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    Video |

    The Time Is Now! Let's Greening the European Industry

    The European Commission is expected to update the EU Industrial Strategy by the end of April 2021. Although we are still in the middle of the #Covid19​ crisis, we see a chance to connect the recovery with the green transition and build a more #sustainable​ economy and society. Transforming our industries is key to achieving that. It wi…
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    ©vincent-ghilione
    Corporate Building Sunset
    Event |

    What did Canada and France do to fix their lobbying problem?

    To protect the EU institutions from corruption, untransparent lobbying and the revolving door, some of the world’s strongest rules are in place. Credible transparency rules are important to preserve the trust of citizens in European political decisions. But we have to address the weaknesses in...
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    @Erich Westendarp
    Pesticides
    Event |

    Putting an end (at last) to glyphosate

    In 18 months, the EU will have to decide whether it renews the approval for glyphosate to be sold on its market. Where are we at, with regards to the fight against this herbicide? Are Member-States going to approve its renewal, or has time come for a shift to alternatives?  Join our event to h...
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    European Council
    European Council
    Press release |

    European Council Summit: quote from Philippe Lamberts MEP

    EU leaders will meet virtually for an EU Council Summit, to discuss among other things, the Covid-19 pandemic and vaccine roll out, and transatlantic relations with US President Joe Biden, who will join for part of the meeting. This summit is the first time EU leader sit together after China announced sanctions against several MEPs, inclu…
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    poland supreme court (CC BY 2.0) David Berkowitz
    poland supreme court
    Press release |

    Rule of Law Mechanism: quotes from Terry Reintke MEP & Daniel Freund MEP

    MEPs will vote on a resolution on the EU's rule of law mechanism, which has been in place since January 1st. The mechanism is designed to hold Member States to account for breaches of the rule of law.
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    Press release |

    Greens/EFA condemn sanctions against MEPs by Chinese government

    The Chinese government listed sanctions against Greens/EFA Member Reinhard Bütikofer and fellow MEPs Raphael Glucksmann, Ilhan Kyuchyuk, Miriam Lexmann, and Michael Gahler and the Parliament's Human Rights Subcommittee, as well as Belgian Green MP Samuel Cogolati and MPs from the Netherlands and Lithuania and think tanks experts. The move…
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    Sunset over a crop field/ CC0 Federico Respini
    Sunset over a crop field/ CC0 Federico Respini
    Opinion |

    We want a CAP that is fit for purpose!

    Benoît Biteau Martin Häusling Tilly Metz
    Opinion by Benoît Biteau & Martin Häusling & Tilly Metz
    Much ado about nothing? That might well be the outcome of this « super trilogue » on the future CAP. We need an effective control mechanism for taxpayers' money and fair allocation of funds to support small farmers.
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    Press release |

    European Peace Facility

    EU Foreign Affairs Ministers will decide on the establishment of a European Peace Facility. The new instrument will allow the EU (as a bloc) to export arms to third countries for the first time. The budget for financing joint civilian and military operations is to be €5 billion by 2027.
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    ©andrew-neel
    globe
    Press release |

    Greens/EFA welcome targeted sanctions against Chinese officials & others

    European Union Foreign Ministers have adopted targeted sanctions against Chinese officials in response to ongoing human rights abuses, internment and forced labour of more than one million Uighurs in China's Xinjiang Autonomous Region and for restrictions on freedoms in Hong Kong. The updated list of sanctions now also includes individual…
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    Person with raised fist during protest/ shutterstock
    Event |

    Webinar: Why Europe needs a directive on gender-based violence

    Gender-based violence (GBV) is one of the most systematic and widespread human rights violations in the world, claiming thousands of lives every year. Join MEPs Alice Bah Kuhnke and Terry Reintke for a discussion on the need for action