Parliament calls for clear commitments on climate finance & the release of political prisoners
Members of the European Parliament are calling on the UN Climate Change Conference (COP29) in Baku to make clear commitments on climate finance, binding measures on promises made at the COP28 in Dubai and to release all political prisoners in Azerbaijan. The resolution is the European Parliament's mandate for the COP.
Greens/EFA MEP Ville Niinistö from Finland, shadow rapporteur on the resolution on the Russian shadow fleet, comments on the resolution on EU actions against the Russian shadow fleet and ensuring a full enforcement of sanctions against Russia.
EPP Group pandering to far-right jeopardises new Commission
The EPP’s irresponsible and short sighted political games are jeopardising the democratic alliance of this house. Through their desperation to form unscrupulous alliances with the far-right, the EPP is undermining the democratic process of evaluating the skills of candidate Commissioners.
Fitto fails fitness test, final decision postponed
The Greens/EFA Group participated in the hearing of Commissioner designate Raffaele Fitto. His lack of commitment to the Green Deal and his refusal to acknowledge his past voting behavior failed to convince Greens/EFA MEPs.
Statement on Cristina Guarda's participation to EC Hearing
MEPs call on the President to find a way to allow Ms Cristina Guarda exercise her right and mandate and be able to participate remotely and formulate a question to Commissioner-designate, Raffaele Fitto.
The situation in the Valencian Country is devastating. All our solidarity with the victims and our thanks to the rescue teams who are working tirelessly. We will ask for an urgent solidarity debate and the activation of all emergency funds.
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Gregorova worked on a huge EU loan to Ukraine that will be backed by Russian assets
The European Union will release up to 35 billion euros to help Ukraine. The financial injection will be backed by frozen Russian assets. Members of the European Parliament agreed on this today. Pirate MEP Markéta Gregorová, who worked on the proposal as shadow rapporteur, said it was a matching loan from the G7 countries.
Georgia's parliamentary elections and visit of Viktor Orbán
MEP Markéta Gregorová just returned from the European Parliament's official observer mission to monitor Georgia's parliamentary elections and comments on Viktor Orbán’s visit to the country.
Markéta Gregorova's nominee made it into the TOP 3 candidates for the Sakharov Prize
Azerbaijani academic and anti-corruption activist Gubad Ibadoghlu has made it into the top three candidates for the 2024 Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought, nominated by Pirate MEP Markéta Gregorová. The winners were Venezuelan democracy leader María Corina Machado and Edmundo González. Gregorová also praises these nominees.
This week during the Plenary session, Greens/EFA priorities included migration, Azerbaijan, Ukraine, defending our forests and the fight against climate change.
