Sustainable investment criteria released but uphill battle continues to exclude gas & nuclear
The European Commission has presented its criteria for sustainable investments, following the Taxonomy Regulation that was negotiated by Greens/EFA MEP Bas Eickhout in late 2019 and approved by the Parliament in June 2020. The criteria released today provides more insight into how sustainable financial products can be labelled and allows …
Listen to all Europe's languages to shape Europe's future
With the launch of a digital platform to allow citizens’ voices to be heard in the Conference on the Future of Europe, EFA MEPs have expressed regret that the platform is restricted solely to the EU’s 24 official languages.
This is a crucial moment for the EU Climate Law negotiations. But some negotiators want to rush a deal at the costs of our climate. Help us achieve the best deal - send a tweet to your minister.
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We will not be silenced. How should the EU prevent and combat gender-based violence online?
Greens/EFA are calling on the European Commission to propose a comprehensive and inclusive directive to prevent, respond and end gender-based violence in all its forms, offline and online. How should the new laws and policies be shaped to effectively prevent and combat gender-based violence online? See our panel discussion with experts, c…
Commission refers Poland to ECJ - quotes from Terry Reintke & Dr Sylwia Spurek
Today (31.03.2021), the European Commission has announced that it is referring Poland to the Court of Justice for the Polish law on the judiciary that undermines the independence of judges. The Greens/EFA Group have long demanded that the Commission take action against the Polish government for its numerous attempts to undermine the rule …
Greens/EFA in the European Parliament call on Vice-President Dombrovskis to respect social dialogue on the labour reform in Spain
Vladis Dombrovskis, Vice-President of the European Commission has recently stated that he expects "a comprehensive and ambitious labour reform" from Spain, noting his dissatisfaction that, in the framework of the social dialogue, priority is being given to the reform of the ultra-activity of collective agreements.
An Ipsos opinion poll shows that the vast majority (86%) of Europeans who have heard of genetically modified (GM) crops want food produced from these plants to be labelled as such. It also shows that the majority (68%) of respondents who have heard of new GM techniques want food produced with these techniques also labelled as GM.
Kosovo & Serbia Progress Reports: quote from Viola von Cramon MEP
The European Parliament will debate and vote on its position regarding the European Commission’s Progress Reports for Kosovo and Serbia. Viola von Cramon, Greens/EFA MEP and European Parliament rapporteur on Kosovo and shadow rapporteur on Serbia, comments:
New rules make export of surveillance technology more difficult
Dual-use goods can be used for civilian and military purposes, including, for example, drones and computer technologies. The Dual-use Regulation will for the first time contain strict export controls for surveillance technology, due diligence obligations for EU governments and transparency provisions on the type of surveillance technology…
The Time Is Now! Let's Greening the European Industry
The European Commission is expected to update the EU Industrial Strategy by the end of April 2021.
Although we are still in the middle of the #Covid19 crisis, we see a chance to connect the recovery with the green transition and build a more #sustainable economy and society. Transforming our industries is key to achieving that. It wi…
