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    Press release |

    European Parliament votes for the protection of minorities

    The European Parliament has just adopted a report on the institutional relations between the EU and the Council of Europe that pushes for more rights and protection for national minorities within Europe.
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    News |

    Jordi Solé highlights the need to change the EU-China relations

    EFA Group President, Jordi Solé intervened in today's plenary to call for a change in the EU relations with China, following the recent visit to the Asian country of Ursula Von der Leyen, President of the European Commission and Emmanuel Macron, President of France.
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    Opinion |

    The Fit for 55 package - updates

    The Fit for 55 package to become climate neutral by 2050 will be voted from June to October plenary. Follow here for green updates and reactions.
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    Plenary Flash 17-20 April, 2023

    On the agenda for the plenary session: Fit for 55, Strengthening EU Chemical legislation, imported deforestation regulation, Markets in Crypto Assets and EU-China relations.
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    Event |

    Afghanistan, where the world failed humanity

    Since the Taliban takeover in 2021, Afghan people are living through an absolute nightmare. Women and girls are facing particularly difficult conditions under Taliban rule. During this conference, policymakers, Afghans, and civil society actors will focus on the humanitarian situation in Afghanistan, in particular for women and girls.
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    Event |

    Alternatives to the Use of Glyphosate

    The Greens/EFA group invites you to a double panel discussion on the study Weed management - alternatives to the use of glyphosate, led by scientists members of the Pesticides Action Network. It will be hosted by MEP Sarah Wiener, Benoit Biteau, Tilly Metz and Martin Häusling, and DeWayne Lee Johnson as our special guest.
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    News |

    The results of Friuli Venezia-Giulia regional elections and what can we learn from them

    This week we observed the developments of the election in the region of Friuli Venezia-Giulia, one of the most culturally diverse regions in Italy, where 4 official languages co-exist, and which saw the Lega right-wing alliance win by a 60.69% of the vote in front of 31.9% of the centre-left alliance of Massimo Moretuzzo.
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    Press release |

    MEPS demand ban on extreme greenhouse gases

    The European Parliament has voted to end Fluorinated Greenhouse Gases, or F-gases, extreme greenhouse gases that are often many thousands of times stronger than CO2. These gases are found in refrigerators, air conditioners, heat pumps or the high-voltage grid, among other things.
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    Jordi Solé calls for more investment in research and develompent

    EFA Group President Jordi Solé intervened in plenary to draw attention to the European economy's significant challenges and the importance of investing in R&D to overcome such challenges.
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    Diana Riba: “Let’s be more rigorous, or soon there will be no democracy nor Rule of Law left”

    EFA MEP Dian Riba i Giner intervened in plenary during the debate of the Rule of Law in many European countries but with a particular focus on Spain and Malta.