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    People standing under solar panels/science-in-hd
    Opinion |

    Green hydrogen & renewables

    Damien Carême Henrike Hahn
    Opinion by Damien Carême & Henrike Hahn
    On Wednesday 8 July 2020, the European Commission presented its so-called “Hydrogen Strategy”. Our MEPs Henrike Hahn and Damien Carême, co-chairs of Greens/EFA's Green Industrial Policy Campaign look at why hydrogen will be a key energy source to achieve carbon neutrality by 2040. But not any type of hydrogen: green hydrogen only!
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    Power Grids
    Opinion |

    A new European energy infrastructure policy in line with the climate emergency

    Marie Toussaint
    Opinion by Marie Toussaint
    During this week’s plenary session, Members of the European Parliament will adopt a resolution setting out the Parliament’s views on the upcoming revision of the trans-European energy infrastructure Regulation (TEN-E Regulation). The current law sets out the process and criteria to select cross-border electricity, gas and oil infrastructu…
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    News |

    Plenary Flash - July session

    This week, the Parliament will debate on the programme of the German Presidency of the EU with Chancellor Merkel, on prevention of money laundering and terrorist financing, EU hydrogen strategy, Roma inclusion,... Discover all the other major topics on the agenda and the Greens/EFA priority issues
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    Fridays for Future demonstration European Council/Anuna De Wever/Adélaïde Charlier
    Fridays for Future demonstration European Council/Anuna De Wever/Adélaïde Charlier
    Opinion |

    The EU recovery plan

    In our previous blog, “Financing the green deal,” we have already briefly discussed the EU Recovery Plan. This plan was proposed by the European Commission to define the procedure of recovery in Europe after the COVID crisis. While it is mainly focused on rebuilding the economy, a lot of voices in and outside of the European institutions …
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    News |

    A Greens/EFA take on the plenary week

    Greens/EFA priorities for the plenary week included anti-racism protests following the death of George Floyd, Hong Kong, sustainable investment/taxonomy, tax sub-committee, the Disability Strategy, the animal transport inquiry committee, investigation against the Prime Minister of the Czech Republic on the misuse of EU funds and potential…
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    Press release |

    European Parliament approval paves way for sustainable investments

    The European Parliament has approved a law on sustainable investments known as 'taxonomy', designed to make the financial sector more sustainable.
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    @united-nations
    Covid-19 frontline workers
    Press release |

    Commission agrees to additional protections for frontline workers

    Member States will be required to include written instructions for workers in order to protect them in the workplace. The Commission will report back to the European Parliament on this revision by the end of 2020. This follows the demands of the Greens/EFA group to improve protections for frontline workers potentially exposed to the virus…
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    Video |

    Billion euro bailouts: will public cash lead to climate-friendly transport?

    The recovery plan should be an opportunity to invest in much-needed public transport and to ensure a true modal shift, reducing air pollution and contributing to climate action.
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    Video |

    Recovery Plan - a crucial moment for the EU

    During this webinar, we will get together with Daniela Schwarzer, director of the German Council on Foreign Relations, and Professor of political science Catherine E. De Vries to gain insight into the economic recovery plan and new multiannual financial framework (MFF) that will be proposed by the European Commission this Wednesday.
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    @micheile-henderson
    Green Growth
    Opinion |

    Financing the green deal

    As you know the commission proposed a pact called the European Green Deal, that will be the roadmap for Europe to tackle climate change and become carbon neutral in 2050. In our previous blogs we have explained what this pact is, and what it is not. In this blog, we would like to address an important aspect that is missing: MONEY. In the …