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Debriefing of the February Plenary Session

Greens/EFA priorities for the plenary week included the Green Deal Industrial Plan, EU accession to the Istanbul Convention, CO2 Emissions for Cars and Vans, Developing an EU cycling strategy, an Independent EU Ethics Body and more.
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Ana Miranda confronts ECB on mortgage prices

EFA MEP Ana Miranda has intervened in plenary today to denounce the staggering rise of mortgage prices across Europe in front of the European Central Bank representatives.
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Daniel Freund speaking at the plenary
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MEPs vote for Ethics body, call on Commission not to drag its feet

Members of the European Parliament have voted for an independent EU Ethics Body to tackle issues of integrity, transparency and accountability across the EU institutions. The Greens/EFA Group are calling on the Commission to come out with proposals for a strong and effective independent EU Ethics Body without delay.
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Field with sunflowers and windmills
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Greens/EFA call for large-scale investments in green technologies

MEPs have adopted the resolution on the Green Deal Industrial Plan. The Greens/EFA Group are calling for fresh money and massive investments in energy savings, the expansion of renewable energies, green hydrogen and the boosting of European production of green technologies.
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Jordi Solé calls for urgent reform in Tunisia

EFA Group President Jordi Solé intervened in plenary to alert about the dire democratic situation Tunisia finds itself in.
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Diana Riba alerts on the status of European press freedom

EFA MEP Diana Riba i Giner intervened in plenary on the debate "The erosion of the rule of law in Greece: the wiretapping scandal and media freedom" to alert about the worrisome state of the freedom of the press in the EU.
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How pesticides harm our future food production

Pesticide reduction does not threaten food security - but continuing the ­status quo will! The current use of chemical pesticides, if it continues, will soon jeopardize the safety of our food production. Find out more in our factsheet on pesticides.
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Inclusion of Russia to blacklist shows EU can take strong steps towards tax justice but be more proactive

EU Ministers of Finance and Economy have agreed to update the list of non-cooperative third country jurisdictions for tax purposes, commonly known as the ‘EU tax haven blacklist’. They agreed to add Russia and the British Virgin Islands to the blacklist but have decided to leave Qatar on the greylist of non-cooperative jurisdictions.
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Electric car charging
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Parliament votes for all new cars to be electric by 2035

Members of the European Parliament have adopted the compromise reached with EU Member States and the European Commission on CO2 emissions for cars and vans. From 2035, no more new cars and vans with combustion engines will be registered in the EU. The Greens/EFA Group voted in favour of the outcome of the negotiations.
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Terry Reintke at the plenary
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Special Committee on Foreign Interference must have the tools & teeth to tackle corruption

Members of the European Parliament voted on the mandate for an updated special Committee on Foreign Interference, in the wake of ‘Qatargate’. The Greens/EFA group successfully called for a comprehensive final report with concrete recommendations for action on reforms, transparency and accountability, and a broad mandate to investigate for…