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    Logging trucks
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    EPP must stop fanning the flames of climate catastrophe

    MEPs will vote on whether to use the urgency procedure for the Commission’s proposal to delay the application of the EU’s flagship regulation on preventing deforestation in supply chains. At the start of October, the Commission announced a postponement of the implementation of  this important regulation by 12 months. The law, which lays d…
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    Freedom for Dr Gubad Ibadoghlu and all political prisoners

    Members of the European Parliament are debating the persecution of opposition figures, journalists and human rights activists in Azerbaijan, ahead of the UN Climate Change Conference (COP29) in Baku in November. President Ilham Aliyev finances his dictatorship with the sale of fossil fuels.
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    Bas Eickhout and Volodomir Zelensky shaking hands
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    President of Ukraine Volodomir Zelensky in the European Parliament

    Ahead of the European Council Summit on 17th-18th October, political group leaders met the President of Ukraine, Volodomir Zelensky. "The Greens/EFA stand with Ukraine and will keep up with support for as long it takes. Pro-European forces in this house need to work together in ensuring the financial and military support Ukraine needs." s…
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    MBS & Meloni
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    Bin Salman in Brussels

    Daniel Freund, Greens/EFA MEP from Germany and the European Parliament’s Vice-Chair of the Delegation for relations with the Arab Peninsula, comments on the visit of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman to Brussels.
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    Violations of rule of law, democracy & fundamental rights must be met with zero tolerance

    The Prime Minister of Hungary, Viktor Orbán will address MEPs during the plenary session in Strasbourg, to present the priorities of the Hungarian Council Presidency. The Greens/EFA Group opposed inviting the Hungarian PM to the plenary and providing him a platform to spread disinformation and undermine European unity.
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    Chinese car tariffs not enough - EU needs massive industrial investments

    Members of the European Parliament will debate the Council's decision to impose tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles. For the Greens/EFA, "to guarantee European jobs, this firm approach on Chinese imports needs to go hand in hand with green industrial policy that ensures participation and wellbeing of workers".
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    China/tariffs: Quote from Bas Eickhout MEP

    Bas Eickhout, co-chair of the Greens/EFA group, commented on today's decision on tariffs against China.
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    Commission postpones groundbreaking deforestation legislation

    The Commission announced a postponement of the implementation of the EU regulation to combat deforestation by 12 months. “The postponement is taking place in the context of the greatest destruction of forests on the Latin American continent in recent years. It is a frontal attack on the Green Deal." said GREENS/EFA MEPs.
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    Greens/EFA Group welcomes focus on climate but needs to see action

    Commission President Ursula von der Leyen presented the proposal for the new European Commission. Greens/EFA welcome the clear commitment from the Commission President to the Green Deal for the new Commission but are concerned about the Member States failing to live up to their promises and reach gender equality.
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    Kira Peter-Hansen
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    Apple ECJ tax ruling

    “This ruling is a landmark victory for the tax justice, which shows that member states cannot continue the race to the bottom corporate tax policies that undermine European unity and social cohesion" said Kira Peter-Hansen MEP, Greens/EFA First Vice Chair of the of the FISC Committee, following the ruling by the European Court of Justice…