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Plenary flash 11-14 September 2023

On the agenda this week: debate on the State of the European Union, protecting people from extreme heatwaves, floods and forest fires, renewable energy directive, sustainable aviation fuels, violence and discrimination in the world of sports, critical raw materials Act, EU-Tunisia migration deal
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Multilingualism in the EP: Greens/EFA urge President Metsola to proceed with the inclusion of Catalan, Galician and Basque

Members will discuss the inclusion of Catalan, Galician and Basque in the working languages of the committee meetings and the plenary sessions of the European Parliament. The Greens/EFA group calls on President Metsola to establish a definitive timeline for a decision on this issue.
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Unlocking our Potential: Our right to Independence

The EFA Conference on Self-Determination in the beautiful city of Barcelona on the 10th of September, promises to be a thought-provoking and enriching event. By bringing together experts, and political representatives, it aims to promote dialogue and inspire action towards the realization of self-determination.
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The New Normal of European Security

The European Union has been confronted with a growing number of complex, overlapping, cross-border crises even before Russia started its full scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022. The half-day conference with two high-ranking panels organized by the Greens/EFA parliamentary group deals with this "New Normal of European Security".
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Corn field
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GMO-Free Europe Conference '23

We will examine and discuss its potential impact on environmental protection, agricultural practices, food markets, farmers and consumers rights. We invite politicians, scientists, farmers, NGOs, businesses and institutions to join this exchange of views.
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Low waters of the Rhine river in summer 2022 / CC0 Bernd Dittrich
Low waters of the Rhine river in summer 2022 / CC0 Bernd Dittrich
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The impact of glyphosate on aquatic ecosystems

Join us for the launch of the PAN Europe report on glyphosate in aquatic environments. We will discuss its impact and the potential risks of this herbicide. We will also share which policy recommandations the report puts forward.
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Low waters of the Rhine river in summer 2022 / CC0 Bernd Dittrich
Low waters of the Rhine river in summer 2022 / CC0 Bernd Dittrich
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Glyphosate is polluting our waters -all across Europe

In order to raise awareness about the extensive pollution resulting from the current utilisation of glyphosate-based herbicides in Europe, the Pesticide Action Network Europe, along with its members and the Stop-Glyphosate Coalition, conducted a water sampling exercise across 12 EU countries in October 2022, in the period immediately foll…
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Pillars
Press release |

Breakthrough as civil society organisations finally receive legal protection in operating across EU borders

The European Commission has published its proposal giving legal protections to civil society organisations operating across borders in the EU. The publication follows Greens/EFA Rapporteur Sergey Lagodinsky’s report. The proposal picks up long standing demands by civil society organisations to gain EU-wide protection.
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MEP Marie Toussaint on the new pesticide scandal video thumbnail
MEP Marie Toussaint on the new pesticide scandal video thumbnail
Video |

MEP Marie Toussaint on the new pesticide scandal

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Power lines with sunset / CC0 matthew-henry
Study |

Tackling the immediate challenges of energy poverty in the Western Balkans

This study aims to outline current EU-Western Balkan energy cooperation schemes and propose a concrete set of recommendations, with a particular focus on the most vulnerable group affected: the energy poor.