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    Press release |

    New study highlights corruption and calls for action at EU level

    A new report commissioned by the Greens/EFA group in the European Parliament shows that much more ambition is required in the fight against corruption within Bulgaria and at EU level.
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    Viktor Dimchev
    Bulgaria protest
    Study |

    Combating corruption

    A new report commissioned by the Greens/EFA Group in the European Parliament has found that much more ambition is required in the fight against corruption both within Bulgaria but also at EU level.
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    UNHCR, CC BY-NC 2.0
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    Press release |

    The Bulgarian Presidency must show leadership on asylum reform

    "Transferring responsibility for refugees to neighbouring European countries is not an acceptable solution to the EU's solidarity crisis," comments Ska Keller, president of the Greens/EFA group.
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    Press release |

    We must seize this opportunity to strengthen European democracy

    "We have just taken an important step forward in the process of creating a single European constituency. Until now, European elections have struggled to advance a genuinely EU-wide public debate," says Greens/EFA shadow rapporteur Pascal Durand.
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    News |

    Greens/EFA Round up

    Greens/EFA priorities for the Strasbourg Plenary week included: Conservation of fishery resources and protection of marine ecosystems; Women, gender equality and climate justice; EU plastic strategy; No spyware for dictators: stricter rules for dual-use exports; Clean energy package: put Paris into practice; Priorities for the new Bulgari…
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    ©igor-ovsyannykov
    Barcelona
    Video |

    Irish PM calls for dialogue in Catalonia

    In response to a question from Catalan MEP Jordi Solé (EFA) during a debate on the Future of Europe, Irish Taoiseach Varadkar called for dialogue between the Spanish and Catalan governments.
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    News |

    Irish PM calls for dialogue in Catalonia

    Ireland's Prime Minister has called for dialogue between the Spanish government and Catalonia following recent elections which saw a pro-independence majority elected. The Taoiseach was in Strasbourg to deliver a keynote speech on the future of Europe to the European Parliament and hold a deb...
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    European Union
    Plenary speech Ska Keller
    Video |

    Ska Keller urges Bulgaria to fight corruption

    Greens/EFA Co-president Ska Keller urges Bulgarian Prime Minister Borisov to take advantage of Bulgaria's EU presidency to implement effective anti-corruption laws in his country.
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    European Union
    Tatjana Zdanoka
    Press release |

    Tatjana Ždanoka to stand down as MEP

    Latvian and EFA MEP Tatjana Ždanoka has announced that she intends to stand down as a Member of the European Parliament from March 2018. Ms Ždanoka will then focus on her party's campaign for the Latvian national elections to the Saeima due to be held in October this year. Tatjana Ždano...
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    Press release |

    Greens/EFA group offers full support to LuxLeaks whistleblowers in fight for justice

    “We are delighted that the court has overturned the verdict against Antoine Deltour. His brave action, and that of Raphael Halet who sadly lost his appeal today, was vital in bringing this tax scandal to public attention," said Greens/EFA transparency spokesperson Benedek Jávor.