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    Press release |

    ENVI Committee fails to protect citizens health by not supporting a ban on glyphosates

    The European Parliament Committee on Environment, Public Health and Food Safety (ENVI) failed to support a resolution calling for the complete ban of the use of glyphosates. The Greens/EFA Group, together with the S&D and the Left advocated for the resolution to call on Member States to ban the herbicide. However, part of the Renew Group …
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    Press release |

    Clearing the road for cleaner transportation

    MEPs in the Environment Committee will vote on the EU’s new CO₂ emission standards for heavy-duty vehicles, including trucks and buses. A majority in favour is expected. The Greens/EFA Group have long called for more ambitious standards in order to reduce the transport industry’s contribution to global warming. The Parliament will vote on…
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    ©denise-johnson
    Bee on flower
    Press release |

    Greens/EFA urges Member States to ban glyphosate

    The Standing Committee on Plants, Animals, Food and Feed (SCOPAFF) was unable to reach the qualified majority needed to approve the 10 year renewal of the use of glyphosate proposed by the Commission. The Greens/EFA Group has long advocated for a complete ban of the use of glyphosate.
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    Event |

    Forests’ hidden secrets

    Join us on at the European Parliament to hear experts’ views and discuss what it takes to improve forest monitoring across Europe.
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    Event |

    High-level roundtable: Towards COP28!

    Climate justice, global fossil interests, the legacy of COP27 and the ambitions for the COP28: Where are we standing and where are we heading? Join us for a discussion with guest of honour Vanessa Nakate, climate activist and nominee for the Sakharov Prize this year, and newly appointed European Commissioner for Climate Action Wopke Hoeks…
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    © European Union 2023 - Source : EP
    Hearing with Hoekstra
    Press release |

    Greens/EFA Group secure key climate commitments from Commission

    Today, Members of the European Parliament have assessed the written answers of Commissioner-designates Wopke Hoekstra (Climate Action) and Maroš Šefčovič (Executive Vice-President in charge of the Green Deal). The Greens/EFA Group have been involved in key negotiations to secure clear commitments from the Commission on climate policies. L…
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    Press release |

    Greens/EFA Group call on Commissioners-designate to get Green Deal over the finish line

    Today, the Greens/EFA Group have set out the key elements that need to be finalised by the new Commission-designates, ahead of the hearings of Wopke Hoekstra and Maroš Šefčovič next week. There are five fundamental commitments that ...
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    Study |

    An alternative narrative on raw material access

    The global shift towards renewable energy, digitalization of our economies and societies and increased demand by defence and space industries, means that demand for raw materials is set to increase. There are therefore inherent tensions at play for the EU
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    © European Union 2021 - Source : EP
    European Parliament Strasbourg
    News |

    Debriefing of the September Plenary Session

    Greens/EFA priorities for the plenary week included the State of the Union, air quality, energy transition, MEPs' code of conduct and the Critical Raw Materials Act.
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    ©dion-beetson
    Mining
    Press release |

    MEPs approve the negotiation position on the Critical Raw Materials Act

    Today, Members of the European Parliament approved the Parliament's negotiations mandate for the Critical Raw Materials Act (CRMA). The Greens/EFA Group pushed for a 45 percent recycling target and for mitigating the demand for critical raw materials.