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    European Bison, Wisent, Bison bonasus. Bieszczady, Carpathians, Poland / © iStock Photo
    European Bison, Wisent, Bison bonasus. Bieszczady, Carpathians, Poland / © iStock Photo
    Opinion |

    Bring back nature: why we need a strong EU nature restoration law

    Anna Deparnay-Grunenberg Jutta Paulus
    Opinion by Anna Deparnay-Grunenberg & Jutta Paulus
    The abundance and diversity of wildlife in the EU is shrinking at an alarming rate. An EU nature restoration law can help restore nature.
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    Press release |

    European Parliament adopts binding targets to increase carbon sinks

    As lead negotiators on LULUCF, the Greens/EFA managed to get Member States to agree to report on how they take into account the principle to “do no significant harm” when adopting reforms to reverse the current shrinkage of our natural land sinks.
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    Press release |

    MEPs give green light for warmer homes and a cooler planet

    The European Parliament has approved its position on the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (EPBD), negotiated by lead rapporteur Ciarán Cuffe MEP. The positive vote in Strasbourg marks a significant step towards lower energy bills for households and businesses and meeting Europe’s climate neutrality goals.
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    Electricity
    Press release |

    Commission bans disconnections but puts renewables and nuclear on equal footing

    The European Commission has today presented its proposal for the reform of the electricity market. The proposal aims to avoid skyrocketing prices for electricity in the future. However, the Greens/EFA Group are highly critical that renewables and nuclear energy receive equal treatment.
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    Press release |

    EFA Group rejects the ban on Corsican language

    On Friday 10th of March, at the request of the representative of the French State in Corsica, the French court imposed a ban on the use of Corsican language in the Corsican Parliament.
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    Turkish Flag/ CC0 Dima Rogachevskiy
    Turkish Flag/ CC0 Dima Rogachevskiy
    Publication |

    Solidarity statement with the Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) in Türkiye

    Against the backdrop of the final verbal defence of the Peopleʼs Democratic Party (HDP) in Türkiye, scheduled for 11 April 2023, the S&D, the Greens/EFA and the Left Groups in the European Parliament express their solidarity with the HDP and condemn in its strongest terms the attempts to ban the party and its politicians from politics.
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    Hemicycle European Parliament Strasbourg
    News |

    Plenary Flash - 13-16 March 2023

    On the agenda for the plenary session: energy performance of buildings (EPBD), land use, land use change and forestry (LULUCF), adequate minimum income, EU guidelines on Human rights defenders, Iran debate, deaths at sea - a common EU response, ...
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    Greens/EFA
    Tractor on a Field
    Study |

    Weed Management: Alternatives to the Use of Glyphosate

    This report outlines the wide range of non-chemical alternatives to herbicides that are already available and used by organic farmers and those practising integrated weed management . Using glyphosate-based herbicides as a reference, the current analysis presents a wide variety of weed management approaches that achieve highly effective w…
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    Press release |

    Romanian MEP Nicolae Ștefănuță joins Greens/EFA Group from Renew

    On March 8th, the Members of the Greens/EFA Group wholeheartedly welcomed Nicolae Ștefănuță MEP to the Group. “Today, together with the Greens/EFA Group, we have the opportunity to play our part in a greener Europe. We owe it to our youth and to the future of Romania to take bold action and build a more sustainable world', he said.
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    Green roofs
    Opinion |

    5 reasons why energy efficient buildings are good for people and planet

    Ciarán Cuffe
    Opinion by Ciarán Cuffe
    As energy prices skyrocket in Europe, people are struggling to pay their bills. Greens/EFA MEP, Ciarán Cuffe, is leading negotiations on the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (EPBD) in the European Parliament. Here are five reasons why energy efficient buildings are good for people and planet.