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Greens/EFA Group nominate Alice Bah Kuhnke for European Parliament President

The Greens/EFA stand for a feminist, sustainable and democratic Europe and call on all MEPs to support these principles. The climate crisis is too urgent, the threat to biodiversity, our forests and oceans too serious for us not to act now. The European Parliament must stand hand in hand with its citizens in building a sustainable and inclusive future together.

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Large investors playing monopoly with Europe’s homes

New data published by the Greens/EFA Group reveals the amount of housing being bought up and controlled as investment assets by large firms across Europe. The study 'My home is an asset class: The Financialization of Housing in Europe' shows how investors, facilitated under the capital markets union, are rapidly buying up significant amou…
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European Parliament votes on constitution for the internet

The European Parliament voted to determine its position on the Digital Services Act (DSA), after which the trilogue negotiations with the European Commission and Council will begin. The Greens/EFA have long campaigned for a fairer internet with less power in the hands of tech giants. The DSA is the EU’s answer to the fact that a few large…
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Who (really) owns your city? How corporate landlords are using homes to make money

Ernest Urtasun Kim Van Sparrentak
Opinion by Ernest Urtasun & Kim Van Sparrentak
Greens/EFA MEPs, Kim van Sparrentak and Ernest Urtasun, throw open the doors on Europe’s housing crisis and find out who’s really in control of our homes.
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A greener Europe and better healthcare - recommendations from the Conference on the Future of Europe

Eleonora Evi Michèle Rivasi
Opinion by Eleonora Evi & Michèle Rivasi
An independent and randomly-selected panel of EU citizens has called for better climate protection and equal access to healthcare systems across Europe.
VIDEOS
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Change the industrial farming system

Cruel animal transports are a result of bad political choices. They don't have to happen. Our current industrial farming system is bad for citizens, for the environment and for animals. It makes animals suffer. It destroys land and water. It Increases greenhouse gas emissions and bankrupts small farmers. No one else profits from it than t…
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This Black Friday, help us ban ads exploiting personal data!

On Black Friday, online platforms are pushing ads in front of your eyes more than ever. Companies track and monitor everything you watch, click and like online and manipulate you into giving your data. This data is combined and analysed to figure out who you are, what you're interested in or worried about… and then to advertise certain pr…

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