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    Opinion |

    Join us on March 25th for the Global Climate Strike in a city near you!

    There are moments in history when acting is more important than anything else. This is one of these moments. Join the Global Climate March!
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    Press release |

    Putin’s war shows EU must embrace renewables and ditch fossil fuels to reach energy independence

    Ahead of the debate in the European Parliament on energy independence, the European Commission has published its Communication "Joint European Action for more affordable, secure and sustainable energy". It is in the EU’s hands to decide whether it will remain energy dependent on despotic rulers. Greens/EFA call on the Commission to massiv…
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    News |

    Plenary Flash 7 - 10 March 2022

    On the agenda of the plenary : the EU's role in a changing world and the security situation of Europe following the Russian aggression and invasion on Ukraine, the deterioration of the situation of refugees as a consequence of the Russian aggression against Ukraine, the report on foreign interference in all democratic processes in the Eur…
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    Press release |

    Greens/EFA, NGOs and associations file a legal appeal against Italian oil company ENI’s harmful business plan

    A group of Italian environmental organisations, movements and groups, supported by the Greens/EFA group and Europa Verde, submitted a legal appeal to the National Contact Point of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) denouncing the inadequacy of the industrial plan of the Italian oil company ENI with respect t…
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    Video |

    Greens/EFA MEP Eickhout warns: Greenwashing gas ad nuclear power in the taxonomy is a huge mistake!

    Our Greens/EFA MEP Bas Eickhout lays down the arguments against the taxonomy proposal: Greenwashing gas and nuclear power is a huge mistake with major consequences for our climate.
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    Press release |

    Commission proposal to label gas & nuclear as sustainable tantamount to greenwashing

    The European Commission published its final draft of the Delegated Act to the EU Taxonomy Regulation, which seeks to list gas and nuclear projects as potential sustainable investments. The Delegated Act is supposed to classify which financial investments may be labelled as sustainable. The Greens/EFA Group strongly objects to the inclusio…
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    Event |

    Ask us anything (on climate)

    Tuesday 14 December is going to be a big day for climate in the EU: On this day the European Commission will publish a big chuck of legislative proposals on Fit for 55, the European climate package. Our MEPs Jutta Paulus, Marie Toussant & Bas Eickhout are ready for your questions.
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    Press release |

    Taxonomy: Greens/EFA warn against greenwashing

    The European Commission formally adopted the first delegated act on the list of criteria for sustainable investment, "Taxonomy". Greens/EFA call on the Commission not to let investments in gas and nuclear power pass as sustainable. Greenwashing and the Green Deal do not go together.
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    Event |

    Overcoming the COP26 Gaps: A Transformed EU External Action for a Climate-Just World

    The event will present the findings of an E3G report commissioned by the Greens/EFA group in the European Parliament. The study shows how the European Green Deal can be mobilised to secure an EU foreign policy aligned with the Paris Agreement and capable of accelerating the transition towards a climate-just world for all.
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    Study |

    Paris aligned EU external action for a climate just world for all

    The study - commissioned by the Greens/EFA group in the European Parliament - shows how the European Green Deal can be mobilised to secure an EU foreign policy aligned with the Paris Agreement and capable of accelerating the transition towards a climate-just world for all.