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    US approach to Ukraine shows EU urgently needs to invest in own security & defence

    On today's (17 February) meeting between EU leaders in Paris following the Munich Security Conference, Greens/EFA Co-Presidents Terry Reintke and Bas Eickhout comment:
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    Maros Sefcovic presenting the work programme in Strasbourg
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    Commission must not backtrack on Green Deal & social progress

    Today, the European Commission has presented its Work Programme for 2025 with an emphasis on competitiveness, simplification and defence. The Greens/EFA Group fear that the simplification agenda may become an excuse to strip away elements of the Green Deal and social progress.
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    EU’s silence on Congo-Rwanda conflict becoming deafening

    Ahead of Thursday’s vote on the resolution, MEPs today debate the recent escalation of violence in the East of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). This conflict is linked to a longstanding strategic fight over access to minerals in the region.
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    Greens/EFA MEPs welcome Baltic States to the European grid

    From 8 to 9 February, the Baltic States Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania will complete their long-awaited disconnection from the Russian power system and integrate into the Continental European grid. This marks a historic milestone for Europe and the Baltic States, who have prepared for 15 years to ensure a successful accession and a stable…
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    Trump/ICC: Quote from MEP Mounir Satouri

    On US President Donald Trump signing an executive order to impose sanctions on the International Criminal Court (ICC) over investigations of Israel, Greens/EFA MEP Mounir Satouri, Chair of the Subcommittee on Human Rights (DROI), comments.
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    Robot arms manufacturing in a factory
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    Green Deal key to EU competitive success

    Today, the European Commission presented its Competitiveness Compass, which sets out economic policy priorities for the current mandate, including a series of measures across innovation support, the decarbonisation of key industries and security of supplies. The aim is to increase the competitiveness of EU companies vis-à-vis China and t…
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    Belarus: Quote from MEP Staķis

    Today, the European Parliament is expected to adopt a resolution on the need for actions to address the continued oppression and fake elections in Belarus. Greens/EFA MEP Mārtiņš Staķis (Progresīvie) from Latvia, shadow rapporteur on the text, comments on the situation in the country
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    X/Meta: Greens/EFA warn of Trump’s tech friends

    Today, following a request by the Greens/EFA Group, MEPs will debate the need to enforce the Digital Services Act (DSA) to protect democracy on social media platforms. The Greens/EFA Group is gravely concerned about the possible effects of the recently announced changes to content moderation policies by “Meta“ and the increase and amplifi…
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    Ceasefire must mark start of road to lasting peace

    Negotiations have reached an agreement on a ceasefire to bring an end to the fighting in Gaza, likely starting from this Sunday. On Monday evening in Strasbourg, MEPs will debate the urgent need to ensure the ceasefire holds with the release of hostages and prisoners, an end to the violence, and the flow of aid to stop the humanitarian cr…
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    A river flowing in a creek
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    Chemical industry putting profits from forever chemicals over people’s health and the environment

    Today, new revelations from the research project ‘Forever Lobbying Project’, the chemical industry has been running a large-scale lobbying campaign to hold back EU regulation on PFAS or ‘forever chemicals’. For over a year, 46 journalists from 16 European countries investigated the chemical industry's attempts to block EU legislative init…