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During the Future of Europe debate with the Swedish Prime Minister Stefan Löfven in the European Parliament this afternoon, Ska Keller, President of the Greens/EFA group called upon the Prime Minister to defend climate and social justice in the European Union:
“Climate and social justice belong together. It is the poorest people who are hit hardest by the...
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The European Union will no longer rescue any refugees in the Mediterranean following the suspension of the European rescue mission Operation Sophia. The move comes following a failure by EU Member States to agree on a fair allocation of asylum seekers in Europe and the Italian government’s ruling not to extend the EU rescue operation off the Libyan coast.Ska...
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A majority of Members of the European Parliament have just voted against the free internet. The Greens/EFA group had joined the protests of millions of people and received a petition of over 5 million people against this law. The agreement adopted today will make upload filters the norm and restrict possibilities of expression due to licencing obligations that...
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The European People's Party (EPP) have just voted to suspend Fidesz, the Hungarian party of Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, from their pan-European party.
Ska Keller, Greens/EFA President comments:
“EPP members have shied away from any clear decision. This suspension seems to be an attempt to buy time ahead the elections. But that won't work. The defence of rule...
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On Wednsday 20th 2019 the European People's Party (EPP) will decide on the future of Fidesz, following the recommendation of several members to expel the Hungarian party from the EPP. Ska Keller, President of the Greens/EFA Group comments:
"Members of the conservative European People's Party will decide tomorrow how they stand on European values. It is not...
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Members of the European Parliament will debate strategies against climate change this morning. Every week more and more young people go on climate strike because they do not accept that the measures taken by the European Union and its Member States are sufficient to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees, as agreed in the Paris climate targets.
The Greens/EFA group...
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Today, the European Parliament's Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (LIBE) committee voted on the candidates for the European Public Prosecutor's Office (EPPO). The EPPO, which will be tasked with investigating and prosecuting corruption, cross-border VAT fraud and crimes against the EU budget, will begin its work at the end of 2019. So far 22 EU Member...
moreAt the occasion of the Future of Europe debate in the European Parliament with the Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez, the Presidents of the Greens/EFA group, Ska Keller and Philippe Lamberts, call on the Spanish government to be more vocal in Europe and to resolve the conflict in Catalonia.
Ska Keller said:“The Spanish government shows in many areas that a...
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Tonight, following a massive defeat of 432 votes to 202 for the UK government in the House of Commons over the Brexit Withdrawal Agreement, the UK must now explore other options on how to proceed, including a peoples' vote, according to the Greens/EFA group.
Ska Keller, President of the Greens/EFA group in the European Parliament comments:
"It's very clear that...
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