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    Kids at lesbos refugee camp | Fotomovimiento (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)
    Kids at lesbos refugee camp
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    Ylva Johansson comments on access to asylum

    Today, Ylva Johansson, European Commissioner for Home Affairs, stated at a press conference in Athens that EU Member States, including Greece, must guarantee the right to access asylum. The Greek government has been accused of denying refugees access to asylum. Tomorrow (Friday, 13 March) EU inte...
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    Circular economy
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    Commission plan positive step to kick start circular economy

    The new Action Plan contains key proposals for the transformation to a circular economy, such as a commitment to address key product value chains, to come forward with waste reduction targets and to revise waste shipment rules. However, several indispensable pieces of the puzzle are still missing
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    Africa Strategy must move beyond business as usual

    We regret that the Commission has not taken this opportunity to balance the rights of the private sector with social and environmental duties, which would allow it to become a real player in development. We urge the Commission to play its role as a regulator, in particular with regard to due diligence
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    Syrian and Iraqi refugees arrive from Turkey to Lesbos, Greece
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    Greens/EFA call for the relocation of refugees from Greece

    MEPs will debate, Tuesday 10 March, the situation on the Turkish-Greek border and the demands on the European Union. On Thursday (12 March) Commission President Ursula von der Leyen will visit the camps on the Greek islands.
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    Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) strategy

    Small and medium-sized businesses (SMEs) form the backbone of the European economy. It is good that the European Commission acknowledges the tough decisions SMEs are facing today to be competitive in the digital age and to transition to Green and sustainable business models.
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    © Sigal Suhler Moran
    Reindustrialising-Europe
    Press release |

    First steps towards climate-neutral industry

    The European Commission has fired the starting gun for the transformation of our industry towards climate neutrality. To begin the green transition of industry, recycling management, energy efficiency and the expansion of renewable energies in the European Union are essential.
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    Turkey Eu Flags
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    Meeting of Turkish President with President Ursula von der Leyen and President Charles Michel

    The Turkish President only has leverage as long as EU governments fail to agree on a fair European system for the distribution of refugees. The European Union and European governments must do everything in their power to end the humanitarian disaster in Idlib and to exert influence on Russia
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    Press release |

    Commission's Strategy falls short of expectations

    ""Ursula von der Leyen has said she wants to put gender equality high on the agenda, but she falls short of delivering equality within her own Strategy," comments Greens/EFA MEP Alice Bah Kuhnke.
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    EU must take the lead with more ambitious climate targets

    To save the climate, 2020 is crucial. The European Climate Law presented by the European Commission falls short of the promises enshrined in the Green Deal and does not live up to the EU's claim to take this leading role in climate protection.
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    Kids at lesbos refugee camp | Fotomovimiento (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)
    Kids at lesbos refugee camp
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    Europe must protect human rights and the rule of law

    "It is shameful that refugees are beaten away at European borders with batons and tear gas and when the Greek military conjures up civil war-like scenes against refugees," comments Greens/EFA co-president Ska Keller.