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    Study |

    Shaping sustainable public procurement laws in the European Union

    This study on sustainable procurement laws analyses the legislative development from ‘how to buy’ to ‘what to buy’ in current and future EU legislative initiatives.
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    Parliament leaders write to Commission over draconian draft laws on teachers & whistleblowing

    The leaders of the main political groups in the European Parliament, on the initiative of the Greens/EFA Group have co-signed a call to the Commission on the Hungarian government's law targeting teachers, and the whistleblower law, which could be used against the LGBTIQ community.
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    Opinion |

    An EU fashion revolution? Why we need to make the fast fashion industry go circular

    Alice Bah Kuhnke Anna Cavazzini
    Opinion by Alice Bah Kuhnke & Anna Cavazzini
    Fast fashion exploits cheap labour and our natural resources. Read here what we can do to make the fashion industry part of the circular economy.
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    Debriefing of the April Plenary Session

    Greens/EFA priorities for the plenary week included important files from the FitFor55 Package (CBAM, ETS, SCF), the Deforestation regulation, Forever pollutants, EU-China relations and LGBTQ+ rights in Uganda, among others. Read more.
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    First time regulation of crypto space breakthrough for consumer protection & the fight against money laundering

    For the first time, MEPs have voted through the outcome of two key files regulating the crypto sphere. The Transfer of Funds Regulation and Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation are the first major regulations to address the lack of transparency in the sector and provide greater security to investors, while mitigating risks of money launder…
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    EFA MEPS show their support to the people of Peru

    EFA MEPs Jordi Solé and Ana Miranda intervened in plenary today to send their solidarity to the Peruvian people and to denounce the repressive response given by the government to the mass demonstrations that took place mainly between December and March.
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    Press release |

    European Parliament approves regulation protecting forests

    The European Parliament has approved the Deforestation regulation, which requires companies to ensure that their products sold in the EU are deforestation-free. The regulation improves the initial Commission proposal by widening the scope to additional products, something the Greens/EFA group was instrumental in pushing for.
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    European Parliament approves catalyst for cleaner production

    An overwhelming majority of MEPs have approved the outcome of trilogue negotiations for the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM). The Greens/EFA welcomes the agreement, which will mean that companies have to pay CO2 offsets for production outside the EU.
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    Press release |

    EP approves biggest reform to reduce CO2 emissions in Europe

    A majority of the Members of the European Parliament gave their final approval on the results of the trilogues on the European Emissions Trading System (ETS) and Social Climate Find (SCF). The reform will incentivise the energy and industrial sectors to fully decarbonize.
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    European Parliament votes for the protection of minorities

    The European Parliament has just adopted a report on the institutional relations between the EU and the Council of Europe that pushes for more rights and protection for national minorities within Europe.