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Factory
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Omnibus I: EU sustainability and Due diligence legislation

MEPs endorse the Omnibus I trilogue agreement concluded last week.
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Houses
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Houses for people, not for profit

The European Commission presents its first-ever EU-wide Affordable Housing Plan.
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Car industry
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End of combustion engines: Commission putting brakes on e-mobility & jeopardising future of European automotive industry

Today, under pressure from Manfred Weber and the European People's Party (EPP), the European Commission has proposed abandoning the plan to phase out combustion engines in its new automotive package.
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News |

PLENARY FLASH: Greens/EFA Priorities 15 to 18 December

GREENS/EFA priorities for the plenary session are the Affordable Housing Plan, the EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR), the EU-Mercosur Bilateral Safeguard Regulation, RePowerEU, the Automotive Package, the European Citizens’ Initiative 'My voice, my choice and much more.
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Electric grids
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A European grid for lowering energy prices and for 100 per cent renewables

The Greens/EFA welcome the grid package presented today (Wednesday, 10 December) by the European Commission. The aim of the package is to improve the electricity infrastructure, make the electricity grid more reliable and drive forward the energy transition towards renewable energies in the EU.
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Climate march
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Environmental Omnibus: Commission slashing environmental legislation to please polluters

The European Commission publishes its environmental omnibus package, which seeks to deregulate EU laws relating to the environment.
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Food and Feed Simplification Omnibus Package - Greens/EFA Letter to Commission

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JHA Council
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EU Ministers’ decision on return hubs & “safe countries” rejects human rights in migration policy

EU interior ministers have endorsed plans for “return hubs” and expanded lists of so-called safe countries, marking a dangerous shift away from human rights in EU migration policy. Greens/EFA strongly condemn the outsourcing of responsibility to third countries and warn of severe risks to migrants’ rights and dignity as the debate moves t…
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Russian gas
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Russian gas phase-out/RePowerEU: Parliament and Council’s deal to end Russian energy weaponization

The EU puts dependency on Russian gas to an end sealing a deal with the Council on the Regulation on phasing out Russian natural gas imports, improving monitoring of potential energy dependencies.
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Photo of someone using an ATM
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Win for consumers with new bank liability, but fight against fraud far from over

New EU rules mark a win for consumers by strengthening bank liability for payment fraud and scams. While the deal improves protections and transparency, Greens/EFA warn it falls short by failing to hold online platforms fully accountable as fraud driven by AI and social engineering continues to rise across Europe.