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(8) { ["url"]=> string(58) "files/assets/imgs/list/20171214_ep-063150a_fma_006_web.jpg" ["title"]=> string(76) "European Parliament Building Strasbourg © European Union 2017 - Source : EP" ["alt"]=> string(76) "European Parliament Building Strasbourg © European Union 2017 - Source : EP" ["copyright"]=> string(76) "European Parliament Building Strasbourg © European Union 2017 - Source : EP" ["updated_at"]=> int(1726819470) ["file_name"]=> string(36) "36e4b7a32f425e612adcf86dee4b5de8.jpg" ["fname"]=> string(35) "20171214_EP-063150A_FMA_006_web.jpg" ["urls"]=> array(4) { ["jumbo"]=> string(52) "https://extranet.greens-efa.eu/api/image/12526/jumbo" ["list"]=> string(51) "https://extranet.greens-efa.eu/api/image/12526/list" ["photo"]=> string(52) "https://extranet.greens-efa.eu/api/image/12526/photo" ["portrait"]=> string(55) "https://extranet.greens-efa.eu/api/image/12526/portrait" } }
    European Parliament Building Strasbourg © European Union 2017 - Source : EP
    European Parliament Building Strasbourg © European Union 2017 - Source : EP
    News |

    Debriefing of the September 2024 plenary session

    The European Parliament is back for its first session of the new term. Our Greens/EFA Members debated climate change and its consequences on extreme weather. President Ursula von der Leyen presented her Commission candidates. Read the debriefing of the Plenary session here.
    array(8) { ["url"]=> string(68) "files/assets/imgs/list/1726562099059_20240917_ep-172345a_dll_077.jpg" ["title"]=> string(36) "© European Union 2024 - Source : EP" ["alt"]=> string(35) "VDL at the Conference of Presidents" ["copyright"]=> string(36) "© European Union 2024 - Source : EP" ["updated_at"]=> int(1726566984) ["file_name"]=> string(36) "e0a06b03a272915c0830f25c6cfb7dbc.jpg" ["fname"]=> string(45) "1726562099059_20240917_EP-172345A_DLL_077.jpg" ["urls"]=> array(4) { ["jumbo"]=> string(52) "https://extranet.greens-efa.eu/api/image/12523/jumbo" ["list"]=> string(51) "https://extranet.greens-efa.eu/api/image/12523/list" ["photo"]=> string(52) "https://extranet.greens-efa.eu/api/image/12523/photo" ["portrait"]=> string(55) "https://extranet.greens-efa.eu/api/image/12523/portrait" } }
    © European Union 2024 - Source : EP
    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.
    array(8) { ["url"]=> string(65) "files/assets/imgs/list/jason-mavrommatis-dxbtedwoug8-unsplash.jpg" ["title"]=> string(38) "Photo by Jason Mavrommatis on Unsplash" ["alt"]=> string(13) "Wind turbines" ["copyright"]=> string(38) "Photo by Jason Mavrommatis on Unsplash" ["updated_at"]=> int(1725892737) ["file_name"]=> string(36) "0b31b0bc0f35dc88b3a96e34398111e4.jpg" ["fname"]=> string(42) "jason-mavrommatis-dXbteDwOUG8-unsplash.jpg" ["urls"]=> array(4) { ["jumbo"]=> string(52) "https://extranet.greens-efa.eu/api/image/12520/jumbo" ["list"]=> string(51) "https://extranet.greens-efa.eu/api/image/12520/list" ["photo"]=> string(52) "https://extranet.greens-efa.eu/api/image/12520/photo" ["portrait"]=> string(55) "https://extranet.greens-efa.eu/api/image/12520/portrait" } }
    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.
    array(8) { ["url"]=> string(61) "files/assets/imgs/list/hakan-nural-wnsewhmhxho-unsplash_1.jpg" ["title"]=> string(33) "Covid-19 vaccine/ CC0 Hakan Nural" ["alt"]=> string(33) "Covid-19 vaccine/ CC0 Hakan Nural" ["copyright"]=> string(33) "Covid-19 vaccine/ CC0 Hakan Nural" ["updated_at"]=> int(1721214888) ["file_name"]=> string(36) "dfe205d836c23d953d4c184dee0dfc68.jpg" ["fname"]=> string(36) "hakan-nural-wnSEwHMhxho-unsplash.jpg" ["urls"]=> array(4) { ["jumbo"]=> string(52) "https://extranet.greens-efa.eu/api/image/12504/jumbo" ["list"]=> string(51) "https://extranet.greens-efa.eu/api/image/12504/list" ["photo"]=> string(52) "https://extranet.greens-efa.eu/api/image/12504/photo" ["portrait"]=> string(55) "https://extranet.greens-efa.eu/api/image/12504/portrait" } }
    Covid-19 vaccine/ CC0 Hakan Nural
    Covid-19 vaccine/ CC0 Hakan Nural
    Press release |

    Greens/EFA welcomes ECJ ruling on access to COVID vaccine contracts

    The European Court of Justice (ECJ) issued its ruling on the lawsuit filed by five Greens/EFA MEPs requesting access to documents related to the joint purchases of Covid vaccines. The Greens/EFA Group welcome that today’s ruling clarified that the Commission unduly refused access to certain elements in the contracts.
    array(8) { ["url"]=> string(44) "files/assets/imgs/list/iris-5350997_1920.jpg" ["title"]=> NULL ["alt"]=> NULL ["copyright"]=> NULL ["updated_at"]=> int(1718621985) ["file_name"]=> string(36) "384ed8a5c4cf1db232b5889fd0276e7c.jpg" ["fname"]=> string(21) "iris-5350997_1920.jpg" ["urls"]=> array(4) { ["jumbo"]=> string(52) "https://extranet.greens-efa.eu/api/image/12443/jumbo" ["list"]=> string(51) "https://extranet.greens-efa.eu/api/image/12443/list" ["photo"]=> string(52) "https://extranet.greens-efa.eu/api/image/12443/photo" ["portrait"]=> string(55) "https://extranet.greens-efa.eu/api/image/12443/portrait" } }
    Press release |

    Greens/EFA welcome Council finally adopts historic Nature Restoration Law

    The environment ministers finally approved the Nature Restoration Law. The approval has for months been deadlocked in the Council, but following the announcement last night by Leonore Gewessler, Green minister for Climate and Nature in Austria, that Austria would vote in favour of the legislation, the Council was able to adopt this histor…
    array(8) { ["url"]=> string(58) "files/assets/imgs/list/danist-soh-dqxiw7ncb9q-unsplash.jpg" ["title"]=> string(23) "Due Diligance Directive" ["alt"]=> string(23) "Due Diligance Directive" ["copyright"]=> string(76) "https://unsplash.com/photos/gray-concrete-building-covered-trees-dqXiw7nCb9Q" ["updated_at"]=> int(1713880750) ["file_name"]=> string(36) "2c9cacb4d6e5ecee2def2cdd4d5bad11.jpg" ["fname"]=> string(35) "danist-soh-dqXiw7nCb9Q-unsplash.jpg" ["urls"]=> array(4) { ["jumbo"]=> string(52) "https://extranet.greens-efa.eu/api/image/12413/jumbo" ["list"]=> string(51) "https://extranet.greens-efa.eu/api/image/12413/list" ["photo"]=> string(52) "https://extranet.greens-efa.eu/api/image/12413/photo" ["portrait"]=> string(55) "https://extranet.greens-efa.eu/api/image/12413/portrait" } }
    https://unsplash.com/photos/gray-concrete-building-covered-trees-dqXiw7nCb9Q
    Due Diligance Directive
    Press release |

    EU adopts groundbreaking Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive

    Members of the European Parliament adopted the long awaited Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive. The directive is a milestone for responsible business conduct as for the first time the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights will be codified into EU law.
    array(8) { ["url"]=> string(66) "files/assets/imgs/list/matthew-ansley-ihl2q5f-vya-unsplash__1_.jpg" ["title"]=> string(7) "Hungary" ["alt"]=> string(12) "Ilaria Salis" ["copyright"]=> string(84) "https://unsplash.com/photos/a-long-hallway-with-a-bunch-of-lockers-in-it-ihl2Q5F-VYA" ["updated_at"]=> int(1713960956) ["file_name"]=> string(36) "2ff7745abe4542e3e3bca0a22516e491.jpg" ["fname"]=> string(43) "matthew-ansley-ihl2Q5F-VYA-unsplash (1).jpg" ["urls"]=> array(4) { ["jumbo"]=> string(52) "https://extranet.greens-efa.eu/api/image/12416/jumbo" ["list"]=> string(51) "https://extranet.greens-efa.eu/api/image/12416/list" ["photo"]=> string(52) "https://extranet.greens-efa.eu/api/image/12416/photo" ["portrait"]=> string(55) "https://extranet.greens-efa.eu/api/image/12416/portrait" } }
    https://unsplash.com/photos/a-long-hallway-with-a-bunch-of-lockers-in-it-ihl2Q5F-VYA
    Ilaria Salis
    Press release |

    Final report on Hungary shows damning picture on rule of law & EU’s response

    MEPs will vote on the final report of this mandate on the situation surrounding the rule of law in Hungary. This is the first resolution that takes a look at the recent Sovereignty Law proposed by the ruling Fidesz party and provides a comprehensive overview of developments in the country since 2022.
    array(8) { ["url"]=> string(51) "files/assets/imgs/list/51344563750_15e654676a_k.jpg" ["title"]=> string(13) "forced labour" ["alt"]=> string(13) "forced labour" ["copyright"]=> string(62) "©International Labour Organization ILO (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 DEED)" ["updated_at"]=> int(1713862533) ["file_name"]=> string(36) "ca8fc9c7148e515fb856c526a4164403.jpg" ["fname"]=> string(28) "51344563750_15e654676a_k.jpg" ["urls"]=> array(4) { ["jumbo"]=> string(52) "https://extranet.greens-efa.eu/api/image/12410/jumbo" ["list"]=> string(51) "https://extranet.greens-efa.eu/api/image/12410/list" ["photo"]=> string(52) "https://extranet.greens-efa.eu/api/image/12410/photo" ["portrait"]=> string(55) "https://extranet.greens-efa.eu/api/image/12410/portrait" } }
    ©International Labour Organization ILO (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 DEED)
    forced labour
    Press release |

    EU expected to ban products made with forced labour

    Members of the European Parliament will debate the “Regulation on Prohibiting products made with forced labour on the EU market”. The plenary vote will take place tomorrow. This new legislation marks a crucial step towards putting human rights at the core of the EU’s trade policy and the single market.
    array(8) { ["url"]=> string(61) "files/assets/imgs/list/manny-becerra-b_e1ym7z99a-unsplash.jpg" ["title"]=> string(8) "Abortion" ["alt"]=> string(8) "Abortion" ["copyright"]=> string(88) "https://unsplash.com/photos/a-group-of-women-holding-signs-and-wearing-masks-b_e1YM7Z99A" ["updated_at"]=> int(1712838989) ["file_name"]=> string(36) "63558072226473f242b9f8f78c434394.jpg" ["fname"]=> string(38) "manny-becerra-b_e1YM7Z99A-unsplash.jpg" ["urls"]=> array(4) { ["jumbo"]=> string(52) "https://extranet.greens-efa.eu/api/image/12395/jumbo" ["list"]=> string(51) "https://extranet.greens-efa.eu/api/image/12395/list" ["photo"]=> string(52) "https://extranet.greens-efa.eu/api/image/12395/photo" ["portrait"]=> string(55) "https://extranet.greens-efa.eu/api/image/12395/portrait" } }
    https://unsplash.com/photos/a-group-of-women-holding-signs-and-wearing-masks-b_e1YM7Z99A
    Abortion
    Press release |

    MEPs call for EU to recognise abortion as fundamental right

    Members of the European Parliament adopted a resolution calling for abortion to be included in the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights. The report also denounces that some Member States still have highly restrictive laws prohibiting abortion except in strictly defined circumstances.
    array(8) { ["url"]=> string(68) "files/assets/imgs/list/nigel-tadyanehondo-god2mdnujuu-unsplash_1.jpg" ["title"]=> string(39) "Photo by Nigel Tadyanehondo on Unsplash" ["alt"]=> string(6) "Trucks" ["copyright"]=> string(39) "Photo by Nigel Tadyanehondo on Unsplash" ["updated_at"]=> int(1712768986) ["file_name"]=> string(36) "9a069fdae953f15c698fbe760dd0826f.jpg" ["fname"]=> string(43) "nigel-tadyanehondo-GOD2mDNujuU-unsplash.jpg" ["urls"]=> array(4) { ["jumbo"]=> string(52) "https://extranet.greens-efa.eu/api/image/12392/jumbo" ["list"]=> string(51) "https://extranet.greens-efa.eu/api/image/12392/list" ["photo"]=> string(52) "https://extranet.greens-efa.eu/api/image/12392/photo" ["portrait"]=> string(55) "https://extranet.greens-efa.eu/api/image/12392/portrait" } }
    Photo by Nigel Tadyanehondo on Unsplash
    Trucks
    Press release |

    MEPs vote for cleaner trucks & buses on our roads

    Today, MEPs have just voted through the outcome of negotiations on new CO2 standards for trucks, trailers, coaches and buses. Heavy-duty vehicles are responsible for more than 25% of GHG emissions from road transport in the EU and for over 6% of total EU GHG emissions. By 2040, the revised EU standards will cut emissions from trucks, coac…
    Close menu