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    Press release |

    MEPs approve the negotiation position on the Critical Raw Materials Act

    Today, Members of the European Parliament approved the Parliament's negotiations mandate for the Critical Raw Materials Act (CRMA). The Greens/EFA Group pushed for a 45 percent recycling target and for mitigating the demand for critical raw materials.
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    European Parliament Building Strasbourg © European Union 2017 - Source : EP
    News |

    Debriefing of the July Plenary Session

    Greens/EFA priorities for the plenary week included the Nature Restauration Law above all, but also files of the Fit for 55 package, Industrial Emissions Directive, Search and rescue in the Mediterranean, Ecodesign Regulation, and more to discover.
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    Diana Riba: Freedom of expression and the right to dissent are not mere privileges but essential pillars of a vibrant and open society.

    EFA MEP Diana Riba I Giner intervened in plenary ahead of today’s vote for the report on the initiative that aims to protect journalists and human rights defenders in strategic lawsuits against public participation (SLAPP).
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    Plenary Flash 10-13 July 2023

    On the agenda this week: nature restoration law, Fit for 55 & industrial emissions directive, search & rescue in the Mediterranean, EU Chips Act, ecodesign regulation, ING2/Qatargate,...
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    Video |

    Feminist, free, equal: meet human rights advocates in the US

    Join us on the road with our MEPs Katrin Langensiepen and Monika Vana to hear from leading human rights advocates, who are building a world where everyone will be free and equal.
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    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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    Press release |

    EU Parliament votes in favour of ending surveillance spyware.

    The European Parliament has today approved the recommendations to the Member States and the Commission included in the findings report of the Committee of Inquiry into Pegasus(PEGA) and other cyber espionage systems.
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    Jordi Solé speaks out against the new Migration pack.

    EFA Group President, Jordi Solé intervened in plenary to explain his concerns regarding the new European Migration Pack and the worrying policies presented.
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    Parliament reiterates support for the protection and rights of minorities

    The European Parliament has adopted the report on the implementation of the Europeans Citizens' Initiative (ECI), which includes proposals to further support the organizers ECIs and to increase the visibility of this unique participatory instrument.
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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