icon

ADVANCED SEARCH

Press Releases, Opinions, Publications, Events and Videos

Filter
  • Agriculture and Fisheries
  • Climate
  • Culture
  • Transparency and Democracy
  • Economy
  • Energy
  • Environment
  • European Union
  • International
  • Mobility
  • Rights and freedoms
  • Trade
  • Society
    • array(8) { ["url"]=> string(59) "files/assets/imgs/list/chuttersnap-ifmqouokaoa-unsplash.jpg" ["title"]=> string(11) "Green roofs" ["alt"]=> string(11) "Green roofs" ["copyright"]=> string(14) "© chuttersnap" ["updated_at"]=> int(1678372484) ["file_name"]=> string(36) "4deab8e28a08922ae4d65e20e85fc598.jpg" ["fname"]=> string(36) "chuttersnap-IfmqOuOkaOA-unsplash.jpg" ["urls"]=> array(4) { ["jumbo"]=> string(52) "https://extranet.greens-efa.eu/api/image/11688/jumbo" ["list"]=> string(51) "https://extranet.greens-efa.eu/api/image/11688/list" ["photo"]=> string(52) "https://extranet.greens-efa.eu/api/image/11688/photo" ["portrait"]=> string(55) "https://extranet.greens-efa.eu/api/image/11688/portrait" } }
    © chuttersnap
    Green roofs
    Opinion |

    5 reasons why energy efficient buildings are good for people and planet

    Ciarán Cuffe
    Opinion by Ciarán Cuffe
    As energy prices skyrocket in Europe, people are struggling to pay their bills. Greens/EFA MEP, Ciarán Cuffe, is leading negotiations on the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (EPBD) in the European Parliament. Here are five reasons why energy efficient buildings are good for people and planet.
    array(8) { ["url"]=> string(38) "files/assets/imgs/list/cuffe_epbd3.png" ["title"]=> string(11) "Cuffe_EPBD3" ["alt"]=> string(9) "Buildings" ["copyright"]=> NULL ["updated_at"]=> int(1678185991) ["file_name"]=> string(36) "a3d73463a5970a81c7608e98748e3b1e.png" ["fname"]=> string(15) "Cuffe_EPBD3.png" ["urls"]=> array(4) { ["jumbo"]=> string(52) "https://extranet.greens-efa.eu/api/image/11676/jumbo" ["list"]=> string(51) "https://extranet.greens-efa.eu/api/image/11676/list" ["photo"]=> string(52) "https://extranet.greens-efa.eu/api/image/11676/photo" ["portrait"]=> string(55) "https://extranet.greens-efa.eu/api/image/11676/portrait" } } Buildings
    Video |

    Energy-efficient buildings for warmer homes and lower bills

    Many Europeans can't afford to heat their home. We must act! On the 13th and 14th of March, we will debate and vote the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (EPBD) to tackle energy poverty and provide energy-efficient homes for all. Our MEP Ciarán Cuffe is shadow rapporteur on this file.
    array(8) { ["url"]=> string(63) "files/assets/imgs/list/eil_logo_banner_new_2023_yellow_v1_1.png" ["title"]=> string(34) "EIL logo banner NEW 2023 yellow v1" ["alt"]=> string(34) "EIL logo banner NEW 2023 yellow v1" ["copyright"]=> string(34) "EIL logo banner NEW 2023 yellow v1" ["updated_at"]=> int(1675347370) ["file_name"]=> string(36) "38930f6b8d99af2650fedb2e36a871c8.png" ["fname"]=> string(38) "EIL logo banner NEW 2023 yellow v1.png" ["urls"]=> array(4) { ["jumbo"]=> string(52) "https://extranet.greens-efa.eu/api/image/11599/jumbo" ["list"]=> string(51) "https://extranet.greens-efa.eu/api/image/11599/list" ["photo"]=> string(52) "https://extranet.greens-efa.eu/api/image/11599/photo" ["portrait"]=> string(55) "https://extranet.greens-efa.eu/api/image/11599/portrait" } }
    EIL logo banner NEW 2023 yellow v1
    EIL logo banner NEW 2023 yellow v1
    Event |

    European Ideas Lab

    Join us on 3-4 March in Warsaw Poland for the 2023 edition of the European Ideas Lab (EIL). A creative space for green-minded people keen to find creative solutions to concrete problems. Find out more and register.
    array(8) { ["url"]=> string(44) "files/assets/imgs/list/cars__nabeel-syed.jpg" ["title"]=> string(16) "Cars on the road" ["alt"]=> string(16) "Cars on the road" ["copyright"]=> string(13) "©nabeel-syed" ["updated_at"]=> int(1678105326) ["file_name"]=> string(36) "6dbf43e93da051e73a403b839522e451.jpg" ["fname"]=> string(21) "cars©nabeel-syed.jpg" ["urls"]=> array(4) { ["jumbo"]=> string(52) "https://extranet.greens-efa.eu/api/image/11670/jumbo" ["list"]=> string(51) "https://extranet.greens-efa.eu/api/image/11670/list" ["photo"]=> string(52) "https://extranet.greens-efa.eu/api/image/11670/photo" ["portrait"]=> string(55) "https://extranet.greens-efa.eu/api/image/11670/portrait" } }
    ©nabeel-syed
    Cars on the road
    Press release |

    Postponement of the vote on combustion engine phase-out

    On 6th March, the vote on the end of the combustion engine was postponed again by the Presidency of the Council. "The phasing out of the combustion engine must not fail because the policies of governments such as Germany, Poland and Italy are being driven by car industry lobbyists", Bas Eickhout MEP comments.
    array(8) { ["url"]=> string(63) "files/assets/imgs/list/defending_and_protecting_civic_space.png" ["title"]=> string(36) "Defending and protecting civic space" ["alt"]=> string(46) "Young lady with loudspeaker in a demonstration" ["copyright"]=> string(17) "Sergey Lagodinsky" ["updated_at"]=> int(1675183615) ["file_name"]=> string(36) "db639badfce06c8efee201bb9fe84e08.png" ["fname"]=> string(40) "Defending and protecting civic space.png" ["urls"]=> array(4) { ["jumbo"]=> string(52) "https://extranet.greens-efa.eu/api/image/11586/jumbo" ["list"]=> string(51) "https://extranet.greens-efa.eu/api/image/11586/list" ["photo"]=> string(52) "https://extranet.greens-efa.eu/api/image/11586/photo" ["portrait"]=> string(55) "https://extranet.greens-efa.eu/api/image/11586/portrait" } }
    Sergey Lagodinsky
    Young lady with loudspeaker in a demonstration
    Event |

    Defending and Protecting Civic Space

    Civic space is the cornerstone of every vibrant democracy, allowing citizens to organise and meaningfully engage in shaping their societies. In recent years, civic space in the EU and other countries in the world has become increasingly threatened. Against this background, the Greens/EFA Group in the European Parliament brings together re…
    array(8) { ["url"]=> string(68) "files/assets/imgs/list/istock_000006674892medium____don_bayley_4.jpg" ["title"]=> string(32) "Food and consumers © Don Bayley" ["alt"]=> string(27) "A consumer in a supermarket" ["copyright"]=> string(13) "© Don Bayley" ["updated_at"]=> int(1677673484) ["file_name"]=> string(36) "ff041357c5d7fb50599f807aca2bed79.jpg" ["fname"]=> string(43) "iStock_000006674892Medium © Don Bayley.jpg" ["urls"]=> array(4) { ["jumbo"]=> string(52) "https://extranet.greens-efa.eu/api/image/11661/jumbo" ["list"]=> string(51) "https://extranet.greens-efa.eu/api/image/11661/list" ["photo"]=> string(52) "https://extranet.greens-efa.eu/api/image/11661/photo" ["portrait"]=> string(55) "https://extranet.greens-efa.eu/api/image/11661/portrait" } }
    © Don Bayley
    A consumer in a supermarket
    Press release |

    Greens/EFA win vote to fight financial speculation

    Members of the Economic and Monetary Affairs Committee voted on the MiFID and MiFiR files, and supported Greens/EFA calls for an end to financial speculation. Financial speculation is driving up prices of food and energy for consumers, while multinationals are continuing to profit from global crises.
    array(8) { ["url"]=> string(58) "files/assets/imgs/list/eric-weber-gavspex6ooc-unsplash.jpg" ["title"]=> NULL ["alt"]=> NULL ["copyright"]=> NULL ["updated_at"]=> int(1677679354) ["file_name"]=> string(36) "74a0ab35faf35b6c158f8dce74a5c18a.jpg" ["fname"]=> string(35) "eric-weber-GAVSpEx6ooc-unsplash.jpg" ["urls"]=> array(4) { ["jumbo"]=> string(52) "https://extranet.greens-efa.eu/api/image/11663/jumbo" ["list"]=> string(51) "https://extranet.greens-efa.eu/api/image/11663/list" ["photo"]=> string(52) "https://extranet.greens-efa.eu/api/image/11663/photo" ["portrait"]=> string(55) "https://extranet.greens-efa.eu/api/image/11663/portrait" } }
    Press release |

    Greens/EFA Group welcome Commission proposals on road safety, call for an EU-wide speed limit

    The Greens/EFA in the European Parliament welcome the road safety package proposed by the EU Commission today and call for a legislative proposal for a speed limit, as has long been common practice in all other EU Member States except Germany.
    array(8) { ["url"]=> string(43) "files/assets/imgs/list/ukraine_one_year.jpg" ["title"]=> string(16) "Ukraine One year" ["alt"]=> string(42) "One year anniversary of the war in Ukraine" ["copyright"]=> string(10) "Greens/EFA" ["updated_at"]=> int(1677680155) ["file_name"]=> string(36) "ca81df87942c58f4a466b4e0507a16d9.jpg" ["fname"]=> string(20) "Ukraine One year.jpg" ["urls"]=> array(4) { ["jumbo"]=> string(52) "https://extranet.greens-efa.eu/api/image/11664/jumbo" ["list"]=> string(51) "https://extranet.greens-efa.eu/api/image/11664/list" ["photo"]=> string(52) "https://extranet.greens-efa.eu/api/image/11664/photo" ["portrait"]=> string(55) "https://extranet.greens-efa.eu/api/image/11664/portrait" } }
    Greens/EFA
    One year anniversary of the war in Ukraine
    Video |

    We stand with Ukraine. One year on

    Today, and always, our hearts and thoughts are with those affected by Russia's war against Ukraine. Those who are displaced. Those who have lost loved ones. Those missing family and their home. Those who hope for a peaceful and free Ukraine soon.
    array(8) { ["url"]=> string(35) "files/assets/imgs/list/img_2787.png" ["title"]=> string(23) "Solidarity with Ukraine" ["alt"]=> string(40) "Demonstration in solidarity with Ukraine" ["copyright"]=> NULL ["updated_at"]=> int(1677142491) ["file_name"]=> string(36) "242d91e6ff279ed35002d0dd275d42a7.png" ["fname"]=> string(12) "IMG_2787.png" ["urls"]=> array(4) { ["jumbo"]=> string(52) "https://extranet.greens-efa.eu/api/image/11656/jumbo" ["list"]=> string(51) "https://extranet.greens-efa.eu/api/image/11656/list" ["photo"]=> string(52) "https://extranet.greens-efa.eu/api/image/11656/photo" ["portrait"]=> string(55) "https://extranet.greens-efa.eu/api/image/11656/portrait" } } Demonstration in solidarity with Ukraine
    Press release |

    One year of Russian war of aggression: We stand with Ukraine

    One year ago tomorrow, the Russian war of aggression against Ukraine began. The Greens/EFA stand with international partners alongside Ukraine. We call for international solidarity and a clear condemnation of the war of aggression ahead of the UN General Assembly vote today, the UN Security Council debate planned for tomorrow and the peac…
    array(8) { ["url"]=> string(65) "files/assets/imgs/list/big_fishing_boat____scanpix_sweden.jpg.JPG" ["title"]=> string(16) "Big fishing boat" ["alt"]=> string(16) "Big fishing boat" ["copyright"]=> string(17) "© Scanpix Sweden" ["updated_at"]=> int(1676978123) ["file_name"]=> string(36) "359207fc0636517b6caaebb945a46df4.JPG" ["fname"]=> string(38) "Big fishing boat © Scanpix Sweden.JPG" ["urls"]=> array(4) { ["jumbo"]=> string(52) "https://extranet.greens-efa.eu/api/image/11654/jumbo" ["list"]=> string(51) "https://extranet.greens-efa.eu/api/image/11654/list" ["photo"]=> string(52) "https://extranet.greens-efa.eu/api/image/11654/photo" ["portrait"]=> string(55) "https://extranet.greens-efa.eu/api/image/11654/portrait" } }
    © Scanpix Sweden
    Big fishing boat
    Press release |

    Greens/EFA welcome plan to end bottom trawling

    The European Commission presented an action plan to end bottom trawling. In the "Action Plan for the Conservation of Fisheries Resources and Marine Ecosystems", the EU Commission calls for an end to the use of bottom trawling gear in marine protected areas from 2030. The Greens/EFA call on the EU Commission to present a proposal for EU-wi…