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    Press release |

    Call for early agreement on protecting citizens' rights in Brexit talks

    Speaking in this morning's European Parliament debate on the Brexit negotiations with EU Council President Donald Tusk and European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker, Scottish National Party MEP Alyn Smith said: "I'd pick up on Guy Verhofstadt's point about how Eurosceptic...
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    LGBTi Rights - "Progress is reversible"

    EFA MEP Alyn Smith (Scottish National Party) has spoken out in the European Parliament, in Strasbourg over the alarming situation of LGBTi rights and the EU guidelines to protect and uphold them, particularly in the aftermath of the revelations of LGBTi “purges” in Chechnya, Russia. T...
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    First step towards EU proceedings against Hungary

    The European Parliament agreed to take the first step towards initiating Article 7 proceedings against the Hungarian Government. Only the extreme right groups, the ECR and many members of the EPP voted against the resolution. Co-president of the Greens/EFA group, Ska Keller, says work needs to start in the responsible Civil Liberties, Jus…
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    News |

    Chechnya

    Greens/EFA call on Russian authorities to take action
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    Press release |

    European Parliament rejects Commission proposals for a second time

    The European Parliament has today rejected for a second time a delegated act on third countries at high-risk of money laundering (1). The fourth Anti-Money Laundering Directive (AMLD), adopted in 2015, empowers the European Commission to identify high-risk third countries. The Commission now propose...
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    Press release |

    Eurogroup must deliver on Greek debt relief

    "Greece has made huge progress on the many difficult asks that have been made of it. It is now time that the Eurogroup delivered on its side of the bargain," says Ska Keller.
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    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
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    ECJ ruling will change the way future deals are made

    The European Court of Justice has ruled that the EU-Singapore Free Trade Agreement is a matter of mixed competence, requiring the ratification of Member States to come into force. The ruling will have major implications for future EU trade deals, says Greens/EFA trade spokesperson Heidi Hautala.
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    Making relocation happen

    There is far too little progress on the relocation of refugees from Greece and Italy to other Member States. Member States must make relocation happen. It is an important instrument of solidarity and responsibility sharing.
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    Europe needs a new approach to globalisation

    The European Parliament is today debating the Commission's recent reflection paper on globalisation. According to Greens/EFA co-president Ska Keller, the EU needs to develop a new purpose as a power that controls globalisation and delivers fair trade.