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    Press release |

    Reform of Stability & Growth Pact should create budgetary rules for the future, not the past

    The European Commission has presented its plans for the reform of the EU’s budgetary rules, known as the Stability and Growth Pact. The Greens/EFA welcome efforts to reform the outdated and ineffective current regime, but criticise that some elements risk repeating the mistakes of the past.
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    Study |

    Shaping sustainable public procurement laws in the European Union

    This study on sustainable procurement laws analyses the legislative development from ‘how to buy’ to ‘what to buy’ in current and future EU legislative initiatives.
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    Press release |

    MEPS demand ban on extreme greenhouse gases

    The European Parliament has voted to end Fluorinated Greenhouse Gases, or F-gases, extreme greenhouse gases that are often many thousands of times stronger than CO2. These gases are found in refrigerators, air conditioners, heat pumps or the high-voltage grid, among other things.
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    Press release |

    European Parliament poised to recognize ecocide

    On the initiative of the Greens/EFA Group, the European Parliament recognises ‘ecocide’ as "any conduct causing severe and widespread, or severe and long-term, or severe and irreversible damage" to the environment, specifically addressing environmental damage resulting from armed conflicts, such as the destruction of forests.
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    Press release |

    Right to repair/consumer package

    The European Commission presented its Consumer package which includes two proposals for sustainable consumption, the right to repair and a proposal for a Green Claims Directive. The Greens/EFA welcome the proposal for a right to repair and will push for an extension of the warranty in the upcoming negotiations.
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    Position Paper |

    A transition that works for all the people

    A transition to ecological sustainability must go hand in hand with social justice. Our paper fleshes out how the ecological transition can be used to bring about social and economic justice and explains in detail which areas need change and what needs to be done. Read our position paper and executive summary here.
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    Press release |

    Greens/EFA call for development of key strategic industries as a competitive advantage for the EU

    The Greens/EFA Group welcomes the Net Zero Industry Act, which will reinforce the industrial plan of the Green Deal and create jobs in the climate-neutral industry. However, some aspects of the proposal remain questionable, such as the emphasis on CO2 storage as a mature net-zero technology for our 2030 climate commitments.
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    Letter |

    Right to repair

    Raw materials used in ICT are non-renewable. Europe’s economic system fuels the climate crisis and leads to environmental destruction and human rights violations in raw material extraction. To develop a more sustainable use of digital technologies, the European Commission must accelerate the transition to a circular economy by delivering …
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    Press release |

    Minimum incomes key to a decent life for all

    The European Parliament will vote on the resolution on an adequate minimum income. The resolution follows the recommendations published by the Commission, setting out a minimum income above the poverty line. The Greens/EFA group have long called for a directive on this matter.
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    News |

    Jordi Solé Calls for unity to implement the Green Deal

    EFA Group President Jordi Solé intervened in plenary today to appeal for a broader consensus to implement the Green Deal successfully.