Watch this slapstick like recap of the EFA/Greens group on their work in the European Parliament prepared in an internal boot camp. You will see us have fun and really giving our best emulating the other sides opinions, which certainly ist tough for a green by conviction.
Today is the first anniversary of the Rana Plaza factory collapse in Dhaka, Bangladesh. 1,129 people were killed. It was the deadliest garment-factory accident in human history. On occasion of this day, Ska Keller said: “One year on, and very little has changed. Many companies who sourced clothing from Rana Plaza…
The Commission has started their public consultation on investor-state dispute settlement (ISDS) as announced earlier. We are, however, dissapointed that there is no question whether ISDS should be excluded from TTIP. Anyway, a positive aspect is that concrete text proposals were published. These correspond to the text of the planned…
Grand majority of Parliament votes in favor of a regulation on investor-state lawsuits – Greens criticize the result sharply
16 April 2014
Investor-state dispute settlement ( ISDS ) has come into the focus of critics since the start of negotiations on a free trade agreement with the US (TTIP). ISDS means that foreign investors can sue the states hosting their investments in front of international courts when they see their rights and…
Rescuing refugees at sea: New FRONTEX rules an improvement but concerns remain as regards treatment of refugees
16 April 2014
PRESS RELEASE – Strasbourg, 16 April 2014 The European Parliament today voted to confirm new EU legislation governing sea missions by FRONTEX, the EU’s border management agency. The Greens acknowledged some improvements in the new rules but expressed concern that it will still fail to offer full protection to MEPs.…
