icon

ADVANCED SEARCH

Press Releases, Opinions, Publications, Events and Videos

Filter
  • Agriculture and Fisheries
  • Climate
  • Culture
  • Transparency and Democracy
  • Economy
  • Energy
  • Environment
  • European Union
  • International
  • Mobility
  • Rights and freedoms
  • Trade
  • Society
    • array(7) { ["url"]=> string(67) "files/doc/imgs/list/1528980066_8f8f09a2bb1c7ea4a37a2e8b698c9102.jpg" ["title"]=> NULL ["copyright"]=> string(15) "©Nuno Nogueira" ["updated_at"]=> int(1528980066) ["file_name"]=> string(36) "8f8f09a2bb1c7ea4a37a2e8b698c9102.jpg" ["urls"]=> array(4) { ["jumbo"]=> string(51) "https://extranet.greens-efa.eu/api/image/7570/jumbo" ["list"]=> string(50) "https://extranet.greens-efa.eu/api/image/7570/list" ["photo"]=> string(51) "https://extranet.greens-efa.eu/api/image/7570/photo" ["portrait"]=> string(54) "https://extranet.greens-efa.eu/api/image/7570/portrait" } ["alt"]=> NULL }
    ©Nuno Nogueira
    Press release |

    European Commission cannot have carte blanche on foreign affairs priorities

    The Greens/EFA group in the European Parliament has today expressed strong concerns about the European Commission's proposals to bundle multiple peace-building, defence and security policies under one budget line.
    array(7) { ["url"]=> string(37) "files/assets/imgs/list/see_rescue.jpg" ["title"]=> string(10) "see rescue" ["copyright"]=> string(16) "©abraham osorio" ["updated_at"]=> int(1528888209) ["file_name"]=> string(36) "cea17c2a011a575b024e88299dee7877.jpg" ["urls"]=> array(4) { ["jumbo"]=> string(51) "https://extranet.greens-efa.eu/api/image/7550/jumbo" ["list"]=> string(50) "https://extranet.greens-efa.eu/api/image/7550/list" ["photo"]=> string(51) "https://extranet.greens-efa.eu/api/image/7550/photo" ["portrait"]=> string(54) "https://extranet.greens-efa.eu/api/image/7550/portrait" } ["alt"]=> string(10) "see rescue" }
    ©abraham osorio
    see rescue
    Press release |

    Aquarius debate in European Parliament

    We urgently need a new approach to this humanitarian crisis. Monday's undignified showdown over the Aquarius was a horrible reminder that the EU still lacks a coherent strategy for responding to the suffering on Europe’s borders.
    array(8) { ["url"]=> string(37) "files/assets/imgs/list/migrants_1.png" ["title"]=> string(8) "Migrants" ["alt"]=> string(8) "Migrants" ["copyright"]=> string(25) "Migrants © Samuel Aranda" ["updated_at"]=> int(1528908536) ["file_name"]=> string(36) "a0af9687d873da76b03b4d04c9585ea7.png" ["fname"]=> string(12) "Migrants.png" ["urls"]=> array(4) { ["jumbo"]=> string(51) "https://extranet.greens-efa.eu/api/image/7562/jumbo" ["list"]=> string(50) "https://extranet.greens-efa.eu/api/image/7562/list" ["photo"]=> string(51) "https://extranet.greens-efa.eu/api/image/7562/photo" ["portrait"]=> string(54) "https://extranet.greens-efa.eu/api/image/7562/portrait" } }
    Migrants © Samuel Aranda
    Migrants
    Press release |

    Refugees in the Mediterranean – MEPs call for solidarity

    MEPs today held an emergency debate on humanitarian emergencies in the Mediterranean and the need for solidarity. This follows the Italian and Maltese governments' refusal to allow the refugee rescue ship MV Aquarius access to their ports in order to land the 629 people on board. Speaking ...
    array(7) { ["url"]=> string(67) "files/doc/imgs/list/1528786680_619cea0735f1050122c767da90082604.jpg" ["title"]=> NULL ["copyright"]=> NULL ["updated_at"]=> int(1528786680) ["file_name"]=> string(36) "619cea0735f1050122c767da90082604.jpg" ["urls"]=> array(4) { ["jumbo"]=> string(51) "https://extranet.greens-efa.eu/api/image/7543/jumbo" ["list"]=> string(50) "https://extranet.greens-efa.eu/api/image/7543/list" ["photo"]=> string(51) "https://extranet.greens-efa.eu/api/image/7543/photo" ["portrait"]=> string(54) "https://extranet.greens-efa.eu/api/image/7543/portrait" } ["alt"]=> NULL }
    Event |

    The Greens/EFA Co-Presidents' briefing

    Greens/EFA co-presidents Ska Keller and Philippe Lamberts present the key issues of the plenary session and of the European agenda for the Greens/EFA group
    array(7) { ["url"]=> string(52) "files/assets/imgs/list/plenary_speech_ska_keller.png" ["title"]=> string(25) "Plenary speech Ska Keller" ["copyright"]=> string(14) "European Union" ["updated_at"]=> int(1528899757) ["file_name"]=> string(36) "5db520cd3584ce25364ca5419afde617.png" ["urls"]=> array(4) { ["jumbo"]=> string(51) "https://extranet.greens-efa.eu/api/image/7555/jumbo" ["list"]=> string(50) "https://extranet.greens-efa.eu/api/image/7555/list" ["photo"]=> string(51) "https://extranet.greens-efa.eu/api/image/7555/photo" ["portrait"]=> string(54) "https://extranet.greens-efa.eu/api/image/7555/portrait" } ["alt"]=> string(25) "Plenary speech Ska Keller" }
    European Union
    Plenary speech Ska Keller
    Video |

    We need more solidarity in the EU

    Our co-President Ska Keller calls for a reform of the Dublin System. We need a system that is fairer for refugees and shows real solidarity between Member States.
    array(8) { ["url"]=> string(51) "files/assets/imgs/list/microphone__neil-godding.jpg" ["title"]=> string(10) "Microphone" ["alt"]=> string(10) "Microphone" ["copyright"]=> NULL ["updated_at"]=> int(1530563642) ["file_name"]=> string(36) "619cea0735f1050122c767da90082604.jpg" ["fname"]=> string(28) "microphone©neil-godding.jpg" ["urls"]=> array(4) { ["jumbo"]=> string(51) "https://extranet.greens-efa.eu/api/image/7623/jumbo" ["list"]=> string(50) "https://extranet.greens-efa.eu/api/image/7623/list" ["photo"]=> string(51) "https://extranet.greens-efa.eu/api/image/7623/photo" ["portrait"]=> string(54) "https://extranet.greens-efa.eu/api/image/7623/portrait" } } Microphone
    Event |

    The Greens/EFA Co-Presidents' briefing (copy)

    Greens/EFA co-presidents Ska Keller and Philippe Lamberts present the key issues of the plenary session and of the European agenda for the Greens/EFA group
    array(7) { ["url"]=> string(47) "files/assets/imgs/list/lampedusa_refugees_2.jpg" ["title"]=> string(18) "Lampedusa refugees" ["copyright"]=> string(20) "UNHCR (CC BY-NC 2.0)" ["updated_at"]=> int(1528722725) ["file_name"]=> string(36) "89044615730c90a4f4938b38220bbecf.jpg" ["urls"]=> array(4) { ["jumbo"]=> string(51) "https://extranet.greens-efa.eu/api/image/7541/jumbo" ["list"]=> string(50) "https://extranet.greens-efa.eu/api/image/7541/list" ["photo"]=> string(51) "https://extranet.greens-efa.eu/api/image/7541/photo" ["portrait"]=> string(54) "https://extranet.greens-efa.eu/api/image/7541/portrait" } ["alt"]=> string(18) "Lampedusa refugees" }
    UNHCR (CC BY-NC 2.0)
    Lampedusa refugees
    Press release |

    Refugees stranded at sea shows urgent need for Dublin reform

    Two rescue ships carrying refugees, including pregnant women and children, have been refused permission to dock in Italy and Malta.
    array(8) { ["url"]=> string(64) "files/assets/imgs/list/copy_of_16611-0505-11-05-05_grand_d_5.jpg" ["title"]=> string(40) "Hemicycle European Parliament Strasbourg" ["alt"]=> string(40) "Hemicycle European Parliament Strasbourg" ["copyright"]=> string(14) "European Union" ["updated_at"]=> int(1528722346) ["file_name"]=> string(36) "3e21daa56e4ba233bab3b3806f5034fa.jpg" ["fname"]=> string(39) "Copy of 16611-0505-11-05-05 Grand D.jpg" ["urls"]=> array(4) { ["jumbo"]=> string(51) "https://extranet.greens-efa.eu/api/image/7540/jumbo" ["list"]=> string(50) "https://extranet.greens-efa.eu/api/image/7540/list" ["photo"]=> string(51) "https://extranet.greens-efa.eu/api/image/7540/photo" ["portrait"]=> string(54) "https://extranet.greens-efa.eu/api/image/7540/portrait" } }
    European Union
    Hemicycle European Parliament Strasbourg
    News |

    What's coming up in Parliament

    A look ahead to next week's session in the European Parliament in Strasbourg and the Greens/EFA priority issues on the agenda
    array(8) { ["url"]=> string(64) "files/assets/imgs/list/refugee_bulgaria_unhcr___cc_by-nc_2.0.jpg" ["title"]=> string(17) "refugees bulgaria" ["alt"]=> string(17) "refugees bulgaria" ["copyright"]=> string(19) "UNHCR, CC BY-NC 2.0" ["updated_at"]=> int(1528289314) ["file_name"]=> string(36) "7137ebd62518df47260417563ad87e8c.jpg" ["fname"]=> string(41) "refugee bulgaria UNHCR, CC BY-NC 2.0.jpg" ["urls"]=> array(4) { ["jumbo"]=> string(51) "https://extranet.greens-efa.eu/api/image/7527/jumbo" ["list"]=> string(50) "https://extranet.greens-efa.eu/api/image/7527/list" ["photo"]=> string(51) "https://extranet.greens-efa.eu/api/image/7527/photo" ["portrait"]=> string(54) "https://extranet.greens-efa.eu/api/image/7527/portrait" } }
    UNHCR, CC BY-NC 2.0
    refugees bulgaria
    Study |

    The EU-Turkey Statement and the Greek Hotspots

    The study shows how the hotspots approach, coupled with the implementation of the EU-Turkey statement, violates the rights of refugees and migrants and still fails to achieve its underlying dual aim, namely to contain migrants and refugees in order to deter potential new arrivals and to facilitate returns from Greece to Turkey.
    array(7) { ["url"]=> string(89) "files/assets/imgs/list/syrian_and_iraqi_refugees_arrive_from_turkey_to_lesbos__greece.jpg" ["title"]=> string(62) "Syrian and Iraqi refugees arrive from Turkey to Lesbos, Greece" ["copyright"]=> string(19) "Ggia (CC BY-SA 4.0)" ["updated_at"]=> int(1528357436) ["file_name"]=> string(36) "cd1efcf452094952c372ba989e7d1895.jpg" ["urls"]=> array(4) { ["jumbo"]=> string(51) "https://extranet.greens-efa.eu/api/image/7537/jumbo" ["list"]=> string(50) "https://extranet.greens-efa.eu/api/image/7537/list" ["photo"]=> string(51) "https://extranet.greens-efa.eu/api/image/7537/photo" ["portrait"]=> string(54) "https://extranet.greens-efa.eu/api/image/7537/portrait" } ["alt"]=> string(62) "Syrian and Iraqi refugees arrive from Turkey to Lesbos, Greece" }
    Ggia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
    Syrian and Iraqi refugees arrive from Turkey to Lesbos, Greece
    Press release |

    New study shows how EU-Turkey deal is turning refugees into detainees

    The European Union's agreement with Turkey is failing to uphold the rights of refugees in Greece, according to a new study commissioned by the Greens/EFA group in the European Parliament.