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    Press release |

    Greens/EFA MEPs call for end to criminal charges against Humanitarian Workers

    Over 71 MEPs have sent an open letter to the European Commission and the Greek government, in support of humanitarian workers facing possible 25 years’ imprisonment as Greece cracks down on activists engaged in search and rescue. This Thursday, the trial of humanitarian workers will start in Greece and could result in the activists spend…
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    Letter |

    Supporting Humanitarian Workers at the EU’s External Border

    On 21st August 2018, Greek Police arrested humanitarian workers Seán Binder, Sarah Mardini and Nassos Karakitsos along with over 20 others. They were subsequently taken to Mytilene police station, questioned, and detained on orders of the Magistrate of Mytilene and held in pre-trial detention...
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    Daina LE LARDIC © European Union 2021 - Source : EP EP-120473A
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    Letter |

    Leaders of political groups address a letter to Commission President on the Polish recovery plan

    In a letter sent on 15 November to Mrs von der Leyen, Presidents of the political groups in the European Parliament demand that the Commission, as guardian of the Treaties, refrains from approving the Polish recovery plan until all conditions under the Recovery and Resilience Regulation are met.
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    © Thomas Mounsey
    Global Warming Metaphor Thomas Mounsey
    Press release |

    Promises must be met with climate action this decade

    Talks at the COP26 UN Climate Conference have resulted in a series of ill-defined promises and announcements, insufficient to keep global temperature rises below 1.5°C. We are still far from reducing our global emissions by 45% by 2030. The Greens/EFA Group also criticises the last-minute change submitted by China and India to further wea…
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    Press release |

    Government’s attacks on women’s rights has deadly consequences

    The European Parliament has voted in favour of standing in solidarity with the thousands and thousands of Polish citizens who, last week, took to the streets in protest against draconian Polish abortion laws. The restrictive law is just one year old but it has already cost at least two women's lives.
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    Photo by Olivier Miche on Unsplash
    Mountains
    Press release |

    New EU Asylum Agency first step to a functioning common European asylum system

    The European Parliament has voted in favour of establishing a fully-fledged EU Asylum Agency (EUAA) which will replace the European Asylum Support Office (EASO). The Greens/EFA group welcomes the establishment of this new agency. This is the first asylum related law to be adopted since at least 6 years, when the Commission proposed a se…
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    Press release |

    Final vote on tax transparency measures step forward in fight against multinational tax dodging

    The European Parliament has just voted for a major breakthrough in the fight for tax justice breakthrough. MEPs have just adopted the directive known as public country-by-country reporting. This is a historic step towards full tax transparency of multinationals in the EU and tax havens.
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    Press release |

    Multilingualism is vital in developing the European Education Area

    EFA MEP Diana Riba has welcomed today’s vote in the European Parliament supporting the development of the European Education Area, and specifically the recognition of the importance of multilingualism, including all European languages. The European Education Area is an initiative of the Eur...
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    Press release |

    European Parliament takes important step towards fair minimum wages in Europe

    The Social Affairs Committee of the European Parliament has just voted in favour of European minimum wages. About 10 percent of the working population in Europe lives in poverty and it is mainly women who are paid below a living wage. With this proposal, minimum wages should contribute to reducing poverty and closing the gender pay gap
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    Press release |

    Plurality of European political parties is essential for democracy

    EFA MEP François Alfonsi has welcomed today’s vote in the European Parliament regarding the statute and funding of European political parties and foundations. European political parties are transnational political parties which are active across Europe, bringing together political fo...