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Catalonia: Amnesty at last, but the political conflict remains unresolved

Nearly ten years after the 1 October 2017 referendum, a major step towards ending the judicialisation of the Catalan independence process has been taken. The application of the Amnesty Law to embezzlement offences paves the way for the return of exiled Catalan leaders and marks a new stage in overcoming the legal consequences of the…

Wildfires in Southern Europe: structural imbalances behind a growing crisis

Wildfires across Southern Europe are no longer exceptional events: they are becoming a structural feature of our climate reality. This summer, fires affected regions across Europe, including areas that had rarely experienced such events before. Increasingly frequent and severe fires are exposing not only environmental vulnerabilities, but also deep-rooted territorial, economic and governance imbalances. As…

The far right keeps growing in Germany: a journey to the past

Last Sunday, the far-right AfD achieved its strongest result ever in Saxony-Anhalt (Germany). With a 43% of the votes, they came close to an outright majority. The European Free Alliance believes that this is a deeply worrying signal for Europe, and a clear sign that the EU needs to offer its citizens an alternative for…

“My generation may be the first one to be worse off than our parents, and that reflects on how we vote”

Katharina Kley (23, Northern Schleswig) was elected EFAY president last June in Gandia, during the EFAY General Assembly 2026. As the former President of Junge SPitzen, the youth organization of Schleswigsche Partei (SP), she represents the German minority in Denmark, where she grew up. She speaks both German and Danish as her mother tongues and…

CJEU confirms the Amnesty Law for Catalan independence activists complies with EU law

The judgment confirms the law’s compatibility with EU law, but EFA stresses that the amnesty remains incomplete until it is fully implemented The European Free Alliance (EFA) welcomes today’s ruling by the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU), confirming that the Amnesty Law for Catalan independence leaders and activists complies with EU law. The judgment marks an…

EFA pledges its commitment to a Europe united for peace

At the EFA General Assembly in Gandia, the representatives of the European political party signed a manifesto reaffirming our vision for a Europe that is sovereign, democratic and rooted in its peoples and territories The European Free Alliance strives for a Europe that is sovereign, democratic, and rooted in its peoples and territories. A Europe…

Hungary looks forward to a future of democracy closer to Europe

With a new pro-European government, Hungary will work closely with the rest of the EU to support Ukraine and promote peace and coexistence This Sunday, the people of Hungary went to the polls to push the country towards a new path. A path towards democracy, away from populism and in closer collaboration with the EU.…

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…

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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…