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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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    Plenary Flash 21 - 24 October 2024

    GREENS/EFA priorities for the plenary session are the urgent need for a ceasefire in Lebanon, the debate on recent events concerning migration, the Situation in Azerbaijan, violation of human rights and international law and relations with Armenia, deforestation and many more.
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    Bas Eickhout and Volodomir Zelensky shaking hands
    Press release |

    Zelensky meeting & EUCO quote from Bas Eickhout

    On the meeting today between political group leaders and the President of Ukraine, Volodomir Zelensky, and ahead of today’s upcoming European Council Summit, Bas Eickhout MEP, President of the Greens/EFA Group, comments:
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    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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    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 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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    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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    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".