The new Parliament adopted its first three GMO objections that the European Commission proposes to authorise for import into the EU for food (for humans) and feed (for livestock). Let’s now hope that the new Commission will have the political courage to respect the call from citizens and the European Parliament to stop GMO authorisation…
Parliament rejects Goulard - politics of trust must be at heart of new Commission
Today, following the second joint-hearing of the Commissioner-designate Sylvie Goulard in the European Parliament, MEPs have not endorsed her candidacy for the Commission. The Greens/EFA group voted against.
MEPs joint declaration condemns Turkish military intervention in Syria
Sixty MEPs from different political groups in the European Parliament – including Greens/EFA - have come together to co-sign a political declaration that condemns Turkey's military intervention in Syria.
They call upon the EU to impose sanctions against Turkey and to tackle the humanita...
European Parliament votes to make the MFF work for the climate
Today a large majority of MEPs voted to make the Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) 2021-2027 work for the climate.
Rasmus Andresen, shadow rapporteur for the Greens/EFA group on the EU's 2020 budget, comments:
"The European Parliament wants to turn the EU budget into the driving f...
EIB must become climate bank & stop support for fossil fuels
Today, the European Parliament will debate 'Greening the European Investment Bank' (EIB) at the plenary session in Brussels. The Greens/EFA group support calls for turning the EIB into a climate bank and are calling for the EIB to stop financial support for any fossil fuel projects by 2020, ...
Valdis Dombrovskis opened the way for greening the economy. On green financing, Valdis Dombrovskis took a step forward, announcing a new action plan on sustainable finances and promising to work on transparency and disclosure. However, he was particularly unclear in his answers on social policies.
Right intentions and promising words are not enough
On the hearing of Frans Timmermans, Executive Vice President-designate for a “European Green Deal”, Bas Eickhout, Coordinator of the Greens/EFA in the Committee on Environment, comments:
At their meeting tomorrow (Tuesday, 8 October), EU interior ministers will discuss the initiative of Germany, France, Italy and Malta for an EU-wide distribution of refugees and migrants. Magid Magid, member of the Greens/EFA Group in the European Parliament, calls for an EU-wide distribution k...
Hearing with the Commissioner designate for the internal market, Sylvie Goulard
After the joint ITRE-IMCO hearing with the Commissioner designate for the internal market, Sylvie Goulard, the Greens/EFA group decided to not support her after this hearing, but to ask further questions to the Commissioner designate as she was not clear in her answers
