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Huawei: Quote from MEP Daniel Freund

Greens/EFA MEP Daniel Freund, Rapporteur for the EU Ethics Body in the previous mandate, comments ahead of today's debate on the ongoing corruption investigation involving Huawei at the European Parliament in Strasbourg.
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PLENARY FLASH: 31 March - 3 April

GREENS/EFA priorities for the plenary session are ‚Stop-the-clock’, the Egypt Financial Package, fundamental rights in Hungary, the LIFE-Programme, the crackdown on democracy in Türkiye and much more.
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Bad news for business and consumers on both sides of the Atlantic

Tariffs ultimately hurt everyone and will drive up prices for cars in the EU and in the US. The announcement is bad news for business and consumers on both sides of the Atlantic.
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EU must invest more in its own security – Greens/EFA call for more and fresh money for Ukraine

Ahead of the summit of EU heads of governments today and tomorrow (Thursday/Friday, 20/21 March), the co-chairs of the Greens/EFA group in the European Parliament are calling for more European coordination and cooperation on security and defence policy, financing, more purchases of military equipment ‘Made in Europe’ and more financial su…
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Paragon: New NGO findings call for urgent EU action

Today, the NGO Citizen Lab published a report revealing new forensic evidence about the illegal use of Paragon spyware in Italy, particularly targeting journalists, civil society and activists working on migration issues. For the Greens/EFA Group, these findings further emphasize the ongoing and expanding misuse of surveillance technology…
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Greens/EFA: White Paper is not concrete enough

Today, the European Commission presented its White Paper on the future of European defence. For the Greens/EFA Group, many of the proposals outlined in the White Paper are not far-reaching and European enough. Further, the proposal lacks a clearer structure for pooling of Member States' defence budgets in order to procure more defence equ…
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Debriefing of the March 2025 Plenary Session

Greens/EFA priorities during the plenary session included the conclusions of the special European Council meeting on support for Ukraine, the new return proposal on migration, the Clean Industrial Deal, the need for EU support towards a just transition and reconstruction in Syria and the situation in Gaza.
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EU must take responsibility of its own security

Today, the European Parliament is expected to adopt a resolution on the white paper on the future of European defence and to underline the EU’s unwavering support for Ukraine. The Greens/EFA Group welcomes initiatives such as ReArm Europe, but insists on EU member states finally working closer together on security and defence. EU countrie…
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EFA MEPs Oppose EU Rearmament Plan

Today, MEPs from the European Free Alliance (EFA) Group voted against the European Commission's latest proposal to ramp up military spending and rearm the EU.
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Heads of national delegations in the GREENS/EFA Group

Greens/EFA now includes members of Green movements, Pirate and Independent MEPs, as well as MEPs from the European Free Alliance (EFA) representing stateless nations, regions and minorities, standing up for the right to self-determination.