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    Press release |

    EU must not bow down to far-right fear mongering & populist propaganda on migration

    Members of the European Parliament will debate recent news around the externalisation of migration policies to third countries, such as the recent Italy-Albania deal. The Greens/EFA Group have long called for an approach to migration that maintains human rights and protections for asylum seekers and includes safe and legal pathways for th…
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    Press release |

    Diana Riba MEP Calls for End to Outsourcing Migration Responsibilities and Urges for Human Rights-Based Policy

    EFA Group President Diana Riba i Giner delivered a powerful speech today, addressing the recent endorsement by Ursula von der Leyen of Giorgia Meloni’s proposal to relocate migrants to Albania, as well as the European Union's continued reliance on external countries, such as Turkey and Morocco, to manage its border controls. MEP Riba cr…
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    Event |

    Plenary press briefing

    Greens/EFA Co-Presidents Terry Reintke and Bas Eickhout present the Greens/EFA priorities for the plenary session and the latest developments of the European news
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    Press release |

    Migration Pact fails to deliver real solidarity & respect for fundamental rights

    MEPs will vote on a series of files aimed at modifying the EU’s migration and asylum policies known as the Migration Pact. The Greens/EFA Group has long argued for a fair and responsible migration policy that is based on solidarity and respect for fundamental rights. The majority of the Migration Pact files fail to achieve this. The Green…
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    Press release |

    MEPs call for action on rule of law & media freedom

    The European Parliament has just voted on a resolution on media freedom and the rule of law in Greece. The situation in Greece is getting progressively worse. The EPP Group has been attempting to block a vote on Greece in the European Parliament.
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    Press release |

    Deal on migration unworkable & solidifies practices that undermine human rights

    A series of deals were reached between negotiators from the European Parliament and Council on the New Pact on Migration and Asylum. "These agreements entrench outdated ideas on how to deal with migration and fail to take into account the reality at the EU’s borders both on the ground and in the sea." said Greens/EFA co-President
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    Event |

    Study launch "Beyond Borders, Beyond Boundaries"

    The impact on migrants, asylum seekers and refugees is devastating. Tunisian and Libyan authorities - which are the main beneficiaries of the funding programs - carry out human rights violations within the framework of border management activities funded by the EU-supported programs, especially in the context of sea interceptions.
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    Libyan coast guards and migrants
    Study |

    Beyond borders, beyond boundaries

    The Greens/EFA in the European Parliament commissioned a study carried out by Profundo, ARCI, EuroMed Rights and Action Aid, on how EU funding is linked to human rights violations in neighbouring countries, such as Tunisia and Libya.
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    News |

    Debriefing of the October plenary session

    Greens/EFA priorities for the plenary week included the European Media Freedom Act, the Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF), approval of Maroš Šefčovič and Wopke Hoekstra, glyphosate and the Asylum and Migration Package.
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    Press release |

    Greens/EFA Group call for safe and legal pathways to save lives

    MEPs will debate on the need for a speedy adoption of the Asylum and Migration Package. The Greens/EFA Group welcome the upcoming negotiations on the pact as an opportunity to fight for a more humane EU migration policy based on solidarity, access to asylum, fair relocation between Member States, and respect for fundamental rights.