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    drinking water bottle
    Press release |

    Europe will benefit from public drinking water dispensers and cleaner water

    Yesterday (Wednesday, 18 December), the representatives of the European Parliament, the Council of Member States and the European Commission agreed on stricter limits for lead and endocrine disruptors such as bisphenol A allowed in drinking water.
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    Oriol Junqueras
    Press release |

    ECJ rules Oriol Junqueras has the right to be a MEP

    Today, European Court of Justice has ruled that our colleague Oriol Junqueras has the right to be a Member of the European Parliament. The Spanish Supreme Court had ruled that Junqueras could not take up his seat after he was elected in the last European elections in May, as he was in pretrial detention for having participated in the orga…
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    finland eu council logo
    News |

    Greens/EFA call on Croatia and Germany to keep EU Council ambition high in 2020

    On 31 December 2019, Finland’s EU Council presidency draws to a close. Just before the beginning of Finland’s presidency term, the country elected a new five-party centre left coalition government, which immediately adopted well regarded climate goals. Showing leadership on ambitious climate action at the national level set high expectati…
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    Emily O'Reilly ©european ombudsman
    Emily O'Reilly
    Press release |

    Parliament votes for Emily O'Reilly to continue work in holding EU institutions to account

    The European Parliament has voted to elect Emily O'Reilly to continue in her current role as European Ombudsman, an independent role that is designed to hold EU institutions and bodies to account, as well as promoting good administration. O'Reilly won in the third round of votes. There were five candidates in the first round.
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    Office of the Prime Minister of Malta
    Press release |

    Parliament vote shows Commission must begin Rule of Law dialogue

    On the initiative of the Greens/EFA group, the European Parliament has just voted on a resolution on the Rule of Law in Malta, after the recent revelations around the murder of Daphne Caruana Galizia. The vote calls on the Commission to enter into dialogue with the Maltese Government in the context of the Rule of Law Framework.
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    Ilham Tohti
    Ilham Tohti
    Press release |

    European Parliament criticises China's repressive policy in Xinjiang

    The Sakharov Prize this year goes to the Uighur professor of economics and civil rights activist Ilham Tohti.   Reinhard Bütikofer, Chairman of the China Delegation of the European Parliament and Greens/EFA spokesperson on Foreign Affairs, comments:"The European Parliament has t...
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    Event |

    Co-Presidents' press briefing

    Greens/EFA Co-Presidents Ska Keller and Philippe Lamberts present the Greens/EFA priorities for the plenary session and the latest developments of the European news
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    globe on grass ©Guillaume de Germain
    globe on grass
    Press release |

    Deal reached on taxonomy will support sustainable investments

    A deal has been reached on a framework to facilitate sustainable investment. All financial products that make the claim that they contribute to environmental sustainability will have to prove this by disclosing the share of their investments into activities that are considered sustainable.
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    A_Babiš
    Press release |

    Debate on conflict of interest and corruption in EU funds

    The European Parliament debates conflict of interest and corruption in EU funds. The Greens/EFA group had pushed for this debate after a European Commission audit report confirmed that the Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babiš is in a large-scale conflict of interest, as he personally benefited from EU funds
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    Climate March Cop25 Madrid
    Press release |

    Climate summit closes with timid call to step up ambition - reaction from Bas Eickhout MEP

    After two weeks of negotiations, the 25th UN climate conference (COP25) in Madrid has ended today without an agreement on binding rules for the implementation of the Paris Climate Agreement. The next climate summit will take place in Glasgow, in November 2020, where countries are supposed to present their plans for achieving the Paris tar…