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    European Parliament building in Strasbourg / © European Union 2019 / Architecture-Studio
    European Parliament building in Strasbourg / © European Union 2019 / Architecture-Studio
    News |

    Debriefing of the January plenary session

    Greens/EFA priorities for the plenary week included Hungary, the Israel/Gaza conflict, fiscal rules and economic governance, restoration of marine ecosystems, plastic pellets on the Galician coast, the green transition, the fight against neo-fascism in Europe, F-Gases and more.
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    Press release |

    MEPs vote to push ahead with “deeply problematic” reform of EU’s fiscal rules

    MEPs have agreed to push ahead with the reform of the EU’s fiscal rules, which if adopted will entrench austerity and prioritise arbitrary debt reduction over social spending, public services and much needed investment. The Greens/EFA Group challenged the negotiation mandate for the reform of the EU’s fiscal rules to allow for today’s vot…
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    Hemicycle European Parliament Strasbourg
    News |

    Plenary Flash 15-18 January 2024

    On the agenda this week: Hungary: Frozen Funds, Israel/Gaza Conflict, Fiscal Rules & Economic Governance, Support needed for the protection and restoration of marine ecosystems to support sustainable fisheries, Plastic pellets and the impact on micro plastic pollution in the maritime and coastal habitats, F-Gases and Ozone Depleting Subst…
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    European Parliament Building Strasbourg © European Union 2017 - Source : EP
    European Parliament Building Strasbourg © European Union 2017 - Source : EP
    News |

    Debriefing of the December plenary session

    Greens/EFA priorities for the plenary week included European Council Summit, fiscal rules, COP28, rainbow families, Israel/Gaza, the Sakharov Prize, mental health and protection of consumers against addictive design of online services.
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    Person holding an EU flag in a crowd / CC0 Antoine Schibler
    Person holding an EU flag in a crowd / CC0 Antoine Schibler
    Opinion |

    Why we reject the new fiscal rules

    Philippe Lamberts
    Opinion by Philippe Lamberts
    Conservatives and socialists want to make our economies more “stable” by cutting down on the very pillars that hold our societies together. They are wrong. The age of austerity and restrictive economic policies belong to the past. There will be no sustainable debt in an unsustainable world.
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    Event |

    A minimum income to fight precarity

    Prices and the cost of living are rising. People struggle to pay their bills. More and more are at risk of poverty. We want to make sure that everyone can have a good life: a stable income, a safe home, hot meals every day and access to good quality public services.
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    Press release |

    Cyprus Confidential: All EU countries must close loopholes for corruption

    The International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ) has just released their latest investigation into how financial firms in Cyprus have allegedly aided Russian oligarchs and billionaires in hiding their wealth offshore.
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    © texasmary
    Biodiversity Forest © texasmary
    Letter |

    Greens-EFA letter to Vice-President Sefcovic and Commissioner-designate Hoekstra on the Green Deal

    In their letter, the Greens/EFA group wants to highlight again the climate and biodiversity crisis we are in and the emergency to act and fully deliver on the transformative EU Green Deal agenda in the months to come. Summer 2023 has been the hottest summer ever recorded. The door to keep 1.5°C alive is closing at an alarming pace and the…
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    Private Jet
    Study |

    Tax the rich: from slogan to reality

    Having fair societies where everyone contributes proportionately is not a dream, it can be a reality, all it takes is the political will to put the billions at the service of the millions.
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    Study |

    Tackling the immediate challenges of energy poverty in the Western Balkans

    This study aims to outline current EU-Western Balkan energy cooperation schemes and propose a concrete set of recommendations, with a particular focus on the most vulnerable group affected: the energy poor.