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Democracy for all

19 September 2025

EFA calls attention to the importance of including minorities in political representation

The European Free Alliance, together with our member party DEB Partisi, raised our voice in the European Parliament for the rights of national minorities. The parties organized a joint event that highlighted the need to ensure proper political representation for national minorities, and called on the EU to step up to protect minority rights and prevent EU states… Read more

Democracy for all

8 September 2025

A heavy blow to direct democracy: EU Commission rejects the Citizens’ Initiative to protect national regions

In 13 years since the mechanism came into effect, not a single direct legislative act has followed the European citizens’ proposals Yesterday, the European Commission communicated its decision to disregard, once again, another European Citizens’ Initiative (ECI). This time, the European executive refused to accept the ECI for National Regions, a proposal that aims to protect… Read more

2 September 2025

A strategy for the Mediterranean: a long-overdue priority for the EU

Last week in Corsica, EFA hosted an event to raise awareness about the need to propose European solutions to common challenges in Southern Europe Climate change is 20% more severe in the Mediterranean than elsewhere in Europe. Every year, we witness its huge impact. Natural catastrophes occur more often, leaving victims and a lot of…

Diversity for all

Never again: EFA calls on the EU to ensure a proper investigation of the massive police raid on Slovenian minority antifascist camp in Austria

The European Union must take action to protect minority groups from rights violations in its member countries On July 27, an antifascist camp of the Slovenian minority was the target of a massive police raid in Carinthia, Austria. This operation has deeply shaken the Slovenian community in Carinthia and raised serious concerns about the disproportionate use of…

Solidarity for all

Don’t forget Palestine!

EFA expresses its solidarity with the Palestinian people. We rise our voices to:

Diversity for all

EU enlargement under pressure: Bulgaria jeopardises European project for nationalist blackmail against Macedonians

Bulgarian MEPs, with the complicity of the EPP, pressured to delay the report on the EU accession of Macedonia to legitimize their nationalist aims and continue to deny Macedonian identity Last week, the European Parliament’s Foreign Affairs Committee was forced to postpone the vote on the report on European accession for the Republic of Macedonia. After huge…

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EU Court sets back Minority Rights: the fight continues

The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) has issued its final ruling on the Minority SafePack Initiative (MSPI), dismissing the appeal and upholding the European Commission’s decision not to propose legal acts in response to the European Citizens’ Initiative. This marks a disappointing outcome for more than a million EU citizens who supported…

EFA reelects Lorena López de Lacalle as President

Oriol Cases (ERC) replaces Jordi Solé as Secretary General, while Anke Spoorendonk (SSW) continues as Treasurer Yesterday, the General Assembly of the European Free Alliance (EFA) renewed the party’s leadership. The party’s main body reaffirmed its trust in a Bureau led by Eusko Alkartasuna, Esquerra Republicana, and the Südschleswigsche Wählerverband. As a result, Lorena López…

Linguistic rights will take centre stage at EFA General Assembly

With the motto “To speak is to exist”, EFA demands action for true linguistic equality in Europe During the past 6 years, Breton lost half of its speakers. This was the main conclusion from a study commissioned by the Brittany Region from the Institut TMO, whose results were made public at the beginning of this…

EFA to gather in Naoned to further strengthen the voice of self-determination in Europe

The General Assembly will renew the direction of the party and debate the key issues currently shaping the EU The European Free Alliance is on a mission to keep strengthening the voice of self-determination in the European Union. With this goal, all EFA members will gather in Naoned (Brittany) from 8 to 10 May to…