Europe's Roma Community - Basic human rights must not be compromised
International Roma Day on April 8 is not just about celebrating Roma culture, it is also intended to highlight the persecution and discrimination that the Roma people face in all aspects of life. The...
View ArticleGreens/EFA Round up - Debriefing of the Brussels plenary 25 March 2015
Greens/EFA priorities for the Brussels plenary included tax policy; the Annual Tax Report; Macro-financial assistance to Ukraine; Minimum rates of pay in the transport sector; International Roma Day.
View ArticleGreens/EFA Round up - Debriefing of the Strasbourg plenary week 27-30 April 2015
Greens/EFA priorities for the Brussels plenary included fishery discards are back; reducing plastic bag use; biofuels’ climate problem and land use: problem unsolved; Bangladesh tragedy and the textile...
View ArticleSporting events must serve people, not big corporations
The European Parliament’s Subcommittee on Human Rights and Committee on Culture and Education will hold a joint hearing Wednesday 6 May on large sporting events and their links to human rights issues.
View ArticleConflict minerals - Proposed EU law risks becoming empty shell
On May 20th the European Parliament will vote on conflict minerals legislation. Greens fear that the proposal will be robbed of all its meaning as EU leaves decision to ban conflict minerals up to...
View ArticleGreens/EFA Round up - Debriefing of the Strasbourg plenary week 18-21 May 2015
Greens/EFA priorities for the Brussels plenary included financial benchmarks, conflict minerals, the situation in Hungary, European agenda on migration, money laundering, maternity leave, the visit of...
View ArticleGreens/EFA Round up - Debriefing of the Strasbourg plenary week 8-11 June 2015
Greens/EFA priorities for the Brussels plenary included TTIP vote and debate; the situation in Hungary; EU-Russia relations; Azerbaijan, human rights and the Baku Games; Turkey's shifting relations...
View ArticleSakharov Prize - Greens/EFA group nominates the Saudi blogger Raif Badawi
The Greens/EFA group nominates the Saudi blogger Raif Badawi for this year's Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought
View ArticleGreens/EFA Round up - Debriefing of the Strasbourg plenary week 6-9 July 2015
Greens/EFA priorities for the Brussels plenary included corporate tax transparency and reporting, TTIP, circular economy, emissions trading system – market stability reserve, energy transition and...
View ArticleState of the Union 2015 - Plenary debate on 9 September
Statement by Greens/EFA co-president Philippe Lamberts ahead of the debate on the State of the European Union 2015.
View ArticleGreens/EFA Round up - Debriefing of the Strasbourg plenary week 7-11...
Greens/EFA priorities for the Brussels plenary included, seal products ban reinforced; keeping water as a basic right and public service; animal cloning and EU rules; the refugee crisis and Europe's...
View ArticleGreens/EFA work to improve European Citizens' Initiative to make it a real...
The European Citizens' Initiative was touted as the world's first transnational tool for direct democracy and was heralded as a breakthrough in citizen participation because it allowed for 1 million...
View ArticleGreens/EFA Round up - Debriefing of the Strasbourg plenary week 5-8 October 2015
Greens/EFA priorities for the Brussels plenary included, car pollution rules in Europe after the Volkswagen scandal; air pollution and industrial emissions rules; Hollande and Merkel; Turkey's worrying...
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