Newsroom

PRESS RELEASES

Filter
  • Agriculture and Fisheries
  • Climate
  • Culture
  • Transparency and Democracy
  • Economy
  • Energy
  • Environment
  • European Union
  • International
  • Mobility
  • Rights and freedoms
  • Trade
  • Society
    • Greens/EFA
    EFA
    Pirates
    array(7) { ["url"]=> string(56) "files/assets/imgs/list/greekflag_carlitos_flickr_web.jpg" ["title"]=> string(29) "greekflag carlitos flickr web" ["copyright"]=> string(0) "" ["updated_at"]=> int(1495044357) ["file_name"]=> string(36) "4efb88011aa5adb40d8c69b1e4b26790.jpg" ["urls"]=> array(4) { ["jumbo"]=> string(51) "https://extranet.greens-efa.eu/api/image/6373/jumbo" ["list"]=> string(50) "https://extranet.greens-efa.eu/api/image/6373/list" ["photo"]=> string(51) "https://extranet.greens-efa.eu/api/image/6373/photo" ["portrait"]=> string(54) "https://extranet.greens-efa.eu/api/image/6373/portrait" } ["alt"]=> string(29) "greekflag carlitos flickr web" } greekflag carlitos flickr web
    Press release |

    Eurogroup must deliver on Greek debt relief

    "Greece has made huge progress on the many difficult asks that have been made of it. It is now time that the Eurogroup delivered on its side of the bargain," says Ska Keller.
    array(7) { ["url"]=> string(41) "files/assets/imgs/list/singapore_port.jpg" ["title"]=> string(14) "singapore port" ["copyright"]=> string(14) "©chuttersnap." ["updated_at"]=> int(1495008939) ["file_name"]=> string(36) "b0081bc28de954433f78db01ede43f31.jpg" ["urls"]=> array(4) { ["jumbo"]=> string(51) "https://extranet.greens-efa.eu/api/image/6362/jumbo" ["list"]=> string(50) "https://extranet.greens-efa.eu/api/image/6362/list" ["photo"]=> string(51) "https://extranet.greens-efa.eu/api/image/6362/photo" ["portrait"]=> string(54) "https://extranet.greens-efa.eu/api/image/6362/portrait" } ["alt"]=> string(14) "singapore port" }
    ©chuttersnap.
    singapore port
    Press release |

    ECJ ruling will change the way future deals are made

    The European Court of Justice has ruled that the EU-Singapore Free Trade Agreement is a matter of mixed competence, requiring the ratification of Member States to come into force. The ruling will have major implications for future EU trade deals, says Greens/EFA trade spokesperson Heidi Hautala.
    array(7) { ["url"]=> string(34) "files/assets/imgs/list/globe_1.jpg" ["title"]=> string(5) "globe" ["copyright"]=> string(11) "©ben-white" ["updated_at"]=> int(1494926739) ["file_name"]=> string(36) "4e76201955d78227c80eff7fa99c19e2.jpg" ["urls"]=> array(4) { ["jumbo"]=> string(51) "https://extranet.greens-efa.eu/api/image/6341/jumbo" ["list"]=> string(50) "https://extranet.greens-efa.eu/api/image/6341/list" ["photo"]=> string(51) "https://extranet.greens-efa.eu/api/image/6341/photo" ["portrait"]=> string(54) "https://extranet.greens-efa.eu/api/image/6341/portrait" } ["alt"]=> string(5) "globe" }
    ©ben-white
    globe
    Press release |

    Europe needs a new approach to globalisation

    The European Parliament is today debating the Commission's recent reflection paper on globalisation. According to Greens/EFA co-president Ska Keller, the EU needs to develop a new purpose as a power that controls globalisation and delivers fair trade.
    array(7) { ["url"]=> string(37) "files/assets/imgs/list/foodmarket.jpg" ["title"]=> string(10) "foodmarket" ["copyright"]=> string(13) "©paul-morris" ["updated_at"]=> int(1494934657) ["file_name"]=> string(36) "8b2a586974436022935e9428380602e1.jpg" ["urls"]=> array(4) { ["jumbo"]=> string(51) "https://extranet.greens-efa.eu/api/image/6350/jumbo" ["list"]=> string(50) "https://extranet.greens-efa.eu/api/image/6350/list" ["photo"]=> string(51) "https://extranet.greens-efa.eu/api/image/6350/photo" ["portrait"]=> string(54) "https://extranet.greens-efa.eu/api/image/6350/portrait" } ["alt"]=> string(10) "foodmarket" }
    ©paul-morris
    foodmarket
    Press release |

    European Parliament demands greater ambition

    The Greens/EFA group in the European Parliament welcome the findings of a report on reducing food waste that was today backed by the Parliament. The report calls for a coordinated policy response and binding targets for food waste reduction.
    array(7) { ["url"]=> string(51) "files/assets/imgs/list/gmo_corn_filed_silhouete.jpg" ["title"]=> string(24) "GMO Corn Filed Silhouete" ["copyright"]=> string(18) "CCBY Lindsay Eyink" ["updated_at"]=> int(1494953462) ["file_name"]=> string(36) "4d769db28f307f33615d2aa73657d4a3.jpg" ["urls"]=> array(4) { ["jumbo"]=> string(51) "https://extranet.greens-efa.eu/api/image/6360/jumbo" ["list"]=> string(50) "https://extranet.greens-efa.eu/api/image/6360/list" ["photo"]=> string(51) "https://extranet.greens-efa.eu/api/image/6360/photo" ["portrait"]=> string(54) "https://extranet.greens-efa.eu/api/image/6360/portrait" } ["alt"]=> string(24) "GMO Corn Filed Silhouete" }
    CCBY Lindsay Eyink
    GMO Corn Filed Silhouete
    Press release |

    GMOs again fail to secure Member State support

    "We will continue to make the case that we can feed ourselves and our farm animals without resorting to dangerous and unnecessary GM crops" says Green MEP Bart Staes.
    array(7) { ["url"]=> string(58) "files/assets/imgs/list/juncker_future_of_europe_2017_1.jpg" ["title"]=> string(29) "juncker future of europe 2017" ["copyright"]=> string(24) "© European Union , 2017" ["updated_at"]=> int(1494871768) ["file_name"]=> string(36) "c52a2cca701c5a6e6fcb5087ef902199.jpg" ["urls"]=> array(4) { ["jumbo"]=> string(51) "https://extranet.greens-efa.eu/api/image/6336/jumbo" ["list"]=> string(50) "https://extranet.greens-efa.eu/api/image/6336/list" ["photo"]=> string(51) "https://extranet.greens-efa.eu/api/image/6336/photo" ["portrait"]=> string(54) "https://extranet.greens-efa.eu/api/image/6336/portrait" } ["alt"]=> string(29) "juncker future of europe 2017" }
    © European Union , 2017
    juncker future of europe 2017
    Press release |

    Change needed if Juncker plan is to deliver

    MEPs have voted to impose much stricter conditions on the sorts of projects that can benefit from the European Fund for Strategic Investments, also known as "the Juncker plan". The Greens/EFA group want funding to go only to projects that need it to be viable, and to see more energy efficiency and social infrastructure investments in futu…
    array(7) { ["url"]=> string(43) "files/assets/imgs/list/marrakesh_treaty.jpg" ["title"]=> string(16) "Marrakesh Treaty" ["copyright"]=> NULL ["updated_at"]=> int(1494512933) ["file_name"]=> string(36) "bd97cea3fb091bbb9608f4b2ae102c72.jpg" ["urls"]=> array(4) { ["jumbo"]=> string(51) "https://extranet.greens-efa.eu/api/image/6325/jumbo" ["list"]=> string(50) "https://extranet.greens-efa.eu/api/image/6325/list" ["photo"]=> string(51) "https://extranet.greens-efa.eu/api/image/6325/photo" ["portrait"]=> string(54) "https://extranet.greens-efa.eu/api/image/6325/portrait" } ["alt"]=> string(16) "Marrakesh Treaty" } Marrakesh Treaty
    Press release |

    EU reaches deal on copyright exceptions on books for the blind or visually impaired

    The European Parliament, Council and Commission have reached a compromise deal on the implementation of the Marrakesh treaty in the EU. The treaty makes exceptions to some copyright rules for books and other materials in accessible formats for people who are blind or visually impaired (such as audiobooks, large print, and braille).
    array(7) { ["url"]=> string(46) "files/assets/imgs/list/hands_holding_globe.jpg" ["title"]=> string(19) "Hands holding globe" ["copyright"]=> string(33) "Hands holding globe © Kasia Biel" ["updated_at"]=> int(1494416410) ["file_name"]=> string(36) "8be39d0ff77cf4c4c95580967f99912b.jpg" ["urls"]=> array(4) { ["jumbo"]=> string(51) "https://extranet.greens-efa.eu/api/image/6321/jumbo" ["list"]=> string(50) "https://extranet.greens-efa.eu/api/image/6321/list" ["photo"]=> string(51) "https://extranet.greens-efa.eu/api/image/6321/photo" ["portrait"]=> string(54) "https://extranet.greens-efa.eu/api/image/6321/portrait" } ["alt"]=> string(19) "Hands holding globe" }
    Hands holding globe © Kasia Biel
    Hands holding globe
    Press release |

    European Commission lacks a vision for fair globalisation

    "We want openness and a fair and global system of trade, not a return to nationalist protectionism. But this does not mean we want to give a free pass to uncontrolled greed", says Ska Keller.
    array(7) { ["url"]=> string(40) "files/assets/imgs/list/flag_-_france.png" ["title"]=> string(13) "Flag - France" ["copyright"]=> string(10) "cc commons" ["updated_at"]=> int(1494228127) ["file_name"]=> string(36) "d7b86a354e6620c5c2c0a28b2ece3010.png" ["urls"]=> array(4) { ["jumbo"]=> string(51) "https://extranet.greens-efa.eu/api/image/6297/jumbo" ["list"]=> string(50) "https://extranet.greens-efa.eu/api/image/6297/list" ["photo"]=> string(51) "https://extranet.greens-efa.eu/api/image/6297/photo" ["portrait"]=> string(54) "https://extranet.greens-efa.eu/api/image/6297/portrait" } ["alt"]=> string(13) "Flag - France" }
    cc commons
    Flag - France
    Press release |

    Macron must be bold to prevent another far-right challenge

    While it is a deep relief to see the majority of voters standing together when democracy and rule of law are at stake, this is no time for complacency, says Philippe Lamberts.
    array(7) { ["url"]=> string(34) "files/assets/imgs/list/hungary.jpg" ["title"]=> string(7) "Hungary" ["copyright"]=> NULL ["updated_at"]=> int(1493206899) ["file_name"]=> string(36) "3231b48de9d5c05d70e5b816cd3f02c5.jpg" ["urls"]=> array(4) { ["jumbo"]=> string(51) "https://extranet.greens-efa.eu/api/image/6264/jumbo" ["list"]=> string(50) "https://extranet.greens-efa.eu/api/image/6264/list" ["photo"]=> string(51) "https://extranet.greens-efa.eu/api/image/6264/photo" ["portrait"]=> string(54) "https://extranet.greens-efa.eu/api/image/6264/portrait" } ["alt"]=> string(7) "Hungary" } Hungary
    Press release |

    Conservatives must not block action against Hungary

    The European Commission has decided to open infringement proceedings against Hungary as a result of the restrictions on international universities in the country. The Greens/EFA Group is calling for the European Parliament to launch the Article 7 procedure for the protection of the rule of law in Hungary.