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MEPs urge Council to protect rainbow children’s rights to their parents

Members of the European Parliament voted on the Report on the Regulation for cross-border recognition of parenthood, which urges the European Council to adopt the regulation with unanimity. The Greens/EFA Group has long advocated for the protection of the rights of the child, and of Rainbow Families
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Press release |

EUCO: EU decision making must not be dictated by Orbán

Ahead of today and tomorrow's European Council Summit, Philippe Lamberts MEP, President of the Greens/EFA Group, comments:
OPINIONS
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Opinion |

European businesses have concerns about the EU-Mercosur deal: new YouGov poll shows

Anna Cavazzini Yannick Jadot
Opinion by Anna Cavazzini & Yannick Jadot
A new YouGov poll, published today, has captured the opinion of business leaders on the EU-Mercosur Trade deal.
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Opinion |

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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GreensEFA Group
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Video |

Let's limit animal transport - how you can help us to protect farm animals

Transporting animals over a long distance makes them suffer. The current EU rules allow for transporting even very young animals or journeys of several days.
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GreensEFA
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Video |

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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