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    Press release |

    EPP Group pandering to far-right jeopardises new Commission

    The EPP’s irresponsible and short sighted political games are jeopardising the democratic alliance of this house. Through their desperation to form unscrupulous alliances with the far-right, the EPP is undermining the democratic process of evaluating the skills of candidate Commissioners.
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    Raffaele Fitto
    Press release |

    Fitto fails fitness test, final decision postponed

    The Greens/EFA Group participated in the hearing of Commissioner designate Raffaele Fitto. His lack of commitment to the Green Deal and his refusal to acknowledge his past voting behavior failed to convince Greens/EFA MEPs.
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    Plenary press briefing

    Greens/EFA Co-Presidents Terry Reintke and Bas Eickhout present the Greens/EFA priorities for the plenary session and the latest developments of the European news
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    MBS & Meloni
    Press release |

    Bin Salman in Brussels

    Daniel Freund, Greens/EFA MEP from Germany and the European Parliament’s Vice-Chair of the Delegation for relations with the Arab Peninsula, comments on the visit of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman to Brussels.
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    Press conference on the rule of law in Hungary
    Press release |

    Violations of rule of law, democracy & fundamental rights must be met with zero tolerance

    The Prime Minister of Hungary, Viktor Orbán will address MEPs during the plenary session in Strasbourg, to present the priorities of the Hungarian Council Presidency. The Greens/EFA Group opposed inviting the Hungarian PM to the plenary and providing him a platform to spread disinformation and undermine European unity.
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    European Parliament Building Strasbourg © European Union 2017 - Source : EP
    News |

    Debriefing of the September 2024 plenary session

    The European Parliament is back for its first session of the new term. Our Greens/EFA Members debated climate change and its consequences on extreme weather. President Ursula von der Leyen presented her Commission candidates. Read the debriefing of the Plenary session here.
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    Press release |

    Greens/EFA Group welcomes focus on climate but needs to see action

    Commission President Ursula von der Leyen presented the proposal for the new European Commission. Greens/EFA welcome the clear commitment from the Commission President to the Green Deal for the new Commission but are concerned about the Member States failing to live up to their promises and reach gender equality.
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    Ursula von der Leyen - Statement by the Candidate for the Presidency of the European Commission (2024-2029)
    Press release |

    Greens/EFA Group vote for von der Leyen after securing major wins for people & planet

    The Greens/EFA Group has secured commitments from the new President to continue the Green Deal, protect democracy and build a more socially just Europe. This vote confirms a four-group democratic majority in the House and prevents the far-right from driving the agenda of the EU over the next five years.
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    Covid-19 vaccine/ CC0 Hakan Nural
    Press release |

    Greens/EFA welcomes ECJ ruling on access to COVID vaccine contracts

    The European Court of Justice (ECJ) issued its ruling on the lawsuit filed by five Greens/EFA MEPs requesting access to documents related to the joint purchases of Covid vaccines. The Greens/EFA Group welcome that today’s ruling clarified that the Commission unduly refused access to certain elements in the contracts.
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    Press release |

    Greens/EFA MEP Nicolae Ștefănuță elected European Parliament Vice President

    On 16 July, Greens/EFA MEP Nicolae Ștefănuță was elected European Parliament Vice President. He is a tireless campaigner for equality, youth rights and transparency and has single handedly built a thriving green movement in Romania. This is his second term in the European Parliament.
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