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Person holding an EU flag in a crowd / CC0 Antoine Schibler
Person holding an EU flag in a crowd / CC0 Antoine Schibler
Opinion |

Why we reject the new fiscal rules

Philippe Lamberts
Opinion by Philippe Lamberts
Conservatives and socialists want to make our economies more “stable” by cutting down on the very pillars that hold our societies together. They are wrong. The age of austerity and restrictive economic policies belong to the past. There will be no sustainable debt in an unsustainable world.
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Picture of Budapest - Hungary © Jaap Hart
Picture of Budapest - Hungary
Event |

5 years and counting

Safeguarding the rule of law situation in Hungary has been a long-term battle for the Greens/EFA in the European Parliament. This conference aims to take stock of what has been achieved since the 2012 Tavares report on fundamental rights in Hungary, but also, ensure that both the European Commission and the Council of the EU work in a coo…
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Greens/EFA welcome stricter animal transport regulations

The European Commission published the revision of the Animal Transport Regulation. The Greens/EFA has long pushed for this, and welcome the Commission revision. However, the proposed measures are not enough. It’s long overdue to significantly raise EU standards for animal transports.
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EU disability card visual wide
EU disability card visual wide
Opinion |

Genuine freedom of movement for all - The EU disability card

Katrin Langensiepen
Opinion by Katrin Langensiepen
Green MEP Katrin Langensiepen explains why we need an EU disability card that works for everyone, everywhere in the EU.
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Abstract tech background / CC0 umberto
Event |

Green Tech Summit Europe 2023

Join us on 30 November in Brussels for the 'Green Tech Summit Europe 2023', a high-profile conference dedicated to bringing together environmental and digital rights organisations, academia, technology companies, policymakers, and startups.
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Event |

A minimum income to fight precarity

Prices and the cost of living are rising. People struggle to pay their bills. More and more are at risk of poverty. We want to make sure that everyone can have a good life: a stable income, a safe home, hot meals every day and access to good quality public services.
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Press release |

EFA expresses its deep sadness at the news of the sudden death of the Green MEP Michèle RIVASI.

The European Free Alliance expresses its deep sadness at the news of the sudden death of the Green MEP Michèle RIVASI.   Michèle RIVASI was a brilliant and charismatic MEP, remarkable for her knowledge. A grassroots politician renowned for being clos...
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Libyan cost guards and migrants
Event |

Study launch "Beyond Borders, Beyond Boundaries"

The impact on migrants, asylum seekers and refugees is devastating. Tunisian and Libyan authorities - which are the main beneficiaries of the funding programs - carry out human rights violations within the framework of border management activities funded by the EU-supported programs, especially in the context of sea interceptions.
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Libyan coast guards and migrants
Study |

Beyond borders, beyond boundaries

The Greens/EFA in the European Parliament commissioned a study carried out by Profundo, ARCI, EuroMed Rights and Action Aid, on how EU funding is linked to human rights violations in neighbouring countries, such as Tunisia and Libya.
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Libyan cost guards and migrants
Press release |

New study shows EU funding linked to human rights abuses beyond external borders

A new study commissioned and released by the Greens/EFA Group shows how EU funding for migration support going to Tunisia and Libya is contributing to human rights violations. The study, ‘Beyond borders, beyond boundaries,’ carried out by Profundo, ARCI, EuroMed Rights and Action Aid, demonstrates severe shortcomings in human rights compl…