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    GDPR: MEPs to vote on faster and fairer enforcement

    Today, MEPs will adopt additional procedural rules regarding the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). These new rules, negotiated by Greens/EFA and Pirate Party MEP Markéta Gregorová, close these gaps by setting clear deadlines and strengthening the rights of complainants and consumers.
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    Greens/EFA Group call for inquiry committee into allegations of spying on EU officials

    Greens/EFA call for inquiry into shocking allegations of Hungarian spying on EU officials. Reports claim the Orbán government ran an espionage network within EU institutions. The Group urges urgent investigation to defend the integrity of European democracy.
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    News |

    Debriefing of the September Plenary Session

    Greens/EFA priorities during the State of the European Union, the situation in Gaza, the Simplification of cohesion funds and protesters in Serbia.
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    Press release |

    Continuing witch-hunt on civil society

    At today’s meeting of the Committee on Budgetary Control (CONT), our four groups - the Socialists & Democrats, Renew, Greens/EFA and The Left - jointly voted against the creation of a Working Group, whose supposed aim is to uncover alleged irregularities in EU funding for civil society.
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    More than 120,000 rally for freedom, love, equal rights - Greens/EFA stands united with historic protest

    Today (Saturday, 28 June), more than 120,000 took the streets of Budapest, estimates going up to 300,000. The Greens/EFA joined today´s protests of around 70 Members of the European Parliament.
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    Marzà Condemns EU Council's “Backdoor Deal” to Weaken Passenger Rights

    EFA MEP Vicent Marzà has strongly condemned the European Council’s proposed reforms to the EU Air Passenger Rights Regulation, warning that they would legalise abusive practices and undermine EU consumer protections and the authority of the European Parliament.
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    News |

    Debriefing of the April 2025 Plenary Session

    Greens/EFA priorities during the plenary session included Omnibus/‚Stop-the-clock’, the US tariffs and the European Response, Fundamental rights in Hungary, the LIFE-Programme, Crackdown on democracy in Türkiye and the arrest of Ekrem İmamoğlu, the Egypt Financial Package, Gaza and much more.
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    PLENARY FLASH: 31 March - 3 April

    GREENS/EFA priorities for the plenary session are ‚Stop-the-clock’, the Egypt Financial Package, fundamental rights in Hungary, the LIFE-Programme, the crackdown on democracy in Türkiye and much more.
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    Paragon: New NGO findings call for urgent EU action

    Today, the NGO Citizen Lab published a report revealing new forensic evidence about the illegal use of Paragon spyware in Italy, particularly targeting journalists, civil society and activists working on migration issues. For the Greens/EFA Group, these findings further emphasize the ongoing and expanding misuse of surveillance technology…
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    EFA MEPs Condemn Spain’s Democratic Violations in the EU

    The European Parliament today voted on a report concerning the verification of MEPs' credentials. MEPs receive their credentials from the European Parliament following notification by each Member State of the full election results, specifying the names of elected candidates and their substitutes.