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Greens/EFA Round-up
Debriefing of the plenary session 13-16 February 2012
Greens/EFA priorities for the Strasbourg Plenary week included Eurobonds and the response to the crisis, the controversial EU-Morocco trade protocol, elections in Russia, reform of the milk and...
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ACT on ACTA say NO
Greens/EFA MEPs demonstrated today against ACTA (The Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement) in Strasbourg as pressure builds on the European Parliament to take action. The Group has long campaigned...
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One year after 3/11
First anniversary of the Fukushima Catastrophe
One year after the disaster of Fukushima it is time to analyse its profound consequences, both, in Japan, but also in the rest of the world. With the help of experts from Japan we will assess the situation on site and in the region around the Fukushima reactors. This...
ACTA
Referral to ECJ hopefully a nail in the ACTA coffin
EU trade commissioner de Gucht today announced that the European Commission will refer the controversial Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) to the European Court of Justice to verify its compatibility with EU law. The Greens/EFA group, which has long argued that ACTA is in conflict with EU law and called for...
Greek bail out
Deal buys more time but solution remains out of sight
Commenting on the agreement on the second Greek bail out, co-president of the Greens/EFA group in the European Parliament Rebecca Harms said: "This bailout buys more time and will avoid an immediate default in Greece but nobody should be under any illusions: the fundamental problems remain unsolved. The agreed...
Access to Books
EP asks Commission to stop blocking blind persons' right to read
The European Parliament today adopted by a large majority a resolution on access by visually impaired people to books. Visually impaired and other print-disabled persons suffer from a book famine. Over 95% of published books are not available in accessible formats that visually impaired and print-disabled persons in...
Green New Deal
Research materials and best practice
The Green New Deal is the Greens' comprehensive response to the current economic, social and environmental crises. It aims to ensure prosperity and well-being for all, across the planet and generations, based on reducing inequalities within and between societies, and reconciling our lifestyles - the way we live, produce...
