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    International Day of the Disappeared

    On the occasion of the "International Day of the Disappeared" (30 August) we would like to recall the fate of tens of thousands of people in Syria. Since March 2011, Syrian security forces have had countless people arbitrarily arrested, imprisoned, disappeared, and many of them killed.
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    Commission’s embarrassing reaction on access to justice on environmental matters

    This is the first time that the European Union is evaluated by the UN Aarhus Compliance Committee. Shockingly, it is also the first time that the Commission proposes to vote against the findings and recommendations made by the Committee to ensure the proper implementation of the world’s first international environmental treaty, also known…
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    Press release |

    MEPs sharply criticize human rights violations in Turkey

    “The clear criticism on President Erdogan is also a clear message to those Turkish people who are standing up against the authoritarian course of the Turkish president," says Greens/EFA co-president, Ska Keller.
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    Press release |

    Rushed process is not serious

    At today's EU-Japan summit, political agreement was reached on the EU-Japan Free Trade Agreement (JEFTA). It would be the biggest ever FTA signed by the EU. Negotiations are now expected to continue at the technical level, despite the fact that many critical and highly political issues are yet to be decided on.
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    Anti-terror measures must not put fundamental rights at risk

    The Greens/EFA group has ensured that the new committee will carefully assess the effects of security measures on fundamental rights.
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    Event |

    The Greens/EFA Co-Presidents' briefing

    Greens/EFA co-presidents Ska Keller and Philippe Lamberts present the key issues of the plenary session and of the European agenda for the Greens/EFA group
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    Event |

    The Greens/EFA Co-Presidents' briefing

    Greens/EFA co-presidents Ska Keller and Philippe Lamberts present the key issues of the plenary session and of the European agenda for the Greens/EFA group
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    Press release |

    As sources signal Trump likely to pull out, all parties must stand together

    It seems likely that Donald Trump will this week announce the US's intention to leave the Paris climate deal agreed in 2015.
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    Eurogroup needs to follow through on commitments to Greece

    "Greek people continue to suffer under largely harmful reforms and failure to agree on debt relief does nothing to improve the situation," says Greens/EFA MEP Sven Giegold.
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    Chechnya

    Greens/EFA call on Russian authorities to take action