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Position papers include all papers formally adopted by our Group and thus representing our official position on major issues. Policy papers gather all briefings, brochures, statements from working groups or other Group bodies which have not been submitted to a vote but reflect a more technical position on specific topics. Studies are reports commissioned to experts and are accompanied most of the time with our political recommendations. For information and transparency purposes, we also publish here all Group letters sent to the other institutions or representatives

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    Clothes hanging in a store
    Policy Paper |

    Green design: the way forward for a true circular economy

    How will the EU ensure tech and fashion companies make long lasting, robust and quality products that don’t harm people and planet? A new law (called Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation) will tackle these problems by setting circular design criteria on just about all consumer goods. This will be a gamechanger
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    © borderline-europe
    Picture of three refugees from Syria on trial for driving the boat
    Study |

    A legal vacuum - the systematic criminalisation of migrants for driving a boat or car to Greece

    This report aims to give new and in-depth insights about the criminalisation of people on the move for "smuggling" in Greece, analysing the current legal framework as well as its practical enforcement. It shows that instead of protecting the rights of smuggled migrants and asylum seekers, these policies criminalise them and expose them to…
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    chuttersnap
    GMO beakers
    Study |

    The possible deregulation of certain GMOS in the EU: what would the implications be?

    The European Commission wants to deregulate certain genetically modified plants developed with new genetic engineering techniques, in order to facilitate their commercialisation in the EU. Our study warns that the deregulation of certain GM crops and foods could have wide and long-term implications for the broader sustainable and equitabl…
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    Women working in textile factory
    Women working in textile factory
    Study |

    The effectiveness of human rights clauses in EU trade agreements

    Despite the increased visibility of human rights considerations in EU trade agreements by virtue of ‘essential elements clauses’ and concomitant suspension clauses, the enforceability of such provisions has remained modest. This report contributes to the debate about the role and effectiveness of such clauses in EU trade agreements.
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    Female healthcare worker / CC0 jeshoots-com
    Letter |

    Statement on healthcare worker shortages

    Ahead of the next meeting of the Employment, Social Policy, Health and Consumer Affairs Council (12-13 June 2023), Greens/EFA MEPs and green national MPs have issued a statement demanding coordinated action from European government in order to tackle the alarming shortage of healthcare personnel in the EU.
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    @Erich Westendarp
    Pesticides
    Policy Paper |

    Request for the setting up an inquiry committee on pesticides

    The inquiry aims to investigate alleged contraventions of Union law and alleged maladministration in the application of Union law law in relation to the placing of plant protection products on the market.
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    Deforestation / CIFOR / Flickr CC BY-NC-ND 2.0
    Deforestation / CIFOR / Flickr CC BY-NC-ND 2.0
    Study |

    The EU-Mercosur Free Trade Agreement, its impacts on Agriculture

    This study, carried out by the Institut de l’Elevage, focuses on agricultural and food goods, and the likely impacts of the EU-Mercosur Free Trade Agreement’s implementation on social aspects, human health, animal welfare and the environment.
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    The digital person
    Study |

    Investigating users’ attitudes on electronic health data sharing

    A new report commissioned by Greens/EFA takes a closer look at the European Health Data Space and analyses users’ attitudes on sharing electronic health data as part of the proposed EHDS Regulation. The findings need to be taken into account by the co-legislators working on the EHDS Regulation.
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    Visual Porto 2023 Statement
    Visual Porto 2023 Statement
    Publication |

    For an ambitious European social agenda

    This week’s Porto Social Forum 2023 is a new opportunity to insist that we desperately need urgent action on social issues. The existence of poverty and precarity in one of the richest regions of the globe is unacceptable and the urgent need to act decisively and in solidarity to ensure a socially just transition to a sustainable socio-ec…
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    ©austin-distel
    Stock market
    Policy Paper |

    Give the billions to the millions

    Capital gains are one of the main sources of inequality in our economy and they go largely untaxed. But what are they? Who makes them? And why is taxing them a key tool in the fight for economic justice?