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Debriefing of the October II 2024 plenary session

This week during the Plenary session, Greens/EFA priorities included migration, Azerbaijan, Ukraine, defending our forests and the fight against climate change.
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Waves
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EU must not bow down to far-right fear mongering & populist propaganda on migration

Members of the European Parliament will debate recent news around the externalisation of migration policies to third countries, such as the recent Italy-Albania deal. The Greens/EFA Group have long called for an approach to migration that maintains human rights and protections for asylum seekers and includes safe and legal pathways for th…
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Logging trucks
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EPP must stop fanning the flames of climate catastrophe

MEPs will vote on whether to use the urgency procedure for the Commission’s proposal to delay the application of the EU’s flagship regulation on preventing deforestation in supply chains. At the start of October, the Commission announced a postponement of the implementation of  this important regulation by 12 months. The law, which lays d…
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Diana Riba MEP Calls for End to Outsourcing Migration Responsibilities and Urges for Human Rights-Based Policy

EFA Group President Diana Riba i Giner delivered a powerful speech today, addressing the recent endorsement by Ursula von der Leyen of Giorgia Meloni’s proposal to relocate migrants to Albania, as well as the European Union's continued reliance on external countries, such as Turkey and Morocco, to manage its border controls. MEP Riba cr…
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Plenary press briefing

Greens/EFA Co-Presidents Terry Reintke and Bas Eickhout present the Greens/EFA priorities for the plenary session and the latest developments of the European news
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Freedom for Dr Gubad Ibadoghlu and all political prisoners

Members of the European Parliament are debating the persecution of opposition figures, journalists and human rights activists in Azerbaijan, ahead of the UN Climate Change Conference (COP29) in Baku in November. President Ilham Aliyev finances his dictatorship with the sale of fossil fuels.
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Plenary Flash 21 - 24 October 2024

GREENS/EFA priorities for the plenary session are the urgent need for a ceasefire in Lebanon, the debate on recent events concerning migration, the Situation in Azerbaijan, violation of human rights and international law and relations with Armenia, deforestation and many more.
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Debriefing of the October I 2024 plenary session

This week, MEPs debated a range of issues, including the Hungarian Presidency of the EU Council, the Middle East, the car industry, gender-based violence in Europe, the housing crisis and taxing the super-rich to reduce inequalities.
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Press conference on the rule of law in Hungary
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Violations of rule of law, democracy & fundamental rights must be met with zero tolerance

The Prime Minister of Hungary, Viktor Orbán will address MEPs during the plenary session in Strasbourg, to present the priorities of the Hungarian Council Presidency. The Greens/EFA Group opposed inviting the Hungarian PM to the plenary and providing him a platform to spread disinformation and undermine European unity.
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Marzà makes an urgent call for housing reform in Europe.

EFA MEP Vicent Marzà, delivered a strong speech during the plenary debate about the urgent need for housing reform in Europe.  The Valencian MEP highlighted the growing crisis faced by many individuals and families struggling to secure affordable housing, while simultaneously exposing the alarming number of vacant properties across the c…

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