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    Environment Protection Authority Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
    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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    News |

    Plenary Flash: Greens/EFA Priorities 16 to 19 June

    GREENS/EFA priorities for the plenary session are the Clean Industrial Deal, Electricity grid, Hungary, the EU-Israel Association Agreement, the Ocean Pact, the use of surveillance spyware and much more.
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    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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    Press release |

    Simplification must not come at cost of climate

    Today, the European Commission presented its Omnibus simplification package on agriculture, aiming to amend the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP). While the Greens/EFA Group welcomes efforts to better support organic and small-scale farmers, by cutting red tape or easing compliance with environmental standards, this must not come at the co…
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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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    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 |

    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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    Press release |

    EPP attack on Deforestation Regulation thwarted

    Members of the European Parliament finally voted on the one year delay of the Deforestation Regulation (EUDR), which the Commission proposed at the beginning of October. The EPP’s attempts to undermine this vital legislation failed decisively, proving that there is no place for short-sighted politics when it comes to safeguarding our pla…
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    News |

    Plenary Flash 16 - 19 December 2024

    GREENS/EFA priorities for the plenary session are the situation in Syria, in Georgia, the deforestation law, the right to strike in the EU, anti money-laundering, the preparation of the European Council 19-20 December, and many more.
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    Danger pesticides sign in a field / Pgiam istock
    Danger pesticides sign in a field / Pgiam istock
    Event |

    Towards an international regulatory framework for pesticides

    The Second Conference, “Towards an International Regulatory Framework for Pesticides,” aims to foster dialogue on the indiscriminate use of pesticides, their effects on human health and the environment, and potential solutions to these pressing issues. The event takes place in Brussels, Belgium on 12 and 13 December 2024.
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