MEPs vote for pay transparency in ambitious, inclusive & far reaching Directive to support equal pay
The Committee on Employment and Social Affairs and the Committee on Women’s Rights and Gender Equality voted in favour of the European Parliament's position on the Pay Transparency Directive. The aim of the directive is to establish EU-wide minimum standards on pay transparency measures to enable workers to assert their right to equal pay…
MEPs vote for stronger obligations for climate and human rights
The European Parliament's Legal Affairs Committee adopted its report on the proposal for a directive on sustainability reporting by companies. The European Parliament is ensuring that the largest companies, including the most polluting ones such as oil and gas companies and cement companies, adopt strategies that are compatible with the f…
Quote from Ernest Urtasun on today's ECOFIN Council
Today’s Economic and Financial Affairs Council is expected to reach an agreement on the global minimum tax level for multinationals. Please see a quote from Ernest Urtasun MEP, Greens/EFA Group Vice President and member of the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs and the Subcommittee on Fiscal Affairs.
Greens/EFA priorities for the plenary week included the deterioration of the situation of refugees as a consequence of the Russian aggression against Ukraine, a debate on the EU's role in a changing world and the security situation of Europe following the Russian aggression and invasion on Ukraine, with Estonian Prime Minister Kaja Kallas…
European Parliament votes to set up Pegasus inquiry committee into surveillance spying & espionage scandal
The European Parliament has voted to set up an inquiry committee to investigate the use of surveillance spyware against citizens, activists and journalists. This follows revelations from an international consortium of journalists that many governments, including from EU Member States, have been using the NSO group’s Pegasus spyware again…
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European Parliament adopts EU's Environmental Action Programme to 2030
A large majority of MEPs voted to adopt the General Union Environment Action Programme to 2030 (8th EAP). This vote took place a week after the release of the IPCC report, which concluded that any further delay in global action will miss a brief and rapidly closing window of opportunity to secure a liveable and sustainable future for all.
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EFA MEP Diana Riba speaks out for Mexican activists and Journalists.
Diana Riba MEP intervened today in plenary to raise awareness of the alarming situation for journalists and civil society organisations.
Greens/EFA welcome EU unity in response to Russian war of aggression
The European Parliament are debating the role of the European Union and the changing security situation with Estonian Prime Minister Kaja Kallas, following Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine. The debate follows discussion on the situation of refugees in the wake of the Kremlin's invasion, that took place the day before.
EFA MEPs call for people to be at the forefront of Europe.
EFA MEPs Tatjana Ždanoka and Piernicola Pedicini, raised in plenary their concerns regarding the European Semester for economic policy coordination and annual sustainable growth reports presented.
Role of Russian money in the EU shows urgent need to regulate & phase out golden visa & passport schemes
MEPs will vote to call for a phase out of the sale of European passports and regulation of golden visas. Golden passport and visa schemes are citizenship and residence by investment programmes that have been used by several Member States over the last few years, including Malta, Cyprus, Bulgaria, Greece and Portugal.
