Nature Restoration Law: Negotiations enter the final round
Trilogue negotiations between the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission on the Nature Restoration Law is expected to be finalised. The negotiators start at 2 p.m, with an open end time. The Environment Committee is expected to vote on the outcome of the negotiations on 29 November, with the final plenary vote scheduled for t…
MEPs vote in favour of harmful emission standards for motor vehicles
A majority of conservative, right-wing and liberal Members of the European Parliament voted in favour of weak emission standards for motor vehicles (Euro 7 standard). The Euro standards set standards for pollutant emissions such as particulate matter and nitrogen dioxide from cars, buses and trucks.
EU enlargement: Greens/EFA welcome progress but call for commitment to reforms
The European Commission published its progress reports on EU accession for Ukraine, Moldova, Georgia, the Western Balkans and Turkey. The new momentum for enlargement triggered by Russia's war of aggression, which resulted in candidate status for Ukraine, Moldova and Bosnia and Herzegovina in 2022, now brings these countries a step closer…
Israel-Gaza: Greens/EFA Group call for an urgent ceasefire agreement
The Greens/EFA Group are calling for an urgent ceasefire agreement in the conflict in Gaza to allow for humanitarian relief. The title put forward by the Greens/EFA Group for today’s plenary on the conflict is: “The attack on Israel, the humanitarian situation in Gaza and the urgent need for a ceasefire.”
Today (Thursday, 26th October), European Heads of State and governments will debate, among other topics, the situation in the Middle East, the MFF and Ukraine, at the European Council Summit in Brussels.
ENVI Committee fails to protect citizens health by not supporting a ban on glyphosates
The European Parliament Committee on Environment, Public Health and Food Safety (ENVI) failed to support a resolution calling for the complete ban of the use of glyphosates. The Greens/EFA Group, together with the S&D and the Left advocated for the resolution to call on Member States to ban the herbicide. However, part of the Renew Group …
MEPs in the Environment Committee will vote on the EU’s new CO₂ emission standards for heavy-duty vehicles, including trucks and buses. A majority in favour is expected. The Greens/EFA Group have long called for more ambitious standards in order to reduce the transport industry’s contribution to global warming. The Parliament will vote on…
Greens/EFA priorities for the plenary week included the Hamas attacks against Israel, the Ukraine Facility, Forced Labour Regulation, the need for an EU legislative framework on intrusive spyware and the Budget 2024.
Greens/EFA Group call on all actors to work towards a lasting peace
Today, the European Parliament held a debate in the presence of the Council and the Commission on “the despicable terrorist attacks by Hamas against Israel, Israel's right to defend itself in line with humanitarian and international law and the humanitarian situation in Gaza.” MEPs will vote on a resolution on the subject tomorrow.
Diana Riba pays tribute to Daphne Caruana Galiza and calls for stronger protection for journalists.
EFA MEP Diana Riba i Giner intervened in plenary today to commemorate the 6th anniversary of Daphne Caruana Galiza’s murder, a Maltese journalist killed in 2017 while she was investigating corruption in the Maltese government.
