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    Position Paper |

    Affordable and Accessible Medicines for All

    We need to alter the current innovation model for pharmaceuticals if we want to ensure accessible and affordable medicines for all. Ensuring access to all medicines for patients in need is a core human rights obligation, linked with the principles of equality, non-discrimination and transparency.
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    COVID-19 virus
    Study |

    EU law in the 'first wave' : the legality of national measures to tackle the COVID-19 crisis

    COVID-19 has challenged not just the public health but also the legal structure of the European Union. This study aims to provide a comprehensive overview of the extent to which Member States have complied with or breached EU law in four key areas during the COVID-19 ‘first wave’
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    COVID-19 virus
    Press release |

    New study shows breaches of rule of law during first Covid wave

    Greens/EFA group MEPs working on rights and democracy, have released a first of kind legal study into the emergency measures taken by EU member states during the first wave of the Covid-19 pandemic, assessing the impact on the democracy and the rule of law, free movement of people, asylum and refugee protections and data protection.
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    Wind turbines in sunflower field/ CC0 Gustavo Quepon
    Wind turbines in sunflower field/ CC0 Gustavo Quepon
    Opinion |

    6 ways to make EU industry climate neutral

    Michael Bloss Damien Carême Henrike Hahn
    Opinion by Michael Bloss & Damien Carême & Henrike Hahn
    We need a greener European industry, to keep our air fresh, our planet cool and to get a competitive, resilient and sustainable economy.
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    Young climate protesters holding signs/ CC0 Callum Shaw
    Young climate protesters holding signs/ CC0 Callum Shaw
    Opinion |

    The end of fossil fuels

    There are many obvious and urgent climate policies like implementing a greenhouse gas budget, reforestation, halting destructive trade agreements, putting the money where it should be. But why don’t we just stop all fossil fuels?
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    Strasbourg Cathedral
    News |

    Greens/EFA take on the plenary session

    Greens/EFA priorities for the plenary week included the sustainable single market, tackling homelessness in the EU, Industrial Strategy for Europe, LGBTIQ Strategy, Pharmaceutical Strategy, Abortion Rights and Rule of Law in Poland, and the outcome of EUCO debate regarding MFF.
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    Press release |

    Vaccines & medicines must be affordable & accessible to all

    The European Commission presented its Pharmaceutical Strategy. The Strategy aims to ensure the supply of medicines and vaccines to all people in the European Union and to encourage innovation by European pharmaceutical companies. The Greens/EFA group welcomes the Pharmaceutical Strategy and calls for more transparency in investment and th…
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    Installing Roof Solar Panels
    Press release |

    Green industrial policy for climate protection & jobs

    The decarbonisation of our industry will pave the way to climate neutrality and create jobs. Protecting the climate is a job creator. We must switch from subsidising coal-fired power stations to investing in renewables. The Green Deal can make the European Union the market leader in energy-efficient and resource-saving industrial processe…
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    There is no plan b sign during climate march/ CC0 Markus Spiske
    There is no plan b sign during climate march/ CC0 Markus Spiske
    Opinion |

    Getting out of the red: The Greenhouse Gas Budget

    When the European Union decided to propose a European Green Deal to try and reach the climate targets of the Paris Agreement, they had to start with one important thing: reducing greenhouse gas emissions. The Commission laid out their plans and proposed their own targets. Unfortunately, the targets that have been set are not being backed …
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    Health learning
    Press release |

    EU4Health

    The cuts in EU4Health called for by the Council were irresponsible, especially in times of pandemic. It is a success that the European Parliament has tripled the amount envisaged by the Council in the budget negotiations.