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EU Parliament continues to support big Agri over small and medium farmers

Today, Members of the European Parliament approved the Commission's legislative proposal from the 15th of March to abolish, exempt or derogate from the environmental standards governing the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP).

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Parliament to vote on taking Commission to court over funds to autocratic Hungary

Tomorrow, the Parliament will vote on whether to refer the Commission to the European Court of Justice for releasing previously frozen funds to Hungary. The Legal Affairs Committee (JURI) will prepare to sue the European Commission.
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MEPs vote to push ahead with “deeply problematic” reform of EU’s fiscal rules

MEPs have agreed to push ahead with the reform of the EU’s fiscal rules, which if adopted will entrench austerity and prioritise arbitrary debt reduction over social spending, public services and much needed investment. The Greens/EFA Group challenged the negotiation mandate for the reform of the EU’s fiscal rules to allow for today’s vot…
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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.
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The Digital Services Act is coming. What will it mean for you?

Alexandra Geese
Opinion by Alexandra Geese
The European Parliament has voted on a new law for online services, known as the Digital Services Act. Alexandra Geese MEP talks us through some of the problems of the digital age and what the Greens/EFA are doing to protect our fundamental rights.
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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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Signal for help - We need a law against gender-based violence now!

This year the signal for help for victims of violence went viral on TikTok, saving at least one kidnapped girl’s life. It has become a universal signal as a call for help and to escape gender-based violence. But we cannot rely on hand signals to save young girls and women from violence against them.

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