the threat of New Genomic Technique

    MEP Massard raised farmers’ concerns, who are taking a stand against the adoption of New Genomic Techniques (NGTs), declaring it a betrayal of their aspirations for a dignified living. The fear that NGTs not only jeopardize the diversity and vitality of farming communities but also turn farmers into mere cogs in the machinery of profit-dr…
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    Video |

    Philippe Lamberts: Don't blame us for the broken food system

    Farmers are being crushed by a broken system that doesn't leave them any freedom or opportunity to make a fair income from their hard work. Meanwhile, those who work to keep this broken system alive pretend to care about farmers.
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    News |

    Plenary Flash 5 - 8 February 2024

    On the agenda this week: EU 2040 Climate Targets, Farmers’ Protests, Plants obtained by certain new genomic techniques and their food and feed, Allegations of Russian interference in the democratic processes of the European Union, and Rule of law and media freedom in Greece.
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    Study |

    Road to net zero

    The collective extra-investment required to implement all decarbonisation measures needed to reach net zero by 2050 is estimated at €10 trillion, or an average of €360 billion per year. This study aims to contribute to ongoing debates within the EU regarding the efforts required to reach our common environmental targets
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    Video |

    Working with nature - a forester's story

    In this episode, Greens/EFA MEP Anna Deparnay-Grunenberg listens to the story of a forester from Germany who went for ecological forestry - to the benefit of nature and people.
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    Video |

    Bring back nature in Italy

    Given the alarming state of our ecosystems, it is no longer sufficient to protect the nature we have left. We also need to restore nature that has been degraded. In this episode, Greens/EFA MEP Rosa d’Amato visits the Torre Guaceto marine reserve in Puglia, Italy.
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    Video |

    Bring back nature in Croatia

    In this episode, Greens/EFA MEP Ska Keller visits the Kornati National Park in Croatia. Created in 1980, the National Park hosts a variety of marine life, including algae, corals, molluscs, crabs and fish