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    European Pine Marten / Unsplash
    European Pine Marten / Unsplash
    Opinion |

    COP15 - A Paris Moment for Biodiversity?

    Ville Niinistö Jutta Paulus Caroline Roose
    Opinion by Ville Niinistö & Jutta Paulus & Caroline Roose
    COP15: Why the UN's biodiversity conference is a once-in-a-decade opportunity to advance the protection and restoration of nature worldwide.
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    Budapest
    Press release |

    Hungary’s blackmail attempts shows urgent need to drop national vetoes

    During the ECOFIN meeting of EU economic and finance ministers, the Hungarian government announced that it intends to block a decision on approving 18 billion EUR of financial assistance to Ukraine. Decisions on the issues of the global minimum tax rate, the Hungarian government's Recovery Plan, and the Commission’s Rule of Law Conditiona…
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    forced sterilisation visual /Greens/EFA
    forced sterilisation visual /Greens/EFA
    Opinion |

    For a feminist future - End forced sterilisation of persons with disabilities in Europe

    Katrin Langensiepen
    Opinion by Katrin Langensiepen
    As shocking as it may sound, today in Europe, people with disabilities can still have their capacity to have children forcibly removed.
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    ©2021 Kasia Strek
    My body my choice exhibition
    Event |

    My body my choice

    The Greens/EFA Group in the European Parliament, together with the European Greens, will host an art exhibition on the topic of sexual and reproductive health and rights at the 6th European Green Party Congress in Copenhagen
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    Press release |

    Commission’s assessment of Hungary welcome, now Council must defend democracy

    The European Commission has just presented its assessment of the Hungarian government’s 17 measures aimed at tackling the rampant corruption in the country surrounding the misuse of EU funds. The Commission’s assessment, if agreed by the Council, will result in a freezing of certain European funds to Hungary.
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    © European Union 2022 - Source : EP
    Reinhard Bütikofer at the plenary
    Press release |

    Charles Michel’s visit

    Charles Michel must address the unprecedented nation-wide protest movement in China against Xi Jinping's ruthless zero-COVID policy, comment by Reinhard Bütikofer.
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    Iceberg / CC0 Annie Spratt
    Iceberg / CC0 Annie Spratt
    Study |

    Climate risks and debt sustainability

    Read our study on the impact climate change has on debt sustainability. It investigates the trade-off between increasing deficit, with a faster climate change reduction, and a more conservative approach, with slower adaption to climate change.
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    Woman with a laptop in bed/ CC0 victoria-heath
    Woman with a laptop in bed/ CC0 victoria-heath
    Opinion |

    Cyberviolence – why we need a safe and feminist internet now

    Sylwia Spurek
    Opinion by Sylwia Spurek
    European collaboration can offer solutions on how to end cyberviolence. Sylwia Spurek MEP on why ending online violence should be considered a priority for the European Parliament when fighting gender-based violence.
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    Logo of the 70th anniversary of the European Parliament © European Union 2022 - Source : EP
    News |

    Debriefing of the November II Plenary Session

    Greens/EFA priorities for the plenary week included the Energy Charter Treaty, women on boards, biodiversity COP15, the rule of law and Human Rights, among others. Read more.
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    Anna Cavazzini at the plenary
    Press release |

    European Parliament calls for EU’s withdrawal from the ECT

    MEPs voted to adopt the report by Greens/EFA MEP Anna Cavazzini, calling on the European Union to exit the Energy Charter Treaty (ECT). The European Parliament calls on the Commission to withdraw its proposal to modernise the ECT and to immediately present a coordinated exit plan for the EU and its Member States.