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The European Parliament has voted to include gas and nuclear energy in the green taxonomy of the EU, so they will be considered green investments The European Free Alliance regrets that the European Parliament has decided to include gas and nuclear energy in the EU’s green taxonomy. This Wednesday, the European Parliament voted to recognise…

A future enlarged Europe must be one that ensures not only peace, but mutual respect and trust among its peoples The European Free Alliance welcomes the European Council’s recent decision to grant EU candidate status to Ukraine and Moldova. This historical decision is aligned with EFA’s belief that the European Union should be further enlarged…

A large delegation from the EFA Bureau was in the islands in the Baltic Sea with our member party Ålands Framtid to learn more about their self-government and the Ålander’s push to be directly represented in the EU institutions In 2021 and 2022, the Åland Islands celebrate the 100th anniversary of their autonomy. On this…

The coalition Régions et Peuples Solidaires, including EFA member parties, got 4 MPs reelected and increased vote by 16% compared to the last elections Nations and regions in the French state have taken a step forward in the last legislative elections. More than ever before, the Peoples have granted their support to the political options…

Both organizations recall the importance to respect human rights and the right to self-determination of Kurdish people The European Free Alliance and the Kurdish Institute of Brussels call on the international community to break the silence about Turkey’s use of chemical weapons against Kurdistan. As Erik Vranken, spokesman of the Kurdish Institute of Brussels, explains,…

The Basque politician from Eusko Alkartasuna will continue to lead the party with Jordi Solé (Esquerra Republicana) as Secretary-General and Anke Spoorendonk (SSW) as treasurer The General Assembly elected a Bureau composed of 15 member party representatives, two more than the previous one, due to the incorporation of new parties into the organisation The General…

The inauguration event will count on the participation of first-line Saharawi politicians and activists EFA General Assembly will start next Thursday, 12 May, in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria with a conference on Western Sahara. This was announced yesterday in a press conference by EFA President, Lorena López de Lacalle, and the Vice-president of the…

The Conference on the future of Europe is an initiative of European institutions to engage with the citizens and bring Europe closer. The process that involved randomly selected citizens, MEPs, representatives from the EU Council and Commission, and member states has lasted over a year and is now coming to a conclusion.  “The Conference on…

At least 65 Catalan pro-independence leaders have been victims of cyber-espionage, including EFA Secretary-General and MEP, Jordi Solé, and Diana Riba MEP MEP Diana Riba has been elected second Vice-Chair of the newly created Pegasus Inquiry Committee in the European Parliament The European Free Alliance urges the European institutions to deeply conduct an in-depth investigation…

Following a motion unanimously approved in the last General Assembly, the European Free Alliance and Enotna Lista have contacted the Carinthian and Austrian authorities and the Head of Unit for Schools and Multilingualism at the European Commission The protection of minority languages is one of the key priorities for EFA, and central to our goal…