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    Study |

    Soldiers out, civilians left behind

    This report by Georg E. Riekeles and Mihai S. Chihaia provides a description of central decision moments in the spring and summer of 2021 and an assessment of the principal factors contributing to failure. It seeks on this basis to draw some political lessons for the EU's security and defence policy.
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    Press release |

    EU Heads of State and Government Summit 24-25 March and Plenary Debate

    The Greens/EFA stand by Ukraine, this war is Putin's war. The Greens/EFA welcome the EU’s unity in response to Putin's war of aggression. The consequences of the energy dependence of many EU states on Russia show once again that energy policy is security policy. We call on the EU heads of state and government to make energy policy part of…
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    EFA MEP François Alfonsi demands European action to control ISIS prisons in North-East Syria

    François Alfonsi, EFA MEP and co-chair of the Kurdish Friendship Group wrote a letter to Josep Borell, High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, explaining the increasingly dangerous situation in North-East Syria, and alerted of the repercussions it could have in Europe.
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    European Parliament to propose legal framework for sanctions on foreign interference

    The INGE report refers to evidence from several EU countries, as well as the 2016 US election and the Brexit referendum, on how global anti-democratic actors such as Russia and China continue to use nefarious tactics to undermine democracy and the rule of law.
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    News |

    Plenary Flash 7 - 10 March 2022

    On the agenda of the plenary : the EU's role in a changing world and the security situation of Europe following the Russian aggression and invasion on Ukraine, the deterioration of the situation of refugees as a consequence of the Russian aggression against Ukraine, the report on foreign interference in all democratic processes in the Eur…
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    Press release |

    Greens/EFA welcome agreement on special measures for refugees fleeing Ukraine

    Ministers in the Justice and Home Affairs Council have agreed, for the first time, to trigger the ‘Temporary Protection Directive’ to support people fleeing the Russian invasion of Ukraine. The Greens/EFA Group are calling on EU Member States and the Commission to ensure that all people fleeing the war are able to find sanctuary in the E…
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    Letter |

    Actions for the EU energy transition following the Russian aggression

    An area impacted by the Russian aggression is the energy policy of the Union, highlighting the urgent need to end the dependence on Russian energy imports. Here are six Greens/EFA calls to address the short to long-term effects of the Russian aggression on the EU energy policy, which we hope you will take into account in your upcoming Com…
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    Video |

    We stand with Ukraine, united for peace in Europe.

    Greens/EFA MEPs Philippe Lamberts and Sergey Lagodinsky condemn Russian president Putin for unjustifiably invading a sovereign country and attacking a people that chose democracy.
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    European Parliament condemns Russian war of aggression and calls for tough sanctions

    In a show of solidarity with Ukraine, Members of the European Parliament will debate and vote on the resolution "Russian aggression against Ukraine". MEPs across political groups call for the exclusion of Russia and Belarus from the SWIFT system, a halt to Russian banks' access to the European financial system, a reduction of EU Member S…
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    Opinion |

    Solidarity with the people in Ukraine - what we can do now to help

    Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine is an unprecedented attack against a European country. Against a democracy. Against peace in Europe. Now is the time to show our support and solidarity to the people in and fleeing from Ukraine. There are many things you can do to help the people in the Ukraine