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    Solar Punk Campaign - Greens/EFA
    Solar Punk Campaign - Greens/EFA
    Opinion |

    From heatwaves to hope: 10 climate solutions that work

    Michael Bloss Sara Matthieu Lena Schilling
    Opinion by Michael Bloss & Sara Matthieu & Lena Schilling
    The hottest day, the longest heatwave, another drought, another wildfire, another neighbourhood underwater after extreme rainfall. It does not have to be this way, there are many climate solutions already in place and working.
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    Press release |

    Greens/EFA call for banning all trade with illegal settlements

    Two years ago, the International Court of Justice concluded unambiguously that Israel’s settlements are unlawful under international law. Yet, the European Union is still trading with them. Yesterday, after reviewing three different proposals from the Commission, the Foreign Affairs Council stated that taking action against the trade with…
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    © European Union 2026 - Source : EP
    Daniel Freund in the CONT Committee
    Press release |

    Misuse of taxpayers' money: Conservatives Shield the Far Right from Consequences

    Today, in the Budgetary Control Committee, EPP alongside far-right groups voted against imposing meaningful sanctions on the far-right Patriots group, for the missuse of taxpayers money. More than €270,000 was improperly spent in the second half of 2024 alone. Yet, so far, the far-right group has escaped any meaningful consequences – than…
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    StockSnap
    Press release |

    ChatControl return: A dangerous precedent for democracy and privacy

    Today, the European Parliament adopted the renewed temporary derogation from the ePrivacy Regulation, also known as ‘ChatControl 1.0’ against the votes of the Greens/EFA Group.
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    Robert Fruehauf
    Press release |

    Top 5 Mega Polluters must foot the bill to make Europe heatwave-proof

    One heatwave follows another and again, people across Europe are once again battling record temperatures of around 40 degrees. The consequences are forest fires, droughts and floods.
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    Leonardo1982
    Press release |

    Parliament puts far-right party on notice

    Today, MEPs have just voted to refer the ESN party to the Authority for European Political Parties and European Political Foundations for breaches of EU values, which could result in the far-right party and its foundation losing around three million euros in EU funding.
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    Maridav
    Press release |

    Freedom of movement made easier by social security coordination

    Today, MEPs voted in favour of better coordination of social security systems in the EU. The Greens/EFA welcome better cooperation amongst Member States on social protection, which will ensure that workers’ rights are respected across the EU.
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    Karola G
    Press release |

    ChatControl: MEPs agree to controversial vote by 'urgency procedure'

    Today, using a procedural loophole, MEPs just approved (331+/304-/11a) to once again vote on 'ChatControl 1.0', the temporary CSAM legislation, in Thursday's plenary session of the European Parliament. This time, MEPs will require an absolute majority to reject or amend the controversial text.
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    Policy Paper |

    The Greens/EFA Heatwave Action Plan

    The five biggest fossil fuel companies must foot the bill to make sure all public buildings in the EU are heatwave proof, human-friendly, cool spaces.
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    News |

    PLENARY FLASH: Greens/EFA Priorities 6 to 10 July

    GREENS/EFA priorities for the plenary session are the Heatwaves, the Coordination of social security systems, Air Passenger rights, Deforestation and much more.