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Word-leading binding rules take shape

The European Parliament has adopted its report on the Corporate Sustainability and Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD). The Greens/EFA group have long advocated for mandatory rules requiring companies to identify and remedy risks to human rights arising from the activities throughout their value chain. We welcome this new step forward.
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MEPs pushes for stronger measures to combat sexual harassment

Members of the European Parliament adopted the fifth report on combating sexual harassment in the EU since the #MeToo movement swept through the globe. The report reiterates calls for the European Parliament to implement mandatory anti-harassment trainings for MEPs and staff.
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EPP blocking of Nature Restoration Law harms food security & small farms

The EPP group walked out of the negotiations on the European Parliament's position on the Commission's proposal for the Nature Restoration Law.
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Visual Porto 2023 Statement
Visual Porto 2023 Statement
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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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Industrial farming seen from above / CCO no one cares
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EPP and Renew align with far-right extremists against nature restoration

A majority of EPP, Renew and right-wing populists in the European Parliament's Fisheries Committee rejected the European Commission's proposal for a Directive on Nature Restoration. The rejection is part of an ideological right-wing campaign against the Green Deal and key legislation to protect the climate and conserve natural resources.
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Debriefing of the May Plenary Session

Greens/EFA priorities for the plenary week included the Methane Regulation, EU accession to the Istanbul Convention, a debate with Chancellor Olaf Scholz and the legislative package "Empowering consumers in the Green Transition".
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MEPs vote for EU accession to the Istanbul Convention

Members of the European Parliament voted to give consent for the EU accession to the Istanbul Convention on Preventing and Combating Violence Against Women and Domestic Violence (IC). Following today’s vote, the Council is expected to ratify the convention on behalf of the EU as a whole in June.
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EFA CALLS ON FRANCE TO RESPECT LINGUISTIC DIVERSITY.

The European Free Alliance Group in the European Parliament calls on the French state to stop the discrimination of regional and minority languages.
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European Parliament determined to reduce methane emissions in energy sector

A broad majority of Members of the European Parliament have approved a strong negotiating mandate for the proposal to reduce methane emissions in the energy sector. The proposal includes a ban on the routine flaring and venting of methane, obligations to detect and quickly repair leaks from pipelines and valves, obliges the Commission to …
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Jordi Solé calls on Olaf Scholz to defend the European Democratic values

EFA Group President, Jordi Sole intervened in plenary today during the Europe Day debate, to address Olaf Scholz Prime Minister of Germany, asking the Chancellor to halt any relations with anti-democratic tendencies.