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Press release |

Chinese car tariffs not enough - EU needs massive industrial investments

Members of the European Parliament will debate the Council's decision to impose tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles. For the Greens/EFA, "to guarantee European jobs, this firm approach on Chinese imports needs to go hand in hand with green industrial policy that ensures participation and wellbeing of workers".
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Ana Miranda: "Europe must act now. We need to stop Netanyahu’s government on its track."

EFA MEP Ana Miranda intervened in a plenary debate on the escalating conflict in the Middle East. As the world watches in horror, the crisis in Gaza and Lebanon continues to escalate, with devastating consequences for civilian populations. MEP Miranda highlighted that 6% of Gaza’s population has been killed, nearly 2 million people d…
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European Parliament Building Strasbourg © European Union 2017 - Source : EP
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Debriefing of the September 2024 plenary session

The European Parliament is back for its first session of the new term. Our Greens/EFA Members debated climate change and its consequences on extreme weather. President Ursula von der Leyen presented her Commission candidates. Read the debriefing of the Plenary session here.
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Cuba: EFA MEPs demand Human rights guarantees and condemn the U.S. Blockade

EFA MEPs Diana Riba i Giner and Ana Miranda, intervened on the plenary debate on the situation in Cuba. The EFA MEPs criticised the right-wing and far-right for their selective approach to human rights, particularly concerning Cuba. The debate centred on both the U.S. blockade and Cuba's human rights record, but the EFA elected members ma…
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VDL at the Conference of Presidents
Press release |

Greens/EFA Group welcomes focus on climate but needs to see action

Commission President Ursula von der Leyen presented the proposal for the new European Commission. Greens/EFA welcome the clear commitment from the Commission President to the Green Deal for the new Commission but are concerned about the Member States failing to live up to their promises and reach gender equality.
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Diana Riba calls for strengthening diplomacy to achieve peace in Ukraine

EFA President, Diana Riba i Giner intervened in the plenary debate on continued financial and military support for Ukraine by EU Member States. Diana focused her efforts on insisting on the diplomatic route to bring an end to the war.
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European Parliament building in Strasbourg / © European Union 2019 / Architecture-Studio
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Debriefing of the April Plenary Session

Greens/EFA priorities for the plenary week included the Common Agricultural Policy, the Gender-Based Violence Directive, the EU Forced Labour Regulation, the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive, Right to Repair and Ecodesign, economic governance reform, rule of law in Hungary, anti-money laundering and the EU Ethics body.
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Ethics
Press release |

New EU Ethics Body essential for accountability & integrity

The European Parliament will vote on the agreement reached on the joint creation of a new EU Ethics Body. The Greens/EFA Group have long been calling for an EU Ethics Body to help improve the integrity and accountability of the EU institutions.
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Anti-Money Laundering, AML
Press release |

New anti-money laundering rules victory in the fight against criminals & corruption

Members of the European Parliament will vote on the agreements on a series of laws that will ramp up the EU’s fight against money laundering. The Anti-Money Laundering package will see the creation of a new EU AML Authority (AMLA), and update and widen the scope of existing rules to close down loopholes for money laundering in Europe.
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Due Diligance Directive
Press release |

EU adopts groundbreaking Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive

Members of the European Parliament adopted the long awaited Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive. The directive is a milestone for responsible business conduct as for the first time the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights will be codified into EU law.

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