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    Jordi Solé calls for a new perspective on the New Migration and Asylum package

    EFA Group President, Jordi Solé intervened on plenary to raise his concerns over the proposed new Migration and Asylum package.
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    Plenary Flash 2-5 October 2023

    On the agenda this week: debate on the European Media Freedom Act, MFF, appointment and new responsibilities of Wopke Hoekstra and Marius Sefcovic, impact of the proposed extension of glyphosate in the EU, Asylum and Migration Package, ...
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    Urgent need for search and rescue mission in the Mediterranean

    MEPs have just voted on the need for an EU search and rescue mission in the Mediterranean. The Pylos shipwreck in Greece, which occurred on 14th June, leading to the death of over six hundred men, women and children, is a recent example of countless predictable and preventable deaths at sea. The Greens/EFA Group has long called for an EU-…
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    Exhibition “1000 Dreams”

    The interviews and photographs that make up 1000 Dreams have been produced by 50 refugees who currently reside in Europe. Every refugee storyteller went through a workshop and mentorship program, teaching them photography and interviewing skills. It’s a project about refugees, by refugees. 1000 Dreams is a project created and run by Witne…
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    Plenary Flash 10-13 July 2023

    On the agenda this week: nature restoration law, Fit for 55 & industrial emissions directive, search & rescue in the Mediterranean, EU Chips Act, ecodesign regulation, ING2/Qatargate,...
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    A legal vacuum - the systematic criminalisation of migrants for driving a boat or car to Greece

    This report aims to give new and in-depth insights about the criminalisation of people on the move for "smuggling" in Greece, analysing the current legal framework as well as its practical enforcement. It shows that instead of protecting the rights of smuggled migrants and asylum seekers, these policies criminalise them and expose them to…
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    Jordi Solé speaks out against the new Migration pack.

    EFA Group President, Jordi Solé intervened in plenary to explain his concerns regarding the new European Migration Pack and the worrying policies presented.
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    Greens/EFA Group reject Council's inhuman asylum deal

    This evening, Ministers in the Justice and Home Affairs Council have agreed their position on reforms to the EU’s Asylum system under the Pact on Migration. The Greens/EFA Group have long been fighting for a fair and efficient asylum system that protects human rights and dignity. The Council’s agreement fails to deliver on multiple fronts…
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    Afghanistan, where the world failed humanity

    Since the Taliban takeover in 2021, Afghan people are living through an absolute nightmare. Women and girls are facing particularly difficult conditions under Taliban rule. During this conference, policymakers, Afghans, and civil society actors will focus on the humanitarian situation in Afghanistan, in particular for women and girls.
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    Greens/EFA Group will continue to fight for fair & effective approach to migration

    The Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs Committee voted on four key files from the Commission’s Pact on Migration. "Overall, we support a reform that improves the situation of refugees and asylum-seekers in the EU but we cannot endorse the current trends towards widespread and prolonged detention at our external borders" said MEP Ti…