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    Call for offers - Media monitoring, social listening and media relations

    The Communications Unit in the Greens/EFA Group is looking for a provider of services for online media monitoring, social listening and media relations. The period of service would be for 1 year (with possible extension up to 5 years), starting in January 2025.
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    Debriefing of the October I 2024 plenary session

    This week, MEPs debated a range of issues, including the Hungarian Presidency of the EU Council, the Middle East, the car industry, gender-based violence in Europe, the housing crisis and taxing the super-rich to reduce inequalities.
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    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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    Moldova's and Georgia's democracies under threat from authoritarians, Gregorova warns

    Strasbourg, 9 October 2024 - According to Pirate MEP Marketa Gregorova Russia is trying to dismantle democracy both in Georgia and Moldova. The ruling Georgian Dream party, backed by Russia, has declared that it will ban the opposition if it wins a constitutional majority. The situation there is the subject of two resolutions being approv…
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    News |

    Marzà makes an urgent call for housing reform in Europe.

    EFA MEP Vicent Marzà, delivered a strong speech during the plenary debate about the urgent need for housing reform in Europe.  The Valencian MEP highlighted the growing crisis faced by many individuals and families struggling to secure affordable housing, while simultaneously exposing the alarming number of vacant properties across the c…
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    Press release |

    Chinese car tariffs not enough - EU needs massive industrial investments

    Members of the European Parliament will debate the Council's decision to impose tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles. For the Greens/EFA, "to guarantee European jobs, this firm approach on Chinese imports needs to go hand in hand with green industrial policy that ensures participation and wellbeing of workers".
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    Ana Miranda: "Europe must act now. We need to stop Netanyahu’s government on its track."

    EFA MEP Ana Miranda intervened in a plenary debate on the escalating conflict in the Middle East. As the world watches in horror, the crisis in Gaza and Lebanon continues to escalate, with devastating consequences for civilian populations. MEP Miranda highlighted that 6% of Gaza’s population has been killed, nearly 2 million people d…
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    One year after the 7th of October attacks

    One year ago, the world witnessed a horrific atrocity as Hamas launched brutal antisemitic terrorist attacks in Israel, with hundreds of innocent civilians killed and many others kidnapped, some never to return home. We continue our call for an immediate ceasefire, the release of all hostages and the free-flow of much needed humanitarian …
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    China/tariffs: Quote from Bas Eickhout MEP

    Bas Eickhout, co-chair of the Greens/EFA group, commented on today's decision on tariffs against China.
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    EFA STATEMENT ON THE HISTORIC ECJ RULING ON THE EU-MOROCCO TRADE DEAL.

    Luxembourg – The European Free Alliance group welcomes the historic ruling by the European Court of Justice (ECJ) invalidating the 2019 trade agreements between the EU and Morocco concerning fisheries and agricultural products. This decision represents a significant victory for the Sahrawi peo...