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    Press release |

    We cannot afford inaction - phase out climate killers now

    In today’s State of the EU (SOTEU) speech, the Commission President gave only half-hearted answers to this summer's deadly heatwaves and sky-rocketing temperatures. This summer, extreme heat killed over 35,000 people across our continent. Economic loss of extreme temperatures in 2026 alone amounts to an estimated €180 billion in the EU o…
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    Sebastian P
    Press release |

    Commission must overhaul EU Democracy Shield

    Today, the European Parliament adopted the report of the Special Committee on the European Democracy Shield (EUDS), calling for major improvements to the European Commission’s disappointing initiative.
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    Press release |

    Greens/EFA welcome Commission initiative for faster recognition of skills across borders

    Today, the European Commission published its Fair Labour Mobility Package, which aims at improving the portability of skills across borders. The Greens/EFA Group welcomes this initiative.
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    News |

    PLENARY FLASH: Greens/EFA Priorities 14 to 17 September

    GREENS/EFA priorities for the plenary session are the SOTEU, the European Democracy Shield, PFAS, Serbia and much more.
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    Press release |

    Commission’s Affordable Housing Act risks putting investors before people

    Today, the European Commission published its Affordable Housing Act, which aims to address Europe’s housing crisis. However, the proposed text fails to match the scale and urgency of the crisis.
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    Farming
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    Commission suspends payments over Babiš' conflicts of interest

    The European Commission has confirmed it is suspending Cohesion and Regional Development funding to Agrofert, the agribusiness giant owned by Czech PM Andrej Babiš. Greens/EFA MEPs say the move finally confirms what they've argued for years — and demand Babiš be barred from EU budget talks that could benefit his own company.
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    Ivan Aleksic
    Press release |

    Serbia/Mladić: Quote from MEP Prebilič

    MEP Vladimir Prebilič from Slovenia, Greens/EFA negotiator on the situation in Serbia, comments on the glorification of convicted war criminal Ratko Mladić, who will be given a funeral in Belgrade on Monday.
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    Esma Nur Büyükgüçlü
    Press release |

    Serbia: Greens/EFA call for consequences after new spyware scandal

    Revelations by the digital rights group SHARE foundation that the Serbian government was actively spying on at least 14 individuals such as activists, lawmakers and a local councillor for two years showcases the deteriorating human rights situation in the EU candidate country.
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    ELG21
    Press release |

    Wildfires: Greens/EFA call for urgent Heatwave Action Plan

    As extreme heat and wildfires hit large parts of Europe, forcing evacuations and putting lives at risk, the Greens/EFA Group calls on the European Commission and Member States to urgently implement a European Heatwave Action Plan.
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    Press release |

    European Commission significantly weakens its best weapon against climate change

    Around ten thousand people have died as a result of the heatwaves of recent months, and with its reform of the European Emissions Trading System (ETS) presented today (Friday, 17 July), the European Commission is putting forward a proposal to significantly weaken the exact market-based solution for climate action and the future of Europea…