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    Logo of the 70th anniversary of the European Parliament © European Union 2022 - Source : EP
    Logo of the 70th anniversary of the European Parliament © European Union 2022 - Source : EP
    News |

    Debriefing of the November II Plenary Session

    Greens/EFA priorities for the plenary week included the Energy Charter Treaty, women on boards, biodiversity COP15, the rule of law and Human Rights, among others. Read more.
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    20 years after the Prestige accident: analysis of maritime safety in Europe

    This event will look at the environmental and economic impact & social reaction to the “Prestige” oil spill accident on the Galician coast, other cases of marine pollution in Europe and propose a European analysis.
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    Press release |

    Commission’s weak proposal risks decade of harm to EU health & environment

    The European Commission presented its proposal for Euro 7 emission standards for motor vehicles as part of the Green Deal. The Greens/EFA Group criticises the weak proposal, which would allow further damage to public health and the environment.
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    European Parliament Strasbourg
    News |

    Debriefing of the October II plenary session

    Greens/EFA priorities for the plenary week included COP27, rule of law and media freedom in Malta, alternative fuel infrastructure, general budget for the EU for 2023, Frontex discharge 2020, social and economic consequences of the war in Ukraine and the energy crisis package
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    Publication |

    New ‘Pandemic-level’ Solidarity Fund needed in the face of pan-EU energy crisis & war

    The Greens/EFA Group in the European Parliament therefore calls on the Commission to adopt proposals for the establishment of an EU Solidarity Fund based on joint borrowing and grants to Member states on the scale of the pandemic recovery fund, addressing high energy prices and the climate emergency
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    Press release |

    Greens/EFA welcome windfall tax & call for an embargo on Russian fossil fuels

    The Greens/EFA Group welcomes today's EU Energy Ministers agreement on a windfall tax for excess profits from energy companies. The Greens/EFA Group call for a fair distribution of revenues from the windfall tax, an embargo on fossil fuels and uranium imports from Russia, a common EU-wide energy purchasing platform, support for households…
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    News |

    Plenary Flash - 3-6 October 2022

    On the agenda for the plenary session: energy prices and cost of living, rule of law conditionality regulation in the case of Hungary, common charger for electronic devices, repression of women's rights protesters in Iran, Ocean Governance and the protection of biodiversity
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    Event |

    Energy price crisis – Practical solutions to energy poverty

    Policy experts and grassroots organisations from across Europe will be there to discuss workable actions and policies to overcome energy poverty.
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    Study |

    Energy Poverty Handbook

    This second edition of the Energy Poverty Handbook expands upon the findings of the original Energy Poverty Handbook to consider the best practices that can be employed to tackle the issue, in parallel with the causes and effects of energy poverty.
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    Press release |

    Support Ukraine with courage, tackle energy crisis with decisiveness

    Commission President Ursula von der Leyen gave her State of the European Union address. In the annual address, she presented emergency measures in response to the energy crisis as well as expressed continued support for Ukraine.