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Galizan MEP condemns government response to devastating wildfires

EFA MEP Ana Miranda, has strongly criticised the Galizan government’s handling of recent wildfires, describing them as “apocalyptic” and accusing officials of concealing the true scale of the devastation.
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Photo by Mohammed Ibrahim on Unsplash
Photo by Mohammed Ibrahim on Unsplash
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Bloodshed must end - Greens/EFA call for ceasefire, arms embargo & suspension of Association Agreement

This week, MEPs are negotiating a Parliament resolution on Gaza at breaking point: EU action to combat famine, the urgent need to release hostages and move towards a two-state solution. The Greens/EFA Group are calling for an immediate ceasefire, an arms embargo and the suspension of the EU-Israel association agreement. The Greens/EFA Gro…
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European Parliament Strasbourg
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Plenary Flash: Greens/EFA Priorities 8 to 11 September

GREENS/EFA priorities for the plenary session are the State of the European Union, the EU-US Trade Deal, the situation in Gaza and the Ukraine, heatwaves and wildfires, the simplification of cohesion funds and much more.
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Continuing witch-hunt on civil society

At today’s meeting of the Committee on Budgetary Control (CONT), our four groups - the Socialists & Democrats, Renew, Greens/EFA and The Left - jointly voted against the creation of a Working Group, whose supposed aim is to uncover alleged irregularities in EU funding for civil society.
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Stop Mercosur!
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Bad for Europe, dangerous for the planet

Today, the European Commission has announced that it has pushed forward the proposed EU-Mercosur agreement to the Council. The Mercosur deal has been split into a political section and a trade section that will have to be adopted by a qualified majority of Member States.
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European Union 2025
Big Maros
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Unequal deal caves in to Trump’s blackmail tactics

The EU and US have announced the outline of a new trade deal between the two trade powers. The deal follows months of the threat of transatlantic tariffs following threats by the US President. The deal will see European exporters pay a 15% tariff on goods headed to the US, a sharp increase from the current 4.8%.
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EU-China summit:

Ahead of tomorrow’s 25th EU-China summit on bilateral relations and global geopolitical challenges in Beijing, the Greens/EFA Group urges EU leaders to address China with clarity and resolve. Now is not the time for vague language or diplomatic complacency - particularly on human rights violations, China’s economic policies and support fo…
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Image by NakNakNak from Pixabay
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Climate spending welcome but budget not large enough for Europe’s needs

Today, the European Commission has just presented its proposal for the EU’s long-term budget, the Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) for the years 2028-2035. The Commission did not share the proposal with the Parliament ahead of its presentation of the MFF proposal, despite statements to the contrary made in the Conference of President…
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EFA MEPs refuse to join far-right circus over Von Der Leyen Vote

Strasbourg, 10 July 2025 — Members of the European Free Alliance (EFA) in the European Parliament chose not to support today’s motion of no confidence against Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, a move led by the far-right MEPs from the European Conservatives and Reformists Group.
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@david-leveque
Parlement européen - Strasbourg FRANCE
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Greens/EFA vote against far-right PR stunt, but no blank cheque for Ursula von der Leyen

Today, MEPs are voting on a motion of censure from the so-called Patriots group against Commission President Ursula von der Leyen. The Greens/EFA Group are voting against the motion.