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    Situation in Poland
    Situation in Poland
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    Polish government leads country away from democracy and civil rights

    Ska Keller, President of the Greens/EFA group in the European Parliament, comments on the Future of Europe debate with the Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki.
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    Democracy©-Tobias-Keckel
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    Electoral thresholds will damage the diversity of our parliament

    The European Parliament has today given consent to the reforms to the electoral law of the European Union. The reforms introduce an obligatory threshold of 2 to 5 % for constituencies with more than 35 seats (impacting only Spain and Germany).
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    Rolf van Melis | CC
    Road Transport
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    Transport committee told to try again after MEPs reject mobility package

    The fight for the rights of lorry and bus drivers is still alive, after the European Parliament rejected a set of legislative proposals on driving and rest times, posting of workers, and cabotage.
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    fence
    Press release |

    Racism and hatred towards minorities must not become socially acceptable

    The announcement by the new Italian Interior Minister Matteo Salvini to have a register of Sinti and Roma people will be debated today by Members of the European Parliament at the initiative of the Greens/EFA Group.
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    Steindy (CC BY-SA 3.0)
    Austria presidency 2018
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    Kurz is fuelling European division

    The Presidents of the Greens/EFA group in the European Parliament, Ska Keller and Philippe Lamberts, comment on the start of the Austrian EU Presidency.
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    Press release |

    Welcome Tilly Metz and Romeo Franz

    Tilly Metz follows Claude Turmes who moved to Luxembourg as State Secretary for Sustainable Development and Infrastructure yesterday (Monday, 2 July). Romeo Franz succeeds Jan Philipp Albrecht, who will be sworn in as Minister for the Environment, Agriculture, the Energy Revolution and Digitisation in Schleswig-Holstein on 31 August.
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    Tax avoidance
    Tax avoidance
    Press release |

    Austria

    Tax loopholes, the sale of passports to dubious figures and inaction against money laundering makes Austria a safe haven for tax evaders, kleptocrats and corrupt cash according to a new report from the Greens/EFA group. The study "Austria - (still) open for shady money" released at the beginning of the Austrian Presidency of the EU shows …
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    Press release |

    Poland: European Commission begins infringement proceedings

    On the announcement that the European Commission will begin infringement proceedings against Poland, Ska Keller, Co-President of the Greens/EFA Group in the European Parliament, comments.
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    Migrants © Samuel Aranda
    Migrants
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    European summit conclusions

    This summit buries the right to asylum in Europe. In future, refugees will de facto no longer have the possibility for asylum on European soil. The heads of state and government follow the right-wing nationalist agenda.
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    © Alexander Briel
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    Green light for new flagship programme

    The Greens/EFA group has welcomed a breakthrough in the negotiations over the EU’s flagship solidarity programme, European Solidarity Corps. The Council had originally refused to provide fresh funds to make the programme viable in the current budget period. However, after consistent pressure from the European Parliament, the Council final…