icon

ADVANCED SEARCH

Press Releases, Opinions, Publications, Events and Videos

Filter
  • Agriculture and Fisheries
  • Climate
  • Culture
  • Transparency and Democracy
  • Economy
  • Energy
  • Environment
  • European Union
  • International
  • Mobility
  • Rights and freedoms
  • Trade
  • Society
    • array(8) { ["url"]=> string(61) "files/assets/imgs/list/girma-nigusse-dnxvrfum3c8-unsplash.jpg" ["title"]=> string(4) "Buoy" ["alt"]=> string(4) "Buoy" ["copyright"]=> string(16) "© girma-nigusse" ["updated_at"]=> int(1781213556) ["file_name"]=> string(36) "1dd6c9032163bf2cda1251f0900b41c2.jpg" ["fname"]=> string(38) "girma-nigusse-dnXVrFuM3c8-unsplash.jpg" ["urls"]=> array(4) { ["jumbo"]=> string(52) "https://extranet.greens-efa.eu/api/image/13098/jumbo" ["list"]=> string(51) "https://extranet.greens-efa.eu/api/image/13098/list" ["photo"]=> string(52) "https://extranet.greens-efa.eu/api/image/13098/photo" ["portrait"]=> string(55) "https://extranet.greens-efa.eu/api/image/13098/portrait" } }
    © girma-nigusse
    Buoy
    Event |

    FRONTEX – WHICH WAY?

    The Greens/EFA Group commissioned a study, which examines recent institutional reports by the European Parliament, EU Ombudsperson, OLAF and Frontex Management Board, assessing their recommendations and translating these into concrete recommendations for the Regulation on European Border and Coast Guard.
    array(8) { ["url"]=> string(54) "files/assets/imgs/list/abraham-osorio_see_rescue_7.jpg" ["title"]=> string(10) "see rescue" ["alt"]=> string(10) "see rescue" ["copyright"]=> string(16) "©abraham osorio" ["updated_at"]=> int(1782899778) ["file_name"]=> string(36) "cea17c2a011a575b024e88299dee7877.jpg" ["fname"]=> string(29) "abraham-osorio see rescue.jpg" ["urls"]=> array(4) { ["jumbo"]=> string(52) "https://extranet.greens-efa.eu/api/image/13122/jumbo" ["list"]=> string(51) "https://extranet.greens-efa.eu/api/image/13122/list" ["photo"]=> string(52) "https://extranet.greens-efa.eu/api/image/13122/photo" ["portrait"]=> string(55) "https://extranet.greens-efa.eu/api/image/13122/portrait" } }
    ©abraham osorio
    see rescue
    Study |

    REFORMING FRONTEX | A HUMAN RIGHTS - BASED REVIEW

    This study builds on these institutional reports, and advances eight clusters of recommendations for the upcoming reform of the EBCG Regulation, directed at closing the structural gaps that have allowed Frontex to operate with insufficient accountability, inadequate fundamental rights safeguards, and limited judicial oversight since its i…
    array(8) { ["url"]=> string(41) "files/assets/imgs/list/img_9934.jpg_1.JPG" ["title"]=> NULL ["alt"]=> NULL ["copyright"]=> string(13) "Nikolaus Riss" ["updated_at"]=> int(1782745172) ["file_name"]=> string(36) "caa264e7bc9993a5e07e372aaf2a9617.JPG" ["fname"]=> string(12) "IMG_9934.JPG" ["urls"]=> array(4) { ["jumbo"]=> string(52) "https://extranet.greens-efa.eu/api/image/13118/jumbo" ["list"]=> string(51) "https://extranet.greens-efa.eu/api/image/13118/list" ["photo"]=> string(52) "https://extranet.greens-efa.eu/api/image/13118/photo" ["portrait"]=> string(55) "https://extranet.greens-efa.eu/api/image/13118/portrait" } }
    Nikolaus Riss
    Press release |

    MEPs denied proper inspection of detention center in Gjadër

    Today, a delegation of Greens/EFA Group MEPs visited the Gjadër migration detention centre in Albania. The group was denied a proper inspection of the facilities and faced uncooperative staff at the centre. The centre, part of the heavily criticised Italy-Albania deal, is being pushed by Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and others.
    array(8) { ["url"]=> string(50) "files/assets/imgs/list/press_release_pics__19_.png" ["title"]=> NULL ["alt"]=> NULL ["copyright"]=> string(13) "MarcosMaltese" ["updated_at"]=> int(1781693840) ["file_name"]=> string(36) "6f569d7ab312b871935c96fa5dea5efa.png" ["fname"]=> string(27) "Press release pics (19).png" ["urls"]=> array(4) { ["jumbo"]=> string(52) "https://extranet.greens-efa.eu/api/image/13107/jumbo" ["list"]=> string(51) "https://extranet.greens-efa.eu/api/image/13107/list" ["photo"]=> string(52) "https://extranet.greens-efa.eu/api/image/13107/photo" ["portrait"]=> string(55) "https://extranet.greens-efa.eu/api/image/13107/portrait" } }
    MarcosMaltese
    Press release |

    Right-wing majority jettisons compassion & common sense for xenophobia

    Today, a majority of Members of the European Parliament have just voted in favour of the Returns Regulation, which will lead to widespread and arbitrary detention and deportation, including to camps outside the EU where the rights of those affected cannot be guaranteed. The Greens/EFA Group strongly oppose this regulation and laments the …
    array(8) { ["url"]=> string(30) "files/assets/imgs/list/3_2.png" ["title"]=> NULL ["alt"]=> NULL ["copyright"]=> string(15) "KinoMasterskaya" ["updated_at"]=> int(1780383590) ["file_name"]=> string(36) "837c7d61dd4f5762407c11785d72d7a7.png" ["fname"]=> string(5) "3.png" ["urls"]=> array(4) { ["jumbo"]=> string(52) "https://extranet.greens-efa.eu/api/image/13091/jumbo" ["list"]=> string(51) "https://extranet.greens-efa.eu/api/image/13091/list" ["photo"]=> string(52) "https://extranet.greens-efa.eu/api/image/13091/photo" ["portrait"]=> string(55) "https://extranet.greens-efa.eu/api/image/13091/portrait" } }
    KinoMasterskaya
    Press release |

    Returns Regulation sets Europe on shameful path

    Fundamental rights stand at the top of the hierarchy of norms; they cannot be casually trampled upon. We will keep on fighting to try to reject this text both in Parliament and in the Council.
    array(8) { ["url"]=> string(48) "files/assets/imgs/list/pexels-stuti-14077192.jpg" ["title"]=> NULL ["alt"]=> NULL ["copyright"]=> string(11) "Stuti ....." ["updated_at"]=> int(1774521404) ["file_name"]=> string(36) "8a9016eb118ac29721fda2c1ad79cddf.jpg" ["fname"]=> string(25) "pexels-stuti-14077192.jpg" ["urls"]=> array(4) { ["jumbo"]=> string(52) "https://extranet.greens-efa.eu/api/image/13033/jumbo" ["list"]=> string(51) "https://extranet.greens-efa.eu/api/image/13033/list" ["photo"]=> string(52) "https://extranet.greens-efa.eu/api/image/13033/photo" ["portrait"]=> string(55) "https://extranet.greens-efa.eu/api/image/13033/portrait" } }
    Stuti .....
    Press release |

    Returns Regulation vote marks a shameful turn for Europe

    Today, Members of the European Parliament have just voted on the Returns Regulation ahead of inter-institutional negotiations with the Council. Thanks to the EPP cooperation with the far-right, the Parliament’s position includes efforts to lock up unaccompanied children, indefinite detention and deportation to offshore camps known as retu…
    array(8) { ["url"]=> string(53) "files/assets/imgs/list/jha_council_08_12_25.jpeg.jpeg" ["title"]=> string(11) "JHA Council" ["alt"]=> string(11) "JHA Council" ["copyright"]=> string(14) "European Union" ["updated_at"]=> int(1765199702) ["file_name"]=> string(37) "341a8872ee425f04a838d796581a2a33.jpeg" ["fname"]=> string(25) "JHA Council 08 12 25.jpeg" ["urls"]=> array(4) { ["jumbo"]=> string(52) "https://extranet.greens-efa.eu/api/image/12926/jumbo" ["list"]=> string(51) "https://extranet.greens-efa.eu/api/image/12926/list" ["photo"]=> string(52) "https://extranet.greens-efa.eu/api/image/12926/photo" ["portrait"]=> string(55) "https://extranet.greens-efa.eu/api/image/12926/portrait" } }
    European Union
    JHA Council
    Press release |

    EU Ministers’ decision on return hubs & “safe countries” rejects human rights in migration policy

    EU interior ministers have endorsed plans for “return hubs” and expanded lists of so-called safe countries, marking a dangerous shift away from human rights in EU migration policy. Greens/EFA strongly condemn the outsourcing of responsibility to third countries and warn of severe risks to migrants’ rights and dignity as the debate moves t…
    array(8) { ["url"]=> string(65) "files/assets/imgs/list/elinda-gjonomadhi-mui5djzxsle-unsplash.jpg" ["title"]=> string(38) "Photo by Elinda Gjonomadhi on Unsplash" ["alt"]=> string(5) "Waves" ["copyright"]=> string(38) "Photo by Elinda Gjonomadhi on Unsplash" ["updated_at"]=> int(1729667850) ["file_name"]=> string(36) "f24041fcd1e9815bde8d161d2ae5ffdb.jpg" ["fname"]=> string(42) "elinda-gjonomadhi-mUI5dJZxsLE-unsplash.jpg" ["urls"]=> array(4) { ["jumbo"]=> string(52) "https://extranet.greens-efa.eu/api/image/12552/jumbo" ["list"]=> string(51) "https://extranet.greens-efa.eu/api/image/12552/list" ["photo"]=> string(52) "https://extranet.greens-efa.eu/api/image/12552/photo" ["portrait"]=> string(55) "https://extranet.greens-efa.eu/api/image/12552/portrait" } }
    Photo by Elinda Gjonomadhi on Unsplash
    Waves
    Press release |

    EU must not bow down to far-right fear mongering & populist propaganda on migration

    Members of the European Parliament will debate recent news around the externalisation of migration policies to third countries, such as the recent Italy-Albania deal. The Greens/EFA Group have long called for an approach to migration that maintains human rights and protections for asylum seekers and includes safe and legal pathways for th…
    array(8) { ["url"]=> string(69) "files/assets/imgs/list/1729670588301_20241023_ep-174102a_ar2_0054.jpg" ["title"]=> NULL ["alt"]=> NULL ["copyright"]=> NULL ["updated_at"]=> int(1729690563) ["file_name"]=> string(36) "7e04388039a09723c30858ff7082330f.jpg" ["fname"]=> string(46) "1729670588301_20241023_EP-174102A_AR2_0054.jpg" ["urls"]=> array(4) { ["jumbo"]=> string(52) "https://extranet.greens-efa.eu/api/image/12554/jumbo" ["list"]=> string(51) "https://extranet.greens-efa.eu/api/image/12554/list" ["photo"]=> string(52) "https://extranet.greens-efa.eu/api/image/12554/photo" ["portrait"]=> string(55) "https://extranet.greens-efa.eu/api/image/12554/portrait" } }
    Press release |

    Diana Riba MEP Calls for End to Outsourcing Migration Responsibilities and Urges for Human Rights-Based Policy

    EFA Group President Diana Riba i Giner delivered a powerful speech today, addressing the recent endorsement by Ursula von der Leyen of Giorgia Meloni’s proposal to relocate migrants to Albania, as well as the European Union's continued reliance on external countries, such as Turkey and Morocco, to manage its border controls. MEP Riba cr…
    array(8) { ["url"]=> string(51) "files/assets/imgs/list/microphone__neil-godding.jpg" ["title"]=> string(10) "Microphone" ["alt"]=> string(10) "Microphone" ["copyright"]=> NULL ["updated_at"]=> int(1581406965) ["file_name"]=> string(36) "619cea0735f1050122c767da90082604.jpg" ["fname"]=> string(28) "microphone©neil-godding.jpg" ["urls"]=> array(4) { ["jumbo"]=> string(51) "https://extranet.greens-efa.eu/api/image/9029/jumbo" ["list"]=> string(50) "https://extranet.greens-efa.eu/api/image/9029/list" ["photo"]=> string(51) "https://extranet.greens-efa.eu/api/image/9029/photo" ["portrait"]=> string(54) "https://extranet.greens-efa.eu/api/image/9029/portrait" } } Microphone
    Event |

    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