We need a security strategy, because a lot of people are feeling insecure in Europe, be they migrants, be they Muslims who are currently under threat in Germany and elsewhere. But Europe must be a place of security, safety and liberty! Watch Skas Video here!    

The new trade agreement between the EU and Ecuador shows how trade is NOT working for development. The EU forces a new generation of trade agreements upon developing countries that do not work for their benefit. We need a new approach to trade, because trade can work for development!  …

European Court of Auditors criticises the Directorate General for Trade During the meeting of the Committee on International Trade, the European Court of Auditors criticised the economic model used by the Commission for impact assessment analyses. It was as well used forfree-trade agreement with the US, the Transatlantic Trade and…

PRESS RELEASE: Turkish police arrested dozens of journalists in raids on opposition media this week-end. The co-president of the Greens/EFA-group in the European Parliament, Rebecca Harms, met some of those now arrested in November in Istanbul. Already at that time, these journalists were talking about systematic pressure on journalists and media…

With TTIP, TiSA and CETA, our rights as citizens and as consumers are traded away. But the pressure from the outside is working and will work. We have stopped ACTA before and we can stop TTIP. Watch our new video 

Mitgliedstaaten können Flüchtlinge nicht mehr ohne Weiteres nach Italien zurückschicken. In seinem heutigen Urteil zur Dublin-Verordnung hat der Europäische Menschenrechtsgerichtshof einer Familie mit sechs Kindern aus Afghanistan Recht gegeben und entschieden, dass sie nicht nach Italien abgeschoben werden darf. Der Grund: Insbesondere für Flüchtlingskinder sind die Zustände in Italien untragbar.…

  On 1 November, a new Frontex mission called Triton starts in the Mediterranean, replacing the earlier Mare Nostrum mission, which focused on saving lives at sea in the aftermath of the Lampedusa disaster last year. The Greens have expressed concern that stopping Mare Nostrum will lead to more deaths…

Download the Briefing here 2014 threatens to be one of the most deadly years for refugees. Since the beginning of the year, more than 3,000 people seeking protection have died in the Mediterranean. In spite of this, the “Mare Nostrum” rescue mission, set up by Italy after the refugee disaster off…

The massive EU-wide police action against irregular migration, “Mos Maiorum”, is targeting the wrong people, says Ska. Watch her statement in the summary of EuroparlTV of this week’s plenary session of the European Parliament: http://europarltv.europa.eu/en/player.aspx?pid=0b40ee96-0ccc-42ec-a177-a3cb00eb8b5a  

INTA Flash: News from the Trade Committee The European Parliament’s Committee on International Trade (INTA) has now met for substantive discussions for the first time during this parliamentary term. The Green members are Ska and Yannick Jadot from France, as well as substitute members Klaus Buchner of the ÖDP and…