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Gas pipeline
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Russian energy phase-out: “Finish the job”

Today, after a request by the Greens/EFA Group, the European Parliament will debate the Russian energy phase-out, Nord Stream and the EU's energy sovereignty. Following the Commission's presentation of the REPowerEU roadmap, Greens/EFA MEPs now call for June’s legislative proposal to be ambitious and to be treated with the right sense of …
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Photo by Mohammed Ibrahim on Unsplash
Photo by Mohammed Ibrahim on Unsplash
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Greens/EFA call for suspension of EU-Israel Association Agreement

In light of the rapidly declining humanitarian situation in Gaza and to apply diplomatic pressure on the Israeli government to lift the ongoing aid blockade, the Greens/EFA Group welcomes the long overdue review of the EU-Israel Association Agreement and calls for immediate action, such as the suspension of the Association Agreement. We c…
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Internal market/Omnibus small mid-caps

On Wednesday 21 May, the European Commission presented its strategy for the Single Market 2025 and a fourth omnibus proposal. This new legislation creates a new category of companies between SMEs and large companies, known as “small mid-caps,” which will, among other thi...
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Source: EC - Audiovisual Service
Costa, Starmer and VDL at Lancaster House
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UK-EU Summit: Quotes from Greens/EFA MEPs

Today, the UK and EU have announced at the first EU-UK Summit, a series of agreements which will forge closer ties with the UK. The Greens/EFA Group have long been calling for closer ties between the UK and the EU following Brexit.
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Someone sending a SMS
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Court confirms Commission contracts cannot be signed off behind closed doors

Today, the General Court of the EU has ruled that the Commission failed to uphold transparency rules around text messages with the CEO of Pfizer. Tilly Metz, Greens/EFA MEP who took the Commission to court over transparency around contracts, comments:
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farmland
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Simplification must not come at cost of climate

Today, the European Commission presented its Omnibus simplification package on agriculture, aiming to amend the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP). While the Greens/EFA Group welcomes efforts to better support organic and small-scale farmers, by cutting red tape or easing compliance with environmental standards, this must not come at the co…
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European Parliament Strasbourg
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Debriefing of the May 2025 Plenary Session

Greens/EFA priorities during the plenary session incluede: CO2 standards, the habitats directive, Gaza, Cohesion Funds, Russian Gas, Golden passports and much more.
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Image by andreas160578 from Pixabay
Image by andreas160578 from Pixabay
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Decarbonising road transports to revive our economy.

Today the European Parliament will vote on the Commission´s proposal to change the existing regulation on the CO2 standards Regulation for cars and vans. The proposal will allow manufacturers to meet their compliance targets by averaging their performance over a 3-year period (2025 to 2027) instead of having to meet by the end of 2025. Th…
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Image by Marcel Langthim from Pixabay
Image by Marcel Langthim from Pixabay
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While the right cries wolf, the Habitats Directive is safe for now

Today, MEPs voted on the downgrading of the protection status of the wolf in the Habitats Directive.
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Ana Miranda MEP: “Cuba Deserves Respect”

EFA MEP Ana Miranda delivered a powerful speech at the European Parliament, to defend the Cuban people against what she described as “scandalous” attacks by the European right and far right, accusing them of hypocrisy and ideological bias.