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EU must suspend the Association Agreement with Israel over the war in Gaza.

The European Free Alliance (EFA) Group in the European Parliament is calling for the immediate suspension of the EU-Israel Association Agreement,in light of Israel’s continued violations of international law and the deepening humanitarian disaster in Gaza.
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Diana Riba to Spanish Government: “End corruption, no matter who falls”

The European Parliament had a debate on the rule of law in Spain. EFA Group President, Diana Riba i Giner delivered a cutting speech, accusing Spain’s major political parties of decades-long complicity in undermining judicial independence and enabling systemic corruption.
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Image by Boris Štromar from Pixabay
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MEPs stand up to attacks on democracy ahead of Budapest Pride

Today, MEPs debated the Pride ban in Budapest. The Greens/EFA Group call on the Council and the Commission to not stand idly by while Hungary descends further into authoritarianism.
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Defence Omnibus must mark step towards true solidarity & shared responsibility

Tomorrow, the European Commission will present the Fifth Omnibus on Defence, aiming at strengthening European defence capabilities by reducing bureaucracy. Greens/EFA MEPs have long advocated for new rules for the military sector, which would create a genuinely European defence market and allow more effective support for Ukraine in its re…
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EU Commission heralds the end of Nord Stream - Viktor Orbán and Robert Fico remain Putin's stooges

Strasbourg/Brussels, Monday, 16 June - At today’s Energy Council, Hungarian and Slovak ministers refused to support the conclusions and thus the call for an end to energy dependence from Russia. Irrespective of this, tomorrow (Tuesday, 17 June) the EU Commission will finalise its legislative proposal to end dependence on Russian gas and o…
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Plenary Flash: Greens/EFA Priorities 16 to 19 June

GREENS/EFA priorities for the plenary session are the Clean Industrial Deal, Electricity grid, Hungary, the EU-Israel Association Agreement, the Ocean Pact, the use of surveillance spyware and much more.
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EFA Launches Housing Campaign “No Place Like Home”

The European Free Alliance (EFA) group in the European Parliament will launch a new campaign on housing rights tomorrow with a conference in Brussels, bringing together political leaders, local authorities, and civil society to address the growing housing crisis from a territorial and social justice perspective.
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Detergents
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Detergents legislation: a victory for the environment and people’s health

Today, negotiators from the Parliament, the Commission and the Council reached an agreement in trilogue negotiations on the revision of the legislation on detergents and surfactants.
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The sea
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Detention of Madleen shows urgent need for aid to reach Gaza

Early this morning, Israeli forces detained the private aid vessel ‘Madleen’ known as the Gaza freedom flotilla, in international waters as it was aiming to deliver aid supplies to Gaza. Israel must release the Madleen immediately together with the 12 volunteers on board. Amongst the volunteers are climate activist Greta Thunberg and Rima…
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Political group leaders' statement on the detention of the aid vessel Madleen

Political group leaders' statement on the detention of the Gaza aid vessel Madleen