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    News |

    Debriefing of the October II plenary session

    Greens/EFA priorities for the plenary week included the Poland and the Rule of Law Crisis and Abortion Ban, Farm To Fork Strategy, UN Climate Change Conference in Glasgow, Global Tax Deal and Pandora Papers, General Budget of the European Union for the Financial Year 2022, Frontex
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    Event |

    Pushbacks on the EU border

    Tineke Strik (Member of European Parliament for the Greens), will discuss this first of its kind legal action and its implication with the two migration lawyers who’re lodging the litigation.
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    Plenary Flash 18-21 October 2021

    During this plenary session, the European Parliament will debate the rule of law situation and abortion ban in Poland, the Farm to Fork strategy, the UN Climate Conference (COP26), global tax deal and Pandora Papers, the 2022 EU budget, Frontex, ...
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    Samos Camp ©MSF/Dora Vangi
    Samos Camp ©MSF/Dora Vangi
    Opinion |

    One year after the EU migration pact, a better future for refugees?

    Damian Boeselager
    Opinion by Damian Boeselager
    A year ago, the European Commission published its proposals for a new Pact on Migration and Asylum. But the last 12 months have painfully highlighted the shortcomings in the EU’s approach on asylum. Read more about what needs to change, and which solutions we propose.
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    Opinion |

    Fighting for a welcoming Europe

    “You can really set something in motion by simply showing an interest.” writes Kristina Koch, a journalist and refugee worker at the organisation Willkommen in Nippes, in Cologne. She tells us the story of Thaer Jafar, a Syrian refugee with an incredible talent, and reminds us that small gestures can make a world of difference.
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    Plenary Flash 05-09 July 2021

    During the plenary session, the European Parliament will debate the Rule of Law and Fundamental Rights in Hungary and Poland, the programme of the Slovenian Presidency, the General Union Environment Action Programme to 2030, asylum and migration, The 70th anniversary of the Geneva Convention, the repression of the opposition in Turkey, .…
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    Demonstration for open borders
    Demonstration for open borders
    Opinion |

    Say it loud, say it clear, refugees are welcome here!

    Barcelona was shaken by mass public demonstrations in loud support of refugees and asylum seekers. Júlia Trias, from the Barcelona Councillor's Office for Citizens’ Rights, writes about how the city is developing cutting edge projects to assist those who fall through the gaps.
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    PLENARY FLASH 07-10 JUNE 2021

    During the plenary session, the European Parliament will debate the EU Biodiversity Strategy for 2030, the Digital COVID Certificate, the Recovery and Resiliance Fund, the repression in Belarus and many more...
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    #500Children initiative - Femke de Vries
    #500Children initiative - Femke de Vries
    Opinion |

    A windmill of solidarity

    In a Dutch story of solidarity and support, Femke de Vries, Policy officer for the Dutch Council for Refugees, tells of their nationwide campaign to resettle 500 children from refugee camps in Greece to safe haven in the Netherlands.
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    Photo by Phil Botha on Unsplash
    Fence
    Press release |

    EU must put human rights at the centre of migration deals

    Members of the European Parliament have adopted a report on Human rights protection and the EU external migration policy, from Greens/EFA Group MEP Tineke Strik, calling for the EU to support better human rights in migration. The vote comes after several reports of human rights violations surrounding the EU's migration deals with third co…