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We need more science and less fairy tales

The European Commission has just (Friday 7 March) proposed lowering the protection status of the wolf in the Habitats Directive.
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PLENARY FLASH: 10-13 March

GREENS/EFA priorities for the plenary session are security & Ukraine, migration, the Clean Industrial Deal, frozen Russian assets, the just transition and reconstruction in Syria and much more.
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European leaders must deliver bold action on Ukraine, defence & security

Today, European leaders are meeting for the European Council summit in Brussels to discuss the global security situation and Ukraine.
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Ukraine/Military aid: Quote from MEP Mārtiņš Staķis

MEP Mārtiņš Staķis from Latvia, Greens/EFA Coordinator in the Committee on Security and Defence (SEDE), comments on the suspension of US military aid to Ukraine
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Clean Industrial Deal first step into a joint industrial future for Europe

Today, the European Commission presented its Clean Industrial Deal and an Action Plan for Affordable Energy. The Clean Industrial Deal is the European Commission's strategy to make European industries climate-neutral and competitive. The action plan aims to reduce electricity and energy prices for industry and consumers. We must ensure th…
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Omnibus Simplification Package puts Green Deal at risk

Today, the European Commission presented its Omnibus Simplification Package, aiming to adapt the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD), the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD), EU Taxonomy. In particular the CSRD and the CSDDD, that were only recently adopted, are taking a massive hit, putting the EU ba…
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Brazil Container Port
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Omnibus leak: Quote from MEP Anna Cavazzini

Ahead of Wednesday’s presentation of the European Commission’s Omnibus proposal, Greens/EFA MEP Anna Cavazzini, Chair of the Internal Market Committee (IMCO), comments on the leaked draft.
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AGRI vision must not be blind to climate crisis

Today, the European Commission outlined their Vision on Agriculture and Food for this legislative period. While the Greens/EFA Group welcomes some of the proposals, the text lacks commitment to environmental and climate adaptation measures that factor in the central role of agriculture in the fight against the climate crisis.
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Ukrainian flag
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US approach to Ukraine shows EU urgently needs to invest in own security & defence

On today's (17 February) meeting between EU leaders in Paris following the Munich Security Conference, Greens/EFA Co-Presidents Terry Reintke and Bas Eickhout comment:
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Debriefing of the February 2025 Plenary Session

Greens/EFA priorities during the plenary session included US withdrawal from the Paris Climate Agreement, the WHO and the suspension of US development and humanitarian aid, the Commemorating the murder of Alexei Navalny, the EU support for Ukraine after three years of Russia’s war of aggression, the Commission Work Programme for 2025 an…