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    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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    Image by joakant from Pixabay
    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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    Image by Makri27 from Pixabay
    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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    ©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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    Image by Marcel Langthim from Pixabay
    Press release |

    While the right cries wolf, the Habitats Directive is safe for now

    Today, MEPs voted on the downgrading of the protection status of the wolf in the Habitats Directive.
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    Photo by Markus Spiske on Unsplash
    Photo by Markus Spiske on Unsplash
    Press release |

    Long-overdue plan to end Russian energy dependence

    The European Commission's roadmap to eliminate dependence on Russian gas, oil, and nuclear energy, which was presented today, is a long-overdue step that the Greens/EFA Group has consistently advocated for. The Greens/EFA Group welcomes the commitment to phase out Russian energy imports by 2027 through legally binding measures.
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    ©laura-mazzei
    Strasbourg EP
    News |

    Plenary Flash: 5 - 8 May 2025

    GREENS/EFA priorities for the plenary session are the Habitat Directive, the Golden Passports debate, the Multiannual Financial Framework, CO2 emission standards, the Vote on budget discharge, EDIP and much more.
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    ©francois-le-nguyen
    Textile production Asia - abandoned factory
    Press release |

    Greens/EFA will defend the fight against child labour, forced labour & environmental damage

    Today, a majority of MEPs have just voted that the Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD) will not be implemented until 2028 and the Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) will be postponed by two years for companies in the second and third wave of the legislation. The content of both laws will also be renegotiated in terms of content. The Du…
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    Press release |

    Commission’s U-turn creates chaos and undermines trust

    Today, the European Commission proposed the delay of the enforcement of fleet limits for car manufacturers from this year to 2028. This would give manufacturers an extra three years to comply with the mandatory CO2 reduction targets. EU fleet limits set the maximum average CO2 emissions allowed for newly registered vehicles from each car…
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    ©Paul Schulze (CC BY 2.0)
    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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