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    Ana miranda calls for more resources to fight the drought

    EFA MEP Ana Miranda intervened today in the debate held in Strasburg to discuss the water scarcity and droughts just before the beginning of the summer season in Europe. She warned that the climate emergency is affecting the amount of rainfall in Galiza and causing a negative impact on the agriculture sector.
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    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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    News |

    Plenary Flash 12-15 June 2023

    On the agenda this week: nature restoration law, water crisis, batteries and waste batteries, Artificial Intelligence Act, Pegasus spyware, food security, destruction of the Nova Kakhovka dam, Pandora papers
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    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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    Press release |

    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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    Press release |

    Plenary Flash 17-20 April, 2023

    On the agenda for the plenary session: Fit for 55, Strengthening EU Chemical legislation, imported deforestation regulation, Markets in Crypto Assets and EU-China relations.
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    Press release |

    MEPS demand ban on extreme greenhouse gases

    The European Parliament has voted to end Fluorinated Greenhouse Gases, or F-gases, extreme greenhouse gases that are often many thousands of times stronger than CO2. These gases are found in refrigerators, air conditioners, heat pumps or the high-voltage grid, among other things.
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    Press release |

    European Parliament poised to recognize ecocide

    On the initiative of the Greens/EFA Group, the European Parliament recognises ‘ecocide’ as "any conduct causing severe and widespread, or severe and long-term, or severe and irreversible damage" to the environment, specifically addressing environmental damage resulting from armed conflicts, such as the destruction of forests.
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    News |

    Plenary Flash - 16-19 January 2023

    On the agenda for the plenary session: Election of a new Vice-President of the Parliament, the terrorist threat posed by far-right extremist networks, the storming of the Brazilian democratic institutions, executions of protesters in Iran, Uber lobbying practices in the EU, food price inflation debate, and Waste Shipment Regulation.
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    Event |

    20 years after the Prestige accident: analysis of maritime safety in Europe

    This event will look at the environmental and economic impact & social reaction to the “Prestige” oil spill accident on the Galician coast, other cases of marine pollution in Europe and propose a European analysis.