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Press release from the EFA Group in the European Parliament EU has a duty to act when democracy and self-determination is threatened within its borders Speaking in today’s State of the Union debate in the European Parliament with European Commission President Ursula Von der Leyen, President of the EFA Group in the European Parliament Jordi Solé urged…

Jordi Solé replaces Oriol Junqueras and becomes Vice President of Greens/EFA Group Press Release from the EFA Group in the European Parliament Catalan MEP Jordi Solé has yesterday been elected President of the European Free Alliance (EFA) Group in the European Parliament and becomes First Vice President of the Greens/EFA Group. He replaces Oriol Junqueras who has…

Ahead of the regional campaign for 2021, EFA member UDB (Union Démocratique Bretonne) has publicly released a video to present its project for a Breton Assembly. Under a democratic and decentralised approach, the Assembly will aim to unite the five departments of Brittany and the regional council within an unique and single structure. The representatives…

To mark the beginning of the political year, EFA, Régions et Peuples Solidaires (RPS) and Union of the Breton People (UDB) have held together the XXV Summer University in An Oriant/Lorient, Brittany, from 21 to 23 August 2020. Under the ‘Autonomy and Interdependence’ motto, the event, hosted by EFA Member UDB, aimed at narrowing the…

In recent days Poland has signalled that it will be withdrawing from the Istanbul Convention, which sets out international standards concerning gender-based violence.  Polish Justice Minister Zbigniew Ziobro said the treaty is harmful because it teaches children about gender in an “ideological” way and does not respect religion. The Istanbul Convention, the Council of Europe’s…

President Sassoli of the European Parliament is today nominating Jordi Solé to substitute Oriol Junqueras as MEP for Esquerra Republicana de Catalunya (ERC).Given the open question of Junqueras’ status and immunity as an elected Member of the European Parliament, the mandate has now been passed on to Solé, Secretary General of EFA, whilst awaiting the…

After an Azeri offensive, violent clashes between Azerbaijani and Armenian forces have been reported, with at least 16 people killed in recent days. The Democratic Party of Artsakh represents the people of the Republic of Artsakh, and is a member of the European Free Alliance. The DPA works for the recognition of the Republic of…

On Saturday, the 14th march for Silesian Autonomy was held by EFA member party Ruch Autonomii Ślaska (RAS), celebrating 100 years since the declaration of Silesian autonomy. The demonstration came the day before the final round of the Polish presidential election. The subject of Silesia’s autonomy was not discussed at all during the campaign, and…

EFA representatives will participate in the ‘Europe: Federal or Confederal Future?’ round table, which will take place in Bilbao, Basque Country, on 20 July. The aim is to foster the debate around the current European model and its future, as well as to give a response to the current COVID unprecedented times, reassessing the actual…

Following the new Curriculum and Assessment Bill introduced by the Senedd (Welsh Parliament), the European Free Alliance stands up for the inclusion of both Welsh History and the Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) history of Wales as mandatory subjects in the curriculum. We regret the rejection of our member party Plaid Cymru’s proposal to…