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    Press release |

    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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    Press release |

    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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    Press release |

    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.
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    Press release |

    The European Parliament votes in favour of audiovisual works to be available in regional and minoritaised languages.

    An amendment introduced by EFA MEP Diana Riba in an important report on the European audiovisual services law calls for all audiovisual products to be available through dubbing, subtitling and audio description in the official languages of each territory.
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    Press release |

    The PEGA Committee calls on Parliament to conduct an effective investigation into Catalangate

    EFA MEPs in the PEGA Committee joined the calls to the EP to carry out a more extensive and effective investigation into the spyware case they were victims of.
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    European Union
    Hemicycle European Parliament Strasbourg
    News |

    Plenary Flash - 8-11 May 2023

    On the agenda for the plenary session: methane regulation, EU accession to the Istanbul Convention, Empowering Consumers in the Green Transition, Kosovo Annual Report, Discharge, own resources, Europe Day - Debate with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz.
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    Reset the world
    Event |

    EDITION 2 | Digital 1.5(°C) x Digital Reset

    For this second edition of the Digital 1.5(°C) event, David Cormand is partnering with the European Environmental Bureau (EEB), a coalition of 180 environmental organisations in Europe, and the European research network "Digitalisation for Sustainability" to present their report "Digital Reset".
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    Photo by Claudio Poggio on Unsplash
    Super yacht in Greece
    Press release |

    Proposals for sanctions against corrupt oligarchs welcomed but EU institutions still excluded

    The European Commission has just presented a series of proposals on tackling corruption in Europe. In the wake of the Qatargate scandal and the scale of Russian money in Europe exposed following the invasion of Ukraine, the Greens/EFA Group are calling for strengthened legal framework and investigative tools, greater cooperation between c…
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    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?
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    Opinion |

    Green jobs are the future: Why protecting the planet and fighting for worker’s rights go hand in hand

    Sara Matthieu Kira Peter-Hansen Mounir Satouri Kim Van Sparrentak
    Opinion by Sara Matthieu & Kira Peter-Hansen & Mounir Satouri & Kim Van Sparrentak
    Green jobs will save the planet and our health! This Labour Day, hear from four Green MEPs fighting for worker's rights, equal pay and more.