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    ©Gayatri Malhotra
    Abortion Rights Protest
    Opinion |

    Roe v Wade - How the US Supreme Court ruling affects abortion rights in Europe

    Terry Reintke
    Opinion by Terry Reintke
    Could our abortion rights in Europe also be stripped away soon? What do we know about the backlash on sexual and reproductive rights and health in Europe? And what can we do to defend abortion rights across the world?
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    Woman holding a sign during a Ukraine protest / CC0 markus-spiske
    Woman holding a sign during a Ukraine protest / CC0 markus-spiske
    Opinion |

    "Missiles were flying right over my head" - a young woman's story of living in the war in Ukraine

    An opinion by Olena Prokopchuk. This is the story of Olena Prokopchuk. She fled from Kyiv to Lviv at the start of the war in Ukraine. She writes about her hopes for peace and the reality of living a life she didn’t choose. She still lives in Ukraine.
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    Person holding a burning newspaper / CC0 nijwam-swargiary
    Person holding a burning newspaper Disinformation DSA Russia / CC0 nijwam-swargiary
    Opinion |

    How the EU Digital Services Act can help fight disinformation online

    Patrick Breyer
    Opinion by Patrick Breyer
    Disinformation is a powerful weapon in Russia’s war against Ukraine. Patrick Breyer MEP explains how the EU’s Digital Services Act plays an important role in the fight against disinformation.
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    ©kilian-karger
    Nuclear warning sign
    Opinion |

    Stop the greenwashing - Why this EU Taxonomy is not green at all

    Leading up to plenary vote in July we will be covering different angles as to why the Greens/EFA in the European Parliament will not accept this greenwashing, this EU Taxonomy.
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    Young people on a balcony / CC0 devin-avery
    Young people on a balcony / CC0 devin-avery
    Opinion |

    Mental health is wealth - so why do Europe’s youth have neither?

    Youth mental health has rapidly decreased in recent years. Our three green interns explain why and what we can do about it. Read here.
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    Two people hugging / CC0 duncan-shaffer
    Two people hugging / CC0 duncan-shaffer
    Opinion |

    Only yes means yes! A new EU law on gender-based violence brings us closer to a feminist Europe

    Terry Reintke
    Opinion by Terry Reintke
    This is a defining moment for equality in Europe. For the first time ever, there is a draft EU law to combat gender-based violence (GBV).
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    Traffic light sign underwater CCO kelly-sikkema
    Opinion |

    Understanding the latest IPCC report: How will the climate crisis affect you?

    It went unnoticed, but the facts in the latest IPCC climate change report are chilling and can't be ignored. It’s time to face them together.
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    Wheat field in Ukraine / CC0 diana-vyshniakova
    Wheat field in Ukraine / CC0 diana-vyshniakova
    Opinion |

    Putin’s war puts global food security at risk. Why abandoning the Green Deal is not the solution.

    Benoît Biteau Martin Häusling Sarah Wiener
    Opinion by Benoît Biteau & Martin Häusling & Sarah Wiener
    Ukraine’s food shortages require urgent humanitarian action. Efforts to derail the EU’s ambition on sustainable food will reduce yields and make us more vulnerable in the future.
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    Opinion |

    Join us on March 25th for the Global Climate Strike in a city near you!

    There are moments in history when acting is more important than anything else. This is one of these moments. Join the Global Climate March!
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    CC0 Maksym Diachenko
    Sunset over the Carpathian Mountains, Ukraine
    Opinion |

    A law to heal our forests: why we need to restore nature now

    Ville Niinistö Jutta Paulus
    Opinion by Ville Niinistö & Jutta Paulus
    The European Commission proposed a new EU Nature Restoration Law to protect nature and ecosystems. But the new law is under attack. Read why here.