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    Picture credit : Pakhi Megna - River
    Woman and river
    Position Paper |

    Making the EU foreign policy a feminist one

    The principle of gender equality is a core value of the EU, and as such, it should be integrated into all EU policies, both internal and external. For years, a gender perspective has been absent from foreign and security policymaking, hindering an effective EU response to global challenges.
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    Opinion |

    We desperately need stronger action on social rights

    The COVID-19 pandemic is having profound health, economic, employment and social impacts. We desperately need a stronger Social Europe. Here are the Greens/EFA's proposals ahead of the launch of the European Pillar of Social Rights.
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    © erik-mclean
    Barbed wire
    Press release |

    EU Human Rights Sanctions

    EU foreign ministers have agreed to sanction four Russian officials over the jailing of opposition leader Alexey Navalny, which is the first listings on the EU's new Global Human Right's Sanctions Regime.
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    Tiblissi, Georgia, Annette Bouvain/ Flickr/ CC BY-NC-ND 2.0
    Tiblissi, Georgia, Annette Bouvain/ Flickr/ CC BY-NC-ND 2.0
    Opinion |

    Georgia’s crisis is the EU’s problem, too

    Markéta Gregorová
    Opinion by Markéta Gregorová
    As Georgia will celebrate the first anniversary of the so-called 8th March Agreement, we, as the European Parliament, need to send a strong signal in order to let Georgians know that we watch the situation very closely and care about their democratic future.
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    Video |

    Say NO to EU-Mercosur Trade Deal

    We joined climate activists outside the European Parliament to Say No EU Mercosur​ Trade deal. We say NO because it's not compliant with our social, environmental, and Human Rights​ standards.
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    Industrial farming seen from above / CCO no one cares
    Industrial farming seen from above / CCO no one cares
    Press release |

    New report on fraud, corruption & misuse of EU agricultural funds must be wake up call for Commission

    MEPs working on protection of the EU's budget from the Greens/EFA group have just released a new report: "Where does the EU money go?", which looks at the misuse of European agricultural funds in Central and Eastern Europe.
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    Opinion |

    Live animal transports across the EU are out of control

    Caroline Roose
    Opinion by Caroline Roose
    Over a billion farm animals a year are transported across the EU and to third countries, often in poor conditions that breach EU law.
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    Black mailboxes / CC0 Bernard Hermant
    Black mailboxes / CC0 Bernard Hermant
    Opinion |

    Protecting people's rights online

    The European Commission has replied to our crowd-sourced model law on how online platforms should deal with content moderation procedures whilst respecting fundamental rights. Read it here.
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    European Council
    European Council
    Press release |

    Victory for tax justice

    An informal meeting of EU (COMPET) ministers is expected to give the greenlight to corporate tax transparency measures, known as country-by-country reporting (CbCR).
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    Opinion |

    New GM technology has no place in sustainable farming

    Benoît Biteau Martin Häusling
    Opinion by Benoît Biteau & Martin Häusling
    New report shows that new GM technology won’t solve the problems of industrial agriculture and will undermine nature, climate protection and the European Green Deal.