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    @Erich Westendarp
    Pesticides
    Policy Paper |

    Request for the setting up an inquiry committee on pesticides

    The inquiry aims to investigate alleged contraventions of Union law and alleged maladministration in the application of Union law law in relation to the placing of plant protection products on the market.
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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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    harvest_soybeans_plantation
    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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    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.
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    Night train map Europe
    Night train map Europe
    Opinion |

    Night trains are coming back! Is travel finally going green in 2023?

    Anna Deparnay-Grunenberg
    Opinion by Anna Deparnay-Grunenberg
    New night train connections are popping up all over Europe. Why are they so crucial for the European mobility transition? How can we make them more accessible for everyone? And how can you book your next journey? Read more to find out.
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    GreensEFA
    beyond growth hand wave earth
    Event |

    The Beyond Growth 2023 Conference

    The Beyond Growth 2023 Conference is a multi-stakeholder event aiming to co-create policies for sustainable prosperity in Europe. The organisers aim to redefine societal goals across the board, in order to move away from the harmful focus on the sole economic growth as the basis of our development model. Visit the website to rewatch the …
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    GreensEFA
    beyond growth hand wave earth
    Opinion |

    No economy on a dead planet: why we need to move beyond “growth” to a sustainable economic system

    Philippe Lamberts
    Opinion by Philippe Lamberts
    MEP Philippe Lamberts explains why we need a shift to a new, sustainable economic model and how the Beyond Growth Conference 2023 will help.
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    Aerial view crowd of people green jobs / iStock
    Aerial view crowd of people green jobs / iStock
    Opinion |

    Green jobs are the future: Why protecting the planet and fighting for worker’s rights go hand in hand

    Sara Matthieu Kira Peter-Hansen Mounir Satouri Kim Van Sparrentak
    Opinion by Sara Matthieu & Kira Peter-Hansen & Mounir Satouri & Kim Van Sparrentak
    Green jobs will save the planet and our health! This Labour Day, hear from four Green MEPs fighting for worker's rights, equal pay and more.