Statement on Cristina Guarda's participation to EC Hearing
MEPs call on the President to find a way to allow Ms Cristina Guarda exercise her right and mandate and be able to participate remotely and formulate a question to Commissioner-designate, Raffaele Fitto.
The situation in the Valencian Country is devastating. All our solidarity with the victims and our thanks to the rescue teams who are working tirelessly. We will ask for an urgent solidarity debate and the activation of all emergency funds.
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Gregorova worked on a huge EU loan to Ukraine that will be backed by Russian assets
The European Union will release up to 35 billion euros to help Ukraine. The financial injection will be backed by frozen Russian assets. Members of the European Parliament agreed on this today. Pirate MEP Markéta Gregorová, who worked on the proposal as shadow rapporteur, said it was a matching loan from the G7 countries.
Georgia's parliamentary elections and visit of Viktor Orbán
MEP Markéta Gregorová just returned from the European Parliament's official observer mission to monitor Georgia's parliamentary elections and comments on Viktor Orbán’s visit to the country.
Markéta Gregorova's nominee made it into the TOP 3 candidates for the Sakharov Prize
Azerbaijani academic and anti-corruption activist Gubad Ibadoghlu has made it into the top three candidates for the 2024 Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought, nominated by Pirate MEP Markéta Gregorová. The winners were Venezuelan democracy leader María Corina Machado and Edmundo González. Gregorová also praises these nominees.
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EU must not bow down to far-right fear mongering & populist propaganda on migration
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EPP must stop fanning the flames of climate catastrophe
MEPs will vote on whether to use the urgency procedure for the Commission’s proposal to delay the application of the EU’s flagship regulation on preventing deforestation in supply chains. At the start of October, the Commission announced a postponement of the implementation of this important regulation by 12 months. The law, which lays d…
Diana Riba MEP Calls for End to Outsourcing Migration Responsibilities and Urges for Human Rights-Based Policy
EFA Group President Diana Riba i Giner delivered a powerful speech today, addressing the recent endorsement by Ursula von der Leyen of Giorgia Meloni’s proposal to relocate migrants to Albania, as well as the European Union's continued reliance on external countries, such as Turkey and Morocco, to manage its border controls.
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Freedom for Dr Gubad Ibadoghlu and all political prisoners
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