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EPP & far-right institutionalising their campaign against NGOs

Today’s Conference of Presidents of the European Parliament decided against setting up a Committee of Inquiry into NGO financing, but has agreed to the setting up of a working group on NGO financing inside the Budgetary Control Committee, with a right-wing majority of EPP, ECR & PfE.
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Image by Matthias Böckel from Pixabay
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Making industry greener is Europe’s answer to China & Trump

Today, the European Parliament adopted its first resolution on the Clean Industrial Deal. The resolution includes a call on the Commission for a clear plan and concrete measures on how to make Europe’s industries greener and cleaner.
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Marzà Condemns EU Council's “Backdoor Deal” to Weaken Passenger Rights

EFA MEP Vicent Marzà has strongly condemned the European Council’s proposed reforms to the EU Air Passenger Rights Regulation, warning that they would legalise abusive practices and undermine EU consumer protections and the authority of the European Parliament.
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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.