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    Mountain range Brazil / CC0 mateus-campos-felipe
    Mountain range Brazil / CC0 mateus-campos-felipe
    Opinion |

    The EU-Mercosur deal would be a setback for people and planet - let’s put it in the past

    Saskia Bricmont Anna Cavazzini
    Opinion by Saskia Bricmont & Anna Cavazzini
    In 2024, it's time to move on from the unfair and unsustainable trade deal that the EU has been pursuing with Mercosur countries.
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    Person holding an EU flag in a crowd / CC0 Antoine Schibler
    Person holding an EU flag in a crowd / CC0 Antoine Schibler
    Opinion |

    Why we reject the new fiscal rules

    Philippe Lamberts
    Opinion by Philippe Lamberts
    Conservatives and socialists want to make our economies more “stable” by cutting down on the very pillars that hold our societies together. They are wrong. The age of austerity and restrictive economic policies belong to the past. There will be no sustainable debt in an unsustainable world.
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    EU disability card visual wide
    EU disability card visual wide
    Opinion |

    Genuine freedom of movement for all - The EU disability card

    Katrin Langensiepen
    Opinion by Katrin Langensiepen
    Green MEP Katrin Langensiepen explains why we need an EU disability card that works for everyone, everywhere in the EU.
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    Opinion |

    No more fossil fuels, more renewables, climate justice now

    At COP28 in Dubai, Greens/EFA MEPs, climate activists, economists and scientists are asking to urgently keep to the Paris Agreement.
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    Opinion |

    The Right to Repair is here

    Anna Cavazzini
    Opinion by Anna Cavazzini
    A new Right to Repair law will be the end of our throw-away culture and the basis for a flourishing European circular economy.
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    Autumn in Vitosha mountain, Bulgaria / CC0 veliko-karachiviev
    Autumn in Vitosha mountain, Bulgaria Forest monitoring / CC0 veliko-karachiviev
    Opinion |

    The EU forest monitoring law

    Anna Deparnay-Grunenberg
    Opinion by Anna Deparnay-Grunenberg
    Our forests in Europe are vital for preserving wildlife and for fighting against climate change. But we lack knowledge about our forests, that would help us to restore and protect them. We need to know what we want to protect.
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    Tunisia Flag / CC0 planet volumes
    Tunisia Flag / CC0 planet volumes
    Opinion |

    The EU needs to stand up for human rights in Tunisia!

    François Alfonsi Jordi Solé
    Opinion by François Alfonsi & Jordi Solé
    Human Rights in Tunisia have gone from bad to worse in recent years. The EU must step up its support and protection, say Greens/EFA MEPs.
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    Person with raised fist during protest/ shutterstock
    Person with raised fist during protest/ shutterstock
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    Enough is enough! Paving the way for a European Union free from gender-based violence

    Diana Riba i Giner Sylwia Spurek
    Opinion by Diana Riba i Giner & Sylwia Spurek
    After years of feminist fight in the European Parliament, the EU is now a step closer to a legal framework to protect people from gender-based violence.
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    Night train map Europe
    Night train map Europe
    Opinion |

    Night trains are coming back! Is travel finally going green in 2023?

    Anna Deparnay-Grunenberg
    Opinion by Anna Deparnay-Grunenberg
    New night train connections are popping up all over Europe. Why are they so crucial for the European mobility transition? How can we make them more accessible for everyone? And how can you book your next journey? Read more to find out.
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    GreensEFA
    beyond growth hand wave earth
    Opinion |

    No economy on a dead planet: why we need to move beyond “growth” to a sustainable economic system

    Philippe Lamberts
    Opinion by Philippe Lamberts
    MEP Philippe Lamberts explains why we need a shift to a new, sustainable economic model and how the Beyond Growth Conference 2023 will help.