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    Aerial shot of parked motor vehicles by Pexels
    Press release |

    Bad news for business and consumers on both sides of the Atlantic

    Tariffs ultimately hurt everyone and will drive up prices for cars in the EU and in the US. The announcement is bad news for business and consumers on both sides of the Atlantic.
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    Letter |

    Strategic Dialogue on Steel: five actions for a thriving steel sector

    As the steel industry in Europe provides employment to hundreds of thousands of workers, and given the importance of the sector to manufacture the technologies for a climate neutral Europe, it is essential that the Clean Industrial Deal provides the tools to modernize, protect and invest in this str...
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    ©hassan-anayi
    European Parliament Strasbourg
    News |

    Debriefing of the March 2025 Plenary Session

    Greens/EFA priorities during the plenary session included the conclusions of the special European Council meeting on support for Ukraine, the new return proposal on migration, the Clean Industrial Deal, the need for EU support towards a just transition and reconstruction in Syria and the situation in Gaza.
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    Beech Forst in Brandenburg/Germany
    Press release |

    We need more science and less fairy tales

    The European Commission has just (Friday 7 March) proposed lowering the protection status of the wolf in the Habitats Directive.
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    Press release |

    Clean Industrial Deal first step into a joint industrial future for Europe

    Today, the European Commission presented its Clean Industrial Deal and an Action Plan for Affordable Energy. The Clean Industrial Deal is the European Commission's strategy to make European industries climate-neutral and competitive. The action plan aims to reduce electricity and energy prices for industry and consumers. We must ensure th…
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    Steel
    Policy Paper |

    The EU Clean Industrial Deal

    We firmly believe in a forward-looking industrial policy using every tool possible to develop new industries while accompanying the transformation of existing industrial sectors in Europe towards a climate-neutral, resource-efficient and socially just circular economy.
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    Press release |

    Greens/EFA MEPs welcome Baltic States to the European grid

    From 8 to 9 February, the Baltic States Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania will complete their long-awaited disconnection from the Russian power system and integrate into the Continental European grid. This marks a historic milestone for Europe and the Baltic States, who have prepared for 15 years to ensure a successful accession and a stable…
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    European Union
    Hemicycle European Parliament Strasbourg
    News |

    Plenary Flash: 10-13 February

    GREENS/EFA priorities for the plenary session are the US withdrawal from the Paris Climate Agreement, Commission Work Programme 2025, the EU-Mercosur Trade Agreement, the protests in Serbia and many more.
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    European Union
    Hemicycle European Parliament Strasbourg
    News |

    Plenary Flash: 20-23 January

    GREENS/EFA priorities for the plenary session are the Digital Services Act (DSA), the need for climate action to fight global warming, the fake elections in Belarus, the ceasefire in Gaza and many more.
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    Press release |

    EPP attack on Deforestation Regulation thwarted

    Members of the European Parliament finally voted on the one year delay of the Deforestation Regulation (EUDR), which the Commission proposed at the beginning of October. The EPP’s attempts to undermine this vital legislation failed decisively, proving that there is no place for short-sighted politics when it comes to safeguarding our pla…