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European Parliament calls on the European Commission and the Member States to support books in minority languages.

The European Parliament has just unanimously voted for a report on the future of the European Book sector with Diana Riba I Giner as the Greens/EFA Shadow Rapporteur.
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Mining
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MEPs approve the negotiation position on the Critical Raw Materials Act

Today, Members of the European Parliament approved the Parliament's negotiations mandate for the Critical Raw Materials Act (CRMA). The Greens/EFA Group pushed for a 45 percent recycling target and for mitigating the demand for critical raw materials.
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EFA MEPs support the new strategy to boost EU-Latin America relations

The EFA MEPs Ana Miranda and Jordi Sole intervened in the debate during the plenary session today, where MEPs debated the outcome of the EU-CELAC Summit.
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Jordi Solé on SOTEU: “I hope in next debates I can address you in my mother tongue, which is Catalan”

EFA Group President Jordi Solé intervened in plenary today during the State of the European Union debate with the President of the European Commission Ursula Von Der Leyen.
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Corruption
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Success as MEPs vote for integrity overhaul in essential step following Qatargate

MEPs have just voted in favour of a series of measures designed at improving the integrity standards inside the European Parliament, following the Qatargate scandal. The measures include new rules on asset declarations, lobby meetings, conflicts of interest, and the revolving door.
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Renewables. Parc del Fòrum, Sant Adrià de Besòs, Spain
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MEPs clear the way for a massive boost to energy transition, cheap electricity and EU industry

Members of the European Parliament adopted the final agreement on the revision of the Renewable Energy Directive. This vote is a vital step towards the energy transition and for the EUs competitiveness for industries. The Greens/EFA Group ensured that the share of renewable energies will increase from 32% to 42.5% by 2030, with the target…
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Aeroplane
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MEPs to vote on greener flights in new rules for aviation fuels

"ReFuelEU is the first international agreement of its kind and can encourage other regions to get on board with greener airline fuels. The aviation industry needs to play its part in tackling the climate crisis and start putting fossil fuels on the No-Fly list. This regulation marks a departure from the industry’s reliance on heavily poll…
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Ana Miranda remembers Allende on the 50th anniversary of his assassination.

EFA MEP Ana Miranda intervened in plenary today on the commemorative debate of the 50th anniversary of the murder of Salvador Allende the President of Chile.
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Hemicycle European Parliament Strasbourg
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Plenary flash 11-14 September 2023

On the agenda this week: debate on the State of the European Union, protecting people from extreme heatwaves, floods and forest fires, renewable energy directive, sustainable aviation fuels, violence and discrimination in the world of sports, critical raw materials Act, EU-Tunisia migration deal
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Jordi Solé calls for a full democratic process in the Venezuelan Presidential Elections

EFA Group President, Jordi Solé intervened in plenary today, to express the need for the Parliament to send an anonymous message to the Venezuelan authorities, ahead of the presidential elections, taking place next year in the country.

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