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    Press release |

    EU must take the lead with more ambitious climate targets

    To save the climate, 2020 is crucial. The European Climate Law presented by the European Commission falls short of the promises enshrined in the Green Deal and does not live up to the EU's claim to take this leading role in climate protection.
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    Press release |

    EU governments are making domestic considerations a priority

    The postponement of the negotiations of the Heads of State and Government on the Multiannual Financial Framework is disappointing. EU governments were unable to agree on a strong united position for a budget for the future. The Green Deal and challenges such as digitisation and growing inequality cannot be tackled with an austerity budget…
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    split screen with fossil fuel factory and windmills
    Press release |

    Climate emergency means EU must not fund new gas projects

    The European Parliament will vote on an objection to the "PCI list" of energy infrastructure projects, eligible for EU funding, which will include gas and other fossil fuel projects. The Greens/EFA group oppose the funding of new fossil fuel projects.
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    PVC Recycling
    PVC Recycling Sign
    Press release |

    Parliament votes against toxic recycling

    The European Parliament has voted to object to a Commission draft regulation that would allow for recycled PVC products to be exempt from a ban on lead. The objection which was tabled by the Greens/EFA group calls for an end to toxic recycling. This is the first time the European Parliament has vetoed chemicals legislation.
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    News |

    A Greens/EFA take on the plenary week

    Greens/EFA priorities for the plenary week included the European Green Deal, the Sustainable Investment Plan, Just Transition Fund, Roadmap on Social Europe, the Council hearings on the rule of Law in Hungary and Poland, Czech PM Andrej Babiš' conflicts of interest, Convention on biodiversity, ...
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    Press release |

    New global agreement on biodiversity needed

    The European Union has already set climate change high on the agenda. Now it needs to do the same with protecting biodiversity.
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    Press release |

    Parliament calls for more ambition in green transition

    A majority of MEPs have voted in favour of a cross-party resolution on the European Green Deal, initiated by the Greens/EFA group. The Greens/EFA group have succeeded in including demands for more biodiversity protection, more climate financing and a more social approach to tackling the climate crisis.
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    Press release |

    A necessary tool but commitment to coal phase-out needed

    The Just Transition Fund is a necessary tool to support the regions that will be affected by the move away from coal and other polluting industries, which we have long been calling for. Unfortunately, the Commission's proposal does not set a binding date for the phase-out of coal.
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    European Union
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    News |

    This week in the European Parliament

    A look ahead to the plenary session in the European Parliament in Strasbourg and the Greens/EFA priority issues on the agenda
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    Press release |

    Europe will benefit from public drinking water dispensers and cleaner water

    Yesterday (Wednesday, 18 December), the representatives of the European Parliament, the Council of Member States and the European Commission agreed on stricter limits for lead and endocrine disruptors such as bisphenol A allowed in drinking water.