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    Press release |

    Greens/EFA Group reject Council's inhuman asylum deal

    This evening, Ministers in the Justice and Home Affairs Council have agreed their position on reforms to the EU’s Asylum system under the Pact on Migration. The Greens/EFA Group have long been fighting for a fair and efficient asylum system that protects human rights and dignity. The Council’s agreement fails to deliver on multiple fronts…
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    Event |

    Six months after Qatargate: How has the Parliament reacted?

    Six months after the Qatargate corruption scandal in the European Parliament, the Greens/EFA Group organises a round table of key civil society organisations and institutions working for transparency and integrity. MEPs and guest speakers will take stock of what has changed and which reforms are needed to prevent corruption and mismanage…
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    Deforestation / CIFOR / Flickr CC BY-NC-ND 2.0
    Deforestation / CIFOR / Flickr CC BY-NC-ND 2.0
    Study |

    The EU-Mercosur Free Trade Agreement, its impacts on Agriculture

    This study, carried out by the Institut de l’Elevage, focuses on agricultural and food goods, and the likely impacts of the EU-Mercosur Free Trade Agreement’s implementation on social aspects, human health, animal welfare and the environment.
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    Press release |

    Word-leading binding rules take shape

    The European Parliament has adopted its report on the Corporate Sustainability and Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD). The Greens/EFA group have long advocated for mandatory rules requiring companies to identify and remedy risks to human rights arising from the activities throughout their value chain. We welcome this new step forward.
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    Press release |

    MEPs pushes for stronger measures to combat sexual harassment

    Members of the European Parliament adopted the fifth report on combating sexual harassment in the EU since the #MeToo movement swept through the globe. The report reiterates calls for the European Parliament to implement mandatory anti-harassment trainings for MEPs and staff.
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    Event |

    European Media Freedom Act

    Independent media are a public watchdog, and free media are a key pillar of every democracy. They are crucial in forming a public sphere, shaping public opinion and holding those in power to account. The European Media Freedom Act (EMFA) aims to set out the rules to promote pluralism and independence in the European media ecosystem.
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    harvest_soybeans_plantation
    Press release |

    EPP blocking of Nature Restoration Law harms food security & small farms

    The EPP group walked out of the negotiations on the European Parliament's position on the Commission's proposal for the Nature Restoration Law.
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    The digital person
    Study |

    Investigating users’ attitudes on electronic health data sharing

    A new report commissioned by Greens/EFA takes a closer look at the European Health Data Space and analyses users’ attitudes on sharing electronic health data as part of the proposed EHDS Regulation. The findings need to be taken into account by the co-legislators working on the EHDS Regulation.
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    Visual Porto 2023 Statement
    Visual Porto 2023 Statement
    Publication |

    For an ambitious European social agenda

    This week’s Porto Social Forum 2023 is a new opportunity to insist that we desperately need urgent action on social issues. The existence of poverty and precarity in one of the richest regions of the globe is unacceptable and the urgent need to act decisively and in solidarity to ensure a socially just transition to a sustainable socio-ec…
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    Industrial farming seen from above / CCO no one cares
    Industrial farming seen from above / CCO no one cares
    Press release |

    EPP and Renew align with far-right extremists against nature restoration

    A majority of EPP, Renew and right-wing populists in the European Parliament's Fisheries Committee rejected the European Commission's proposal for a Directive on Nature Restoration. The rejection is part of an ideological right-wing campaign against the Green Deal and key legislation to protect the climate and conserve natural resources.