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ECJ ruling shows Parliament right to launch proceedings against Hungarian government

The European Court of Justice has just issued its judgment in the Case C-650/18 Hungary v Parliament, which confirms that the Parliament was within its right to have initiated proceedings against Hungary for the situation regarding the rule of law. The ruling comes after the government of Hungary decided to challenge the European Parliame…
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Start of European Chief Prosecutor's Mandate - Quote from Saskia Bricmont

Today, the European Public Prosecutor's Office begins its mandate. Laura Codruța Kövesi, the European Chief Prosecutor will have a remit to investigate fraud, corruption and other crimes against the EU budget. The Greens/EFA Group have long advocated for the role to start and supported Kovesi's nomination to the Prosecutor's job. Currentl…
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Public Country-by-Country Reporting deal reached in important step forward for tax transparency

Negotiators from the European Commission, Council and Parliament reached a deal on the long-awaited tax transparency measure for public country-by-country reporting (public CBCR) for large multinational companies. This will make multinational companies disclose their taxes in each EU country.
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Time to step up the EU's response to gender-based violence!

The future of gender equality in Europe is at a turning point. The #IstanbulConvention celebrated its tenth anniversary this May. Join us for a discussion with Turkish feminists, members of European Parliament and international human rights experts to learn what can be done to fight the backlash on gender equality in Europe.
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Defending the real diversity in Europe

As the Conference on the Future of Europe (CoFoE) gets underway, EFA MEPs have highlighted their support for the initiative and called for it to fully embrace Europe's diversity. The recently launched CoFoE is an opportunity for citizens to share their views on Europe's future direction w...
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Dutch ruling on Shell - quote from Bas Eickhout MEP

The Dutch courts have ruled that Shell must meet climate obligations, in line with the Paris Agreement, and reduce carbon emissions to -45% net by 2030. The case brought against Shell by Dutch NGOs could have major ramifications for fossils fuel companies.
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Belarus: Quote Ska Keller

EU Heads of state and government at their summit meeting on May 24th decided on targeted sanctions following the forced landing of a passenger plane and arrest of regime critic Roman Protasevich and his partner Sofia Sapega by Belarusian security authorities. The Greens/EFA group in the European Parliament has requested a debate and resol…
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Greens/EFA debriefing of the plenary session

Greens/EFA priorities for the plenary week included the effects of waiver of the WTO TRIPS agreement on Covid-19 vaccines, treatment, equipment and manufacturing capacity in developing countries, the conflict of interest of the Prime Minister of the Czech Republic, Human rights protection and the EU external migration policy, (...)
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#EUCO 24/25 May - Climate, Covid-19

Ahead of the EU summit on 24-25 May, Greens/EFA call on heads of state and government to join the historic initiative by US President Joe Biden and over 100 countries for a temporary lifting of patent rights for coronavirus vaccines. On climate, EU governments should see climate action as an opportunity to strategically position themselve…
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China sanctions resolution quote from Reinhard Bütikofer

Members of the European Parliament will vote on a resolution on the Chinese leadership's sanctions. In the resolution, MEPs make the lifting of Chinese sanctions a condition for referral of the negotiated investment agreement to the European Parliament. The results of the vote are expected to be announced at around 16:30. A large majority…