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    Press release |

    EU climate target for 2040

    The European Commission today (Wednesday, 2 July) presented its proposal for the climate target for 2040. The proposal aims to reduce CO2 emissions by 90% within the next 15 years compared to 1990 levels. The aim is to make the EU the first climate-neutral continent by 2050.
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    Solar Panels on field
    Policy Paper |

    Europe’s Green Tech Revolution

    To match our aims and needs, Europe will need to create a union of wind and sun, of cables and batteries; a European Renewables and Clean Tech Community.
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    @david-leveque
    Parlement européen - Strasbourg FRANCE
    News |

    Debriefing of the June 2025 Plenary Session

    Greens/EFA priorities during the plenary session included the Clean Industrial Deal, the debate on the Pride ban in Hungary and the EU-Israel Association Agreement.
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    Environment Protection Authority Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
    Water testing lake
    Opinion |

    PFAS in Wine, Water & Makeup: How We Can Ban Forever Chemicals From Our Lives

    One of the biggest problems with PFAS is their persistence. These chemicals stay in the environment for years — often decades — without breaking down. That means once they get into rivers, lakes or soil, they’re very difficult to remove. Rain can carry them into groundwater and, from there, into our drinking water.
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    © European Union 2015 - Source EP
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    News |

    Plenary Flash: Greens/EFA Priorities 16 to 19 June

    GREENS/EFA priorities for the plenary session are the Clean Industrial Deal, Electricity grid, Hungary, the EU-Israel Association Agreement, the Ocean Pact, the use of surveillance spyware and much more.
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    Image by joakant from Pixabay
    Press release |

    Greens/EFA welcome the European Ocean Pact and call for concrete action

    Today, the European Commission presented its European Ocean Pact. The Greens/EFA Group have long called for a comprehensive approach to issues concerning the ocean
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    Bild von Fabian Holtappels auf Pixabay
    Press release |

    Quote from MEP Alexandra Geese

    Alexandra Geese, Greens/EFA shadow rapporteur on the Industry Committee's (ITRE) report on technological sovereignty and digital infrastructure, which was drafted after a Greens/EFA initiative, comments on today's adoption of the report.
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    Image by Makri27 from Pixabay
    Press release |

    Keep on track, reduce dependency, invest in jobs and competitiveness

    On today´s new report of the EU Scientific Advisers/new report Bas Eickhout, Co-President of the Greens/EFA group in the European Parliament comments:
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    Photo by Mike Benna on Unsplash
    Gas pipeline
    Press release |

    Russian energy phase-out: “Finish the job”

    Today, after a request by the Greens/EFA Group, the European Parliament will debate the Russian energy phase-out, Nord Stream and the EU's energy sovereignty. Following the Commission's presentation of the REPowerEU roadmap, Greens/EFA MEPs now call for June’s legislative proposal to be ambitious and to be treated with the right sense of …
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    ©hassan-anayi
    European Parliament Strasbourg
    News |

    Debriefing of the May 2025 Plenary Session

    Greens/EFA priorities during the plenary session incluede: CO2 standards, the habitats directive, Gaza, Cohesion Funds, Russian Gas, Golden passports and much more.
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