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EU’s New Media Law a ‘Democratic Victory’ — But Will Governments Comply?

The European Union passed a landmark law to safeguard media freedom in 2024,  but concerns are already mounting over whether some governments will follow through on its promises. EFA President Diana Riba, described the approval of the European Media Freedom Act (EMFA) as “a democratic victory,” marking the first time that EU citizens are…
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The digital person
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MEPs vote to protect free media in the EU

Members of the European Parliament voted on the new European Media Freedom Act. The Greens/EFA Group has long fought for EU-level rules to address issues such as media market monopolies, the fair allocation of state funding and the independence of public service media and national regulatory authorities. The Group has managed to include s…
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EFA MEPS on the official status of Catalan, Euskera and Galician

Today EFA MEP Ana Miranda held a press conference to discuss the officiality of Catalan, Euskera and Galicia in the European Union. The press conference had guests from different linguistic and cultural organisations who spoke in favour of the official status.
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Pedicini speaking in the Parliement
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The results of Friuli Venezia-Giulia regional elections and what can we learn from them

This week we observed the developments of the election in the region of Friuli Venezia-Giulia, one of the most culturally diverse regions in Italy, where 4 official languages co-exist, and which saw the Lega right-wing alliance win by a 60.69% of the vote in front of 31.9% of the centre-left alliance of Massimo Moretuzzo.
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Youth inclusive guide to peace mediation

The aim of this guide is to advance the integration of the Youth, Peace, and Security (YPS) agenda into peacebuilding processes led and supported by the European Union (EU), and specifically in peace mediation.
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Diana Riba pushes for more inclusive cultural policies.

EFA MEP Diana Riba i Giner intervened in plenary today to discuss the New European Agenda for Culture.
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Opinion |

Mental health is wealth - so why do Europe’s youth have neither?

Youth mental health has rapidly decreased in recent years. Our three green interns explain why and what we can do about it. Read here.
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"We are not only losing lives, but also futures" - MEP Diana Riba i Giner

EFA MEP Diana Riba intervened in plenary session to raise the issues children and young people fleeing Ukraine are facing as more than four million people have fled Ukraine at the moment, and 90% of those refugees are women and children.
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EU condemns unpaid internships

The European Parliament has passed a resolution on Empowering Youth: post-pandemic employment and social recovery. Unfortunately the Greens/EFA Group proposed an amendment to push for an EU-wide ban on unpaid internships which failed to pass because of the votes against from EPP and Renew.
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©jonathan-marchal
Central yard European Parliament Strasbourg
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Plenary Flash 14-17 February 2022

On the agenda of the plenary : European security and Russia's military threat against Ukraine, empowering European youth, safeguards for cross-border associations and non-profit organisations, the rule of law and ECJ ruling,...
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