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    cottonbro studios
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    EU KIDS Act must tackle addictive design for everyone

    Today, the European Commission presented the EU KIDS Act, aiming at improving the protection of children and young people online. Young people’s mental health is under severe pressure, and girls in particular face bullying, harassment and sexual violence online.
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    Environment Protection Authority Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
    Water testing lake
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    PFAS scandal in Croatia

    On Thursday, 17 September 2026, the European Parliament will hold a debate on toxic substances and “forever chemicals” (PFAS), because Croatia has been turned into a dumping ground for toxic waste with the complicity of those in power. Corruption and inability of Croatian government to tackle toxic substances pollution, just like illegal …
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    Historic: Canada answers Europe’s call for closer cooperation

    Greens/EFA President Terry Reintke comments on Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney's historic speech to the European Parliament:
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    We cannot afford inaction - phase out climate killers now

    In today’s State of the EU (SOTEU) speech, the Commission President gave only half-hearted answers to this summer's deadly heatwaves and sky-rocketing temperatures. This summer, extreme heat killed over 35,000 people across our continent. Economic loss of extreme temperatures in 2026 alone amounts to an estimated €180 billion in the EU o…
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    Sebastian P
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    Commission must overhaul EU Democracy Shield

    Today, the European Parliament adopted the report of the Special Committee on the European Democracy Shield (EUDS), calling for major improvements to the European Commission’s disappointing initiative.
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    Greens/EFA welcome Commission initiative for faster recognition of skills across borders

    Today, the European Commission published its Fair Labour Mobility Package, which aims at improving the portability of skills across borders. The Greens/EFA Group welcomes this initiative.
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    Commission’s Affordable Housing Act risks putting investors before people

    Today, the European Commission published its Affordable Housing Act, which aims to address Europe’s housing crisis. However, the proposed text fails to match the scale and urgency of the crisis.
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    Photo by James Baltz on Unsplash
    Farming
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    Commission suspends payments over Babiš' conflicts of interest

    The European Commission has confirmed it is suspending Cohesion and Regional Development funding to Agrofert, the agribusiness giant owned by Czech PM Andrej Babiš. Greens/EFA MEPs say the move finally confirms what they've argued for years — and demand Babiš be barred from EU budget talks that could benefit his own company.
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    Ivan Aleksic
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    Serbia/Mladić: Quote from MEP Prebilič

    MEP Vladimir Prebilič from Slovenia, Greens/EFA negotiator on the situation in Serbia, comments on the glorification of convicted war criminal Ratko Mladić, who will be given a funeral in Belgrade on Monday.
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    Esma Nur Büyükgüçlü
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    Serbia: Greens/EFA call for consequences after new spyware scandal

    Revelations by the digital rights group SHARE foundation that the Serbian government was actively spying on at least 14 individuals such as activists, lawmakers and a local councillor for two years showcases the deteriorating human rights situation in the EU candidate country.