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    Image by joakant from Pixabay
    Image by joakant from Pixabay
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    Greens/EFA welcome the European Ocean Pact and call for concrete action

    Today, the European Commission presented its European Ocean Pact. The Greens/EFA Group have long called for a comprehensive approach to issues concerning the ocean
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    Greens/EFA
    Greens/EFA MEPs protest the Pride ban
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    Court’s opinion on Hungary anti-LGBTI law

    Today, the Advocate General of the Court of Justice of the EU has just come out with her opinion on Hungary’s 2021 anti-LGBTI law.
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    Photo by Luis Tosta on Unsplash
    Water
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    Droughts and floods are becoming increasingly frequent – EU Commission settles for non-binding action plan

    EU water strategy: The European Commission today (Wednesday, 4 June) presented the EU Water Strategy for Resilient Water Supply. The aim is to manage water resources better and tackle water scarcity in the EU.
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    Bild von Fabian Holtappels auf Pixabay
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    Quote from MEP Alexandra Geese

    Alexandra Geese, Greens/EFA shadow rapporteur on the Industry Committee's (ITRE) report on technological sovereignty and digital infrastructure, which was drafted after a Greens/EFA initiative, comments on today's adoption of the report.
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    Daina Le Lardic © European Union 2025 - Source : EP
    Daina Le Lardic © European Union 2025 - Source : EP
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    Conference of Presidents in Copenhagen, today (3 June) - quote from Terry Reintke

    After the Conference of Presidents (COP) met with Danish Presidency Mette Frederiksen to discuss the program of the Danish Presidency starting 1 July, Terry Reintke, Co-Chair of the Greens/EFA in the European Parliament, comments.
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    Image by Makri27 from Pixabay
    Image by Makri27 from Pixabay
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    Keep on track, reduce dependency, invest in jobs and competitiveness

    On today´s new report of the EU Scientific Advisers/new report Bas Eickhout, Co-President of the Greens/EFA group in the European Parliament comments:
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    Jonatan Svensson Glad Flickr CC BY-SA 2.0
    European Union flag balloons
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    HUNGARY/ General affairs Council

    Hungary EU countries still shy away from taking away Orbán's voting rights   Brussels, 27 May 2025 - At the European Council meeting on - among other topics - the Article 7 procedure, Member States failed to take any decisions. ‘Very disappointin...
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    Photo by Mike Benna on Unsplash
    Gas pipeline
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    Russian energy phase-out: “Finish the job”

    Today, after a request by the Greens/EFA Group, the European Parliament will debate the Russian energy phase-out, Nord Stream and the EU's energy sovereignty. Following the Commission's presentation of the REPowerEU roadmap, Greens/EFA MEPs now call for June’s legislative proposal to be ambitious and to be treated with the right sense of …
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    Photo by Mohammed Ibrahim on Unsplash
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    Greens/EFA call for suspension of EU-Israel Association Agreement

    In light of the rapidly declining humanitarian situation in Gaza and to apply diplomatic pressure on the Israeli government to lift the ongoing aid blockade, the Greens/EFA Group welcomes the long overdue review of the EU-Israel Association Agreement and calls for immediate action, such as the suspension of the Association Agreement. We c…
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    Internal market/Omnibus small mid-caps

    On Wednesday 21 May, the European Commission presented its strategy for the Single Market 2025 and a fourth omnibus proposal. This new legislation creates a new category of companies between SMEs and large companies, known as “small mid-caps,” which will, among other thi...