Today, Members of the European Parliament voted in favour of Ursula von der Leyen for President of the European Commission. The Greens/EFA group voted against von der Leyen. On the result, Greens/EFA group President Ska Keller comments:
"We would like to congratulate Ursula von der Leyen on her election and wish her good success for the difficult job ahead. The...
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Today, the leaders of the Heads of State and governments in the European Council agreed on a list of names for top EU positions. The deal agreed in the Council fails to respect the lead candidate process and the results of the European elections, says Ska Keller President of the Greens/EFA group in the European Parliament:
“This backroom stich-up after days of talks is...
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Today the Greens/EFA group put Ska Keller forward as candidate for the presidency of the European Parliament. The vote will take place on Wednesday. Ska Keller, President of the Greens/EFA group comments:
"It cannot be up to the Heads of State and governments to decide on who should be the next President of the European Parliament. It's up to the Parliament and only...
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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 climate...
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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 Keller,...
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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 are...
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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 of law...
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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 enough just...
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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 in the...
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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 States...
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