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Plenary Flash - 13-16 March 2023

On the agenda for the plenary session: energy performance of buildings (EPBD), land use, land use change and forestry (LULUCF), adequate minimum income, EU guidelines on Human rights defenders, Iran debate, deaths at sea - a common EU response, ...
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Plenary Flash - 13-16 February 2023

On the agenda for the plenary session: Green Deal Industrial Plan, adequate minimum income, preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence, an updated mandate for the special committee on foreign interference, an independent EU ethics body, CO2 emissions for cars and vans, and developing an EU cycling strategy.
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Roberta Metsola visiting Volodymyr Zelensky
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Volodymyr Zelenskiy in the European Parliament /EUCO Summit

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy is expected to attend an extraordinary meeting in the European Parliament. Afterwards, the EU Heads of State and Government will receive the Ukrainian President for their summit meeting. Terry Reintke, President of the Greens/EFA Group, will be present at the EUCO summit from around 6pm.
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Saving lives is not a crime

The EU must protect humanitarians. Not criminalise their actions when they save lives. When faced with people in distress, no matter where they are from, human dignity must come first. That is one of the core values of the European Union.
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Ana Miranda calls for an inquiry Committee on MoroccoGate

EFA MEP Ana Miranda intervened in plenary to raise the lack of investigation on the corruption case in Morrocco.
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Plenary Flash - 16-19 January 2023

On the agenda for the plenary session: Election of a new Vice-President of the Parliament, the terrorist threat posed by far-right extremist networks, the storming of the Brazilian democratic institutions, executions of protesters in Iran, Uber lobbying practices in the EU, food price inflation debate, and Waste Shipment Regulation.
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Drop the charges against Seán Binder and other humanitarian workers

"Helping someone who is at risk of drowning is the most normal thing to do. It shouldn’t be praised. It shouldn't be criminalised. It should just be done.” Seán Binder and 23 other humanitarian workers return to trial in Greece. They are facing 20 years in prison for saving lives at sea. We are calling on the Greek authorities to drop the…
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François Alfonsi speaks out for Minorities' rights.

EFA MEP François Alfonsi intervened in the Plenary debate on The 30th anniversary of the UN Declaration on the Rights of Persons Belonging to National or Ethnic, Religious and Linguistic Minorities.
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Poster with the winner of the 2022 Sakharov Prize
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The Greens-EFA welcome the award of the Sakharov Prize to the brave people of Ukraine

The 2022 prize will be awarded to “The brave people of Ukraine” represented by their president, civil society and elected leaders*. The decision was taken unanimously by the Parliament's Conference of Presidents on 19/10/2022. The award ceremony of the Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought is taking place today from 12 to 12.30.
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Philippe Lamberts and Terry Reintke Press Briefing
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Deal welcome on rule of law, Ukraine & tax but national vetoes not fit for the future

EU Permanent Representatives have agreed to a package deal on several files, including on the long delayed global minimum tax rate for multinationals of 15%, unblocking €18 billion of aid to Ukraine, approval of the Hungarian Recovery and Resilience Plan, and the continuation of the conditionality mechanism for Hungary with a suspension r…