icon

ADVANCED SEARCH

Press Releases, Opinions, Publications, Events and Videos

Filter
  • Agriculture and Fisheries
  • Climate
  • Culture
  • Transparency and Democracy
  • Economy
  • Energy
  • Environment
  • European Union
  • International
  • Mobility
  • Rights and freedoms
  • Trade
  • Society
    • array(7) { ["url"]=> string(67) "files/doc/imgs/list/1481899931_062a0f3ca85ae83b440b35c7838bdc93.jpg" ["title"]=> NULL ["copyright"]=> NULL ["updated_at"]=> int(1481899931) ["file_name"]=> string(36) "062a0f3ca85ae83b440b35c7838bdc93.jpg" ["urls"]=> array(4) { ["jumbo"]=> string(58) "http://extranet.greens-efa-service.eu/api/image/1266/jumbo" ["list"]=> string(57) "http://extranet.greens-efa-service.eu/api/image/1266/list" ["photo"]=> string(58) "http://extranet.greens-efa-service.eu/api/image/1266/photo" ["portrait"]=> string(61) "http://extranet.greens-efa-service.eu/api/image/1266/portrait" } ["alt"]=> NULL }
    News |

    Stop Climate Change Blog

    Because of Poland, the EU environment council did not manage to reach a consensus on the climate roadmap last week. All eyes are now on the European Parliament...
    array(7) { ["url"]=> string(35) "files/assets/imgs/list/efa_logo.jpg" ["title"]=> string(8) "EFA logo" ["copyright"]=> string(8) "EFA logo" ["updated_at"]=> int(1481899898) ["file_name"]=> string(36) "ad3022bb2f519724f121d45982c981e6.jpg" ["urls"]=> array(4) { ["jumbo"]=> string(51) "https://extranet.greens-efa.eu/api/image/1216/jumbo" ["list"]=> string(50) "https://extranet.greens-efa.eu/api/image/1216/list" ["photo"]=> string(51) "https://extranet.greens-efa.eu/api/image/1216/photo" ["portrait"]=> string(54) "https://extranet.greens-efa.eu/api/image/1216/portrait" } ["alt"]=> string(8) "EFA logo" }
    EFA logo
    EFA logo
    Press release |

    Calls to boost number of women in political decision making

    MEPs from the European Parliament's European Free Alliance group are backing moves to boost the role of women in political decision making, and to close the gender pay gap. The European Free Alliance in the European Parliament has a majority of female members. Proposals to reduce the gender pay gap ...
    array(7) { ["url"]=> string(67) "files/doc/imgs/list/1481899921_7832230c78aae792a050c4d7d6f91707.png" ["title"]=> NULL ["copyright"]=> NULL ["updated_at"]=> int(1481899921) ["file_name"]=> string(36) "7832230c78aae792a050c4d7d6f91707.png" ["urls"]=> array(4) { ["jumbo"]=> string(58) "http://extranet.greens-efa-service.eu/api/image/1249/jumbo" ["list"]=> string(57) "http://extranet.greens-efa-service.eu/api/image/1249/list" ["photo"]=> string(58) "http://extranet.greens-efa-service.eu/api/image/1249/photo" ["portrait"]=> string(61) "http://extranet.greens-efa-service.eu/api/image/1249/portrait" } ["alt"]=> NULL }
    News |

    Rare Earths

    The decision by the EU, together with the US and Japan, to challenge China's rare earth export restrictions before the World Trade Organisation (WTO) takes this ongoing dispute to a new level. Building on an earlier challenge on 9 other raw materials, which yielded a successful WTO ruling Ja...
    array(7) { ["url"]=> string(67) "files/doc/imgs/list/1481899923_fb0952f5b0b12bf1173189450a28cf37.jpg" ["title"]=> NULL ["copyright"]=> NULL ["updated_at"]=> int(1481899923) ["file_name"]=> string(36) "fb0952f5b0b12bf1173189450a28cf37.jpg" ["urls"]=> array(4) { ["jumbo"]=> string(58) "http://extranet.greens-efa-service.eu/api/image/1256/jumbo" ["list"]=> string(57) "http://extranet.greens-efa-service.eu/api/image/1256/list" ["photo"]=> string(58) "http://extranet.greens-efa-service.eu/api/image/1256/photo" ["portrait"]=> string(61) "http://extranet.greens-efa-service.eu/api/image/1256/portrait" } ["alt"]=> NULL }
    Press release |

    Inheritiance and succession law

    The European Parliament today voted to adopt new EU legislation on inheritance and succession aimed at simplifying the rules for cross-border inheritances (Succession Directive). The Greens welcomed the legislative agreement, with Green legal affairs spokesperson Eva Lichtenberger stating after the ...
    array(7) { ["url"]=> string(67) "files/doc/imgs/list/1481899924_34727ba4ba0adb7c1a5bc9c925a7f8db.jpg" ["title"]=> NULL ["copyright"]=> NULL ["updated_at"]=> int(1481899924) ["file_name"]=> string(36) "34727ba4ba0adb7c1a5bc9c925a7f8db.jpg" ["urls"]=> array(4) { ["jumbo"]=> string(58) "http://extranet.greens-efa-service.eu/api/image/1257/jumbo" ["list"]=> string(57) "http://extranet.greens-efa-service.eu/api/image/1257/list" ["photo"]=> string(58) "http://extranet.greens-efa-service.eu/api/image/1257/photo" ["portrait"]=> string(61) "http://extranet.greens-efa-service.eu/api/image/1257/portrait" } ["alt"]=> NULL }
    Press release |

    Social economy - cooperatives

    The European Parliament today adopted a report on strengthening European cooperatives and the wider social and solidarity economy (1) in the context of the UN year of cooperatives (2). Commenting after the vote, Green economic affairs spokesperson and draftsman for the report Sven Giegold said:...
    array(7) { ["url"]=> string(67) "files/doc/imgs/list/1481899924_0d921c2a8ad0bc1f0c7ae0a66586429a.jpg" ["title"]=> NULL ["copyright"]=> NULL ["updated_at"]=> int(1481899924) ["file_name"]=> string(36) "0d921c2a8ad0bc1f0c7ae0a66586429a.jpg" ["urls"]=> array(4) { ["jumbo"]=> string(58) "http://extranet.greens-efa-service.eu/api/image/1259/jumbo" ["list"]=> string(57) "http://extranet.greens-efa-service.eu/api/image/1259/list" ["photo"]=> string(58) "http://extranet.greens-efa-service.eu/api/image/1259/photo" ["portrait"]=> string(61) "http://extranet.greens-efa-service.eu/api/image/1259/portrait" } ["alt"]=> NULL }
    Event |

    Co-Presidents' session briefing

    During the Strasbourg Plenary session briefing, Greens/EFA co-presidents Rebecca Harms and Dany Cohn-Bendit will present the key issues of the plenary session for the Greens/EFA group
    array(7) { ["url"]=> string(35) "files/assets/imgs/list/efa_logo.jpg" ["title"]=> string(8) "EFA logo" ["copyright"]=> string(8) "EFA logo" ["updated_at"]=> int(1481899897) ["file_name"]=> string(36) "ad3022bb2f519724f121d45982c981e6.jpg" ["urls"]=> array(4) { ["jumbo"]=> string(51) "https://extranet.greens-efa.eu/api/image/1213/jumbo" ["list"]=> string(50) "https://extranet.greens-efa.eu/api/image/1213/list" ["photo"]=> string(51) "https://extranet.greens-efa.eu/api/image/1213/photo" ["portrait"]=> string(54) "https://extranet.greens-efa.eu/api/image/1213/portrait" } ["alt"]=> string(8) "EFA logo" }
    EFA logo
    EFA logo
    Press release |

    UK opts out of school fruit scheme

    Alyn Smith MEP, Scottish full member of the European Parliament's Agriculture and Rural Development Committee, has expressed his disappointment with the decision of the UK Government to opt out of the EU's School Fruit Scheme for another year. The scheme, worth 90m EUR a year and in its fourth year ...
    array(7) { ["url"]=> string(67) "files/doc/imgs/list/1481899924_9338419b4b0ea33fc02beb03808a638a.jpg" ["title"]=> NULL ["copyright"]=> NULL ["updated_at"]=> int(1481899924) ["file_name"]=> string(36) "9338419b4b0ea33fc02beb03808a638a.jpg" ["urls"]=> array(4) { ["jumbo"]=> string(58) "http://extranet.greens-efa-service.eu/api/image/1260/jumbo" ["list"]=> string(57) "http://extranet.greens-efa-service.eu/api/image/1260/list" ["photo"]=> string(58) "http://extranet.greens-efa-service.eu/api/image/1260/photo" ["portrait"]=> string(61) "http://extranet.greens-efa-service.eu/api/image/1260/portrait" } ["alt"]=> NULL }
    News |

    Strasbourg Flash

    Greens/EFA priorities for next week's Strasbourg Plenary include the state of nuclear power on the Fukushima anniversary, strengthening the role of cooperatives in European society, the recent elections in Russia, government violence in Syria, the low carbon roadmap...
    array(7) { ["url"]=> string(67) "files/doc/imgs/list/1481899925_6bb44fb2806ea820b28d4c44269d4741.jpg" ["title"]=> NULL ["copyright"]=> NULL ["updated_at"]=> int(1481899925) ["file_name"]=> string(36) "6bb44fb2806ea820b28d4c44269d4741.jpg" ["urls"]=> array(4) { ["jumbo"]=> string(58) "http://extranet.greens-efa-service.eu/api/image/1262/jumbo" ["list"]=> string(57) "http://extranet.greens-efa-service.eu/api/image/1262/list" ["photo"]=> string(58) "http://extranet.greens-efa-service.eu/api/image/1262/photo" ["portrait"]=> string(61) "http://extranet.greens-efa-service.eu/api/image/1262/portrait" } ["alt"]=> NULL }
    News |

    Technology transfer

    Everybody is quick when it comes to asking for more technology transfer to developing countries. The parliament has stated several times in different resolutions the need to foster technology transfer. Obviously, developing countries need better access to climate friendly technology if we want to...
    array(7) { ["url"]=> string(36) "files/assets/imgs/list/landscape.jpg" ["title"]=> string(9) "landscape" ["copyright"]=> string(0) "" ["updated_at"]=> int(1488987408) ["file_name"]=> string(36) "a880a0f8a7a68cb2d441db53a6cb9c33.jpg" ["urls"]=> array(4) { ["jumbo"]=> string(50) "http://extranet.greens-efa.eu/api/image/6056/jumbo" ["list"]=> string(49) "http://extranet.greens-efa.eu/api/image/6056/list" ["photo"]=> string(50) "http://extranet.greens-efa.eu/api/image/6056/photo" ["portrait"]=> string(53) "http://extranet.greens-efa.eu/api/image/6056/portrait" } ["alt"]=> string(9) "landscape" } landscape
    News |

    Greens/EFA conference on the problems of land grabbing around the world

    The public debate included high level speakers like Olivier de Schutter, Special Rapporteur of the United Nations on the human right to food; Renée Vellvé from GRAIN, the global network focussing on people's struggles against privatisation of natural resources; Shivani Chaudhry, an Indian human r...