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    Iran protest in Stockholm
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    European Parliament calls for classification of Revolutionary Guards Corps as terrorist organisation

    Statement by Ernest Urtasun, Vice-President of the Greens-EFA, following the adoption of a resolution* on the” EU response to the protests and executions in Iran" by the European Parliament.
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    Greens/EFA Group congratulate new Vice President but demand zero tolerance strategy to stamp out corruption

    In the wake of the suspension of the former Vice President Eva Kaili (S&D), who was caught up in allegations of corruption at the heart of the ‘Qatargate’ scandal, MEPs voted to elect Marc Angel MEP (S&D) as Vice President of the Parliament. The Greens/EFA Group had selected Gwendoline Delbos-Corflied MEP to run for Vice President.
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    Gwendoline Delbos-Corfield is running for the European Parliament Vice-President seat for Greens/EFA

    The Greens/EFA group has selected Gwendoline Delbos-Corfield to run as their candidate for the position of Vice-President of the European Parliament. Delbos-Corfield has a long history of advocating for anti-corruption and rule of law measures, more recently as European Parliament Rapporteur for the situation in Hungary.
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    Seascape with corals / Unsplash
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    Historic results for biodiversity in COP15

    After four years of discussion, more than 190 states finally adopted, Monday, December 19 in Canada, a historic agreement to tackle the gigantic challenge of the collapse of nature.
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    Smoking chimney
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    Clear signal to industry to reduce emissions, Member States must urgently ramp up support for vulnerable households

    On Sunday, 18 December, the negotiators of the European Parliament, the Council and the European Commission reached an agreement on the revision of the European carbon market (ETS) and the creation of a new EU Social Climate Fund. Emissions trading as a climate policy instrument is a central building block of the Green Deal and the Fit f…
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    Terry Reintke and Philippe Lamberts at press briefing
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    Parliament stands united against corruption in the wake of the Qatargate revelations

    The European Parliament has just voted for a series of measures aimed at strengthening the fight against corruption, following the revelations in the ‘Qatargate’ scandal.
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    Kira Peter Hansen
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    EU reaches agreement on closing the gender pay gap

    The European Parliament, the Council and the Commission have reached an agreement on a new EU directive on Pay transparency. The directive aims to ensure equal pay in the EU by highlighting the pay gap and giving employees more rights when it comes to pay. Greens/EFA strongly welcome the outcome of the trilogue negotiations.
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    Poster with the winner of the 2022 Sakharov Prize
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    The Greens-EFA welcome the award of the Sakharov Prize to the brave people of Ukraine

    The 2022 prize will be awarded to “The brave people of Ukraine” represented by their president, civil society and elected leaders*. The decision was taken unanimously by the Parliament's Conference of Presidents on 19/10/2022. The award ceremony of the Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought is taking place today from 12 to 12.30.
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    Statement by Karima Delli, Chair of the European Parliament Committee on Transport and Tourism

    Statement by Karima Delli, Chair of the European Parliament Committee on Transport and Tourism: “Roberta Metsola, President of the European Parliament, has reaffirmed her willingness to do transparency on all the legislative files that may be under the influence of networks linked to foreig...
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    Hannah Neumann at the plenary
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    Statement by Hannah Neumann

    Statement by Hannah Neumann, Chair of the Delegation for relations with the Arab Peninsula and Vice-Chair of the Subcommittee on Human Rights, following the Iranian regime's announcement to add her to its list of the sanctioned individuals.