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    ©joao-silas
    Investigation
    Press release |

    Death of Slovak journalist, Ján Kuciak

    Greens/EFA MEP Benedek Javor comments on the death of the Slovak investigative journalist Ján Kuciak and his partner.
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    Press release |

    EU needs more money to tackle future challenges

    "A strong European Union needs more money to tackle its future challenges and invest in education and climate change," says Ska Keller.
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    Tanks
    Press release |

    EU plans financial injection for bloated arms industry

    The Greens/EFA Group has voted against plans that would see the European Union provide financial support to the European defence industry in developing weapons and other arms.
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    Press release |

    Internal electricity market must deliver for citizens and the climate

    The European Parliament’s Industry, Research and Energy Committee has adopted a series of legislative reports on the internal electricity market. The Greens/EFA group welcomes the parliament’s position on limiting public support for coal, which is much stronger than the Council's, but questions the insufficient measures for fighting energ…
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    Frank Vassen (CC BY 2.0)
    Forrest
    Press release |

    Białowieża forest: protect Poland and Europe's green lungs

    The Advocate General of the European Court of Justice has today presented his opinion that the forestry management decisions taken by Poland concerning Białowieża forest infringe EU law.
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    Press release |

    Eurogroup is doing the ECB's credibility a disservice

    "It is high-time that a woman is part of the ECB leadership. We will do our utmost to achieve this in the coming weeks and months," comments Greens/EFA MEP, Sven Giegold.
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    Press release |

    Turkish Green co-chairs Eylem Tuncaelli and Naci Sönmez are released

    The co-chairs of the Turkish Greens and the Left Party of the Future (Yesiller ve Sol Gelecek Partisi) Eylem Tuncaelli and Naci Sönmez were released on Saturday morning at 5am after having been held in custody for just over one week.
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    Press release |

    We demand immediate release of Turkish co-chairs Eylem Tuncaelli and Naci Sonmez

    We demand an immediate explanation from the Turkish authorities over the outrageous arbitrary arrests of Eylem Tuncaelli and Naci Sonmez in the early hours this morning and call for their immediate release. This action is yet another example of Turkey’s growing contempt for the rule of law under the leadership of President Erdogan.
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    Viktor Dimchev
    Bulgaria protest
    Press release |

    Bulgarian Vice Prime Minister wants to expulse Ska Keller out of Bulgaria

    The Bulgarian government coalition party National Front for the Salvation of Bulgaria today published a statement signed by party leader and Bulgarian Vice Prime Minister Valeri Simeonov, demanding Ska Keller to be expelled out of Bulgaria. The attacks came after Ska Keller hold a speech at yesterday's protests against the commercial expl…
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    Tax avoidance
    Tax avoidance
    Press release |

    Progress on tax justice must not be lost

    The presidents of the political groups of the European Parliament have agreed to establish a special committee on financial crimes, tax evasion and tax avoidance. "The Paradise Papers show that there is a clearly unfinished work to do if we are to secure tax justice in Europe," says Greens/EFA co-president Philippe Lamberts.