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EFA celebrates victories in Parliament’s proposals for Treaty changes

European Free Alliance Group welcomes the new proposals of the European Parliament for the amendment of the EU Treaties. Following the conclusions of the Conference on the Future of Europe, the Parliament has debated and adopted concrete proposals for amendments to the Treaties.
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MEPs put nail in the coffin for sustainable EU pesticides regulation

Cheered on by the big agri industry lobbies, right-wing MEPs together with the far-right, managed to weaken the text in crucial areas. In the end, the text was not good enough for anyone to support it. Members of the European Parliament failed to protect human health and the health of our planet.
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Press release |

There’s still time to push back against throwaway culture

The European Parliament voted on its position on the Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation ahead of the trilogue negotiations. Although the Parliament did not back some of the most ambitious measures proposed by the Commission, this marks the beginning of the pushback against the disposable giants.
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Video |

Bring back nature in France

Given the alarming state of our ecosystems, it is no longer sufficient to protect the nature we have left. We also need to restore nature that has been degraded. In this episode, Greens/EFA MEP Caroline Roose visits the Côte Bleue Marine Park close to Marseille, France.
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Video |

Bring back nature in Belgium

In this episode, Greens/EFA MEPs Sara Mathieu and Thomas Waitz visit the Dijle River near Oud Heverlee, Belgium.
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Press release |

Parliament wants to make repairs simpler, faster & cheaper

The European Parliament will adopt its trilogue negotiating mandate on the Right to Repair. The Right to Repair will see the obligation for manufacturers to repair their products for a certain period of time and the prioritisation of repair over replacement in the event of a product defect during the statutory guarantee period.
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Opinion |

No more fossil fuels, more renewables, climate justice now

At COP28 in Dubai, Greens/EFA MEPs, climate activists, economists and scientists are asking to urgently keep to the Paris Agreement.
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Press release |

Vote on transition to electric trucks marks acceleration in emissions reduction

Today, Members of the European Parliament have just voted to set strict CO2 limits for trucks and are calling for all new buses to be emissions-free by 2030. Following new CO2 targets for cars, CO2 targets for buses and trucks are set to be tightened in line with Europe’s ambition to drastically reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The Parlia…
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Press release |

Climate Conference needs to mark the end of the fossil era

In the run-up to the 28th United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP28), MEPs call for a global phase-out of all fossil fuels and the end of fossil fuel subsidies as soon as possible, by 21 at the latest, in their resolution voted today (Tuesday 2025 November). The Loss and Damage Fund is to finally be set up and provided with fresh mo…
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News |

Lydie Massard calls on more food autonomy ahead of the New Zealand agreement.

EFA MEP Lydie Massard intervened in plenary today to address the new EU-New Zealand agreement.