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Water
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Droughts and floods are becoming increasingly frequent – EU Commission settles for non-binding action plan

EU water strategy: The European Commission today (Wednesday, 4 June) presented the EU Water Strategy for Resilient Water Supply. The aim is to manage water resources better and tackle water scarcity in the EU.
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Bild von Fabian Holtappels auf Pixabay
Bild von Fabian Holtappels auf Pixabay
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Quote from MEP Alexandra Geese

Alexandra Geese, Greens/EFA shadow rapporteur on the Industry Committee's (ITRE) report on technological sovereignty and digital infrastructure, which was drafted after a Greens/EFA initiative, comments on today's adoption of the report.
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Daina Le Lardic © European Union 2025 - Source : EP
Daina Le Lardic © European Union 2025 - Source : EP
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Conference of Presidents in Copenhagen, today (3 June) - quote from Terry Reintke

After the Conference of Presidents (COP) met with Danish Presidency Mette Frederiksen to discuss the program of the Danish Presidency starting 1 July, Terry Reintke, Co-Chair of the Greens/EFA in the European Parliament, comments.
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Image by Makri27 from Pixabay
Image by Makri27 from Pixabay
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Keep on track, reduce dependency, invest in jobs and competitiveness

On today´s new report of the EU Scientific Advisers/new report Bas Eickhout, Co-President of the Greens/EFA group in the European Parliament comments:
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European Union flag balloons
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HUNGARY/ General affairs Council

Hungary EU countries still shy away from taking away Orbán's voting rights   Brussels, 27 May 2025 - At the European Council meeting on - among other topics - the Article 7 procedure, Member States failed to take any decisions. ‘Very disappointin...
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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
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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: