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Quote from MEP Alexandra Geese

Alexandra Geese, Greens/EFA shadow rapporteur on the Industry Committee's (ITRE) report on technological sovereignty and digital infrastructure, which was drafted after a Greens/EFA initiative, comments on today's adoption of the report.
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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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©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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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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Bad news for business and consumers on both sides of the Atlantic

Tariffs ultimately hurt everyone and will drive up prices for cars in the EU and in the US. The announcement is bad news for business and consumers on both sides of the Atlantic.
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Letter |

Strategic Dialogue on Steel: five actions for a thriving steel sector

As the steel industry in Europe provides employment to hundreds of thousands of workers, and given the importance of the sector to manufacture the technologies for a climate neutral Europe, it is essential that the Clean Industrial Deal provides the tools to modernize, protect and invest in this str...
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©hassan-anayi
European Parliament Strasbourg
News |

Debriefing of the March 2025 Plenary Session

Greens/EFA priorities during the plenary session included the conclusions of the special European Council meeting on support for Ukraine, the new return proposal on migration, the Clean Industrial Deal, the need for EU support towards a just transition and reconstruction in Syria and the situation in Gaza.
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©Alex Urezkov
Steel
Policy Paper |

The EU Clean Industrial Deal

We firmly believe in a forward-looking industrial policy using every tool possible to develop new industries while accompanying the transformation of existing industrial sectors in Europe towards a climate-neutral, resource-efficient and socially just circular economy.
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VDL at the Conference of Presidents
Press release |

Greens/EFA Group welcomes focus on climate but needs to see action

Commission President Ursula von der Leyen presented the proposal for the new European Commission. Greens/EFA welcome the clear commitment from the Commission President to the Green Deal for the new Commission but are concerned about the Member States failing to live up to their promises and reach gender equality.
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Photo by Jason Mavrommatis on Unsplash
Wind turbines
Press release |

Greens/EFA Group welcomes that Draghi report recognises urgent need for EU action on decarbonisation, competitiveness & jobs

Mario Draghi, the former head of the European Central Bank, has just come out with his Commission-mandated report on the future of competitiveness in the EU, which suggests a swath of potential reforms of the EU’s economic and industrial policies, defence capabilities, as well as changes to the EU’s governance structures.
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