François Alfonsi speaks out for Minorities' rights.
EFA MEP François Alfonsi intervened in the Plenary debate on The 30th anniversary of the UN Declaration on the Rights of Persons Belonging to National or Ethnic, Religious and Linguistic Minorities.
The Greens-EFA welcome the award of the Sakharov Prize to the brave people of Ukraine
The 2022 prize will be awarded to “The brave people of Ukraine” represented by their president, civil society and elected leaders*. The decision was taken unanimously by the Parliament's Conference of Presidents on 19/10/2022. The award ceremony of the Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought is taking place today from 12 to 12.30.
Diana Riba: “Let's be clear: Press freedom in Europe is in danger.”
EFA MEP Diana Riba intervened in plenary in the Commission report on the situation of journalists and the implications of the rule of law and called for a stronger Anti-SLAPP Directive and a Media Freedom Act.
Statement by Karima Delli, Chair of the European Parliament Committee on Transport and Tourism
Statement by Karima Delli, Chair of the European Parliament Committee on Transport and Tourism:
“Roberta Metsola, President of the European Parliament, has reaffirmed her willingness to do transparency on all the legislative files that may be under the influence of networks linked to foreig...
Statement by Hannah Neumann, Chair of the Delegation for relations with the Arab Peninsula and Vice-Chair of the Subcommittee on Human Rights, following the Iranian regime's announcement to add her to its list of the sanctioned individuals.
Deal welcome on rule of law, Ukraine & tax but national vetoes not fit for the future
EU Permanent Representatives have agreed to a package deal on several files, including on the long delayed global minimum tax rate for multinationals of 15%, unblocking €18 billion of aid to Ukraine, approval of the Hungarian Recovery and Resilience Plan, and the continuation of the conditionality mechanism for Hungary with a suspension r…
EFA MEPs call for zero tolerance against corruption.
The European Free Alliance group in the European Parliament demands a thorough and transparent investigation to get to the root of the recent Qatar lobby scandal.
