News 26 February 2020EFA representatives attend pro-Kurdish People’s Democratic Party HDP 4th Congress
News 24 February 2020EFA launches new platform gathering six political parties in the Italian peninsulaEFA President Lorena López Delacalle and Secretary General Jordi Solé have attended the launch of the new platform Autonomie e Ambiente (AeA) last Friday in Udine, the Friuli Venezia Giulia region. The project represents an important opportunity to reinforce regionalism and autonomy in the construction of a new Europeanism out of the Member State framework,…
News 13 February 2020‘Lawfare: Judicialisation of politics’ high-level conference at the EPWithin the current scenario in which judicial structures are being used for the persecution of opponents by governments worldwide, the aim of this hearing is to highlight the ‘Lawfare’ concept and phenomenon from a first-hand perspective, from those who have faced (and still do) persecution, those who represent a problem, as well as from the…
News 4 February 2020New group set up at the European Parliament focused on Europe’s minorities, national communities and languagesA new European Parliament Intergroup has been set up with the support of EFA MEPs François Alfonsi and Tatjana Ždanoka to be a focal point for discussion on the issues facing Europe’s minorities, national communities and languages. Europe’s rich linguistic, national and regional diversity is one of its greatest strengths, but significant challenges that still…
News 3 February 2020Historical uniqueness and full autonomy as main conclusions of Vojvodina conference‘The Role of Regions in European Integration: How can Vojvodina help Serbia in its Europeanisation Process’ conference has concluded with a call from EFA and its member party the LSV for the recognition of Vojvodina’s national and historical uniqueness, as well as for the strengthening and the guarantee of its full autonomy. The conference, which…
News 30 January 2020SNP & Plaid Cymru MEPs voted against Brexit withdrawal agreementPRESS RELEASE FROM EFA MEPS JILL EVANS (WALES) & CHRISTIAN ALLARD (SCOTLAND) Scottish National Party and Plaid Cymru MEPs voted against the UK’s withdrawal from the EU at Wednesday’s European Parliament session in Brussels. SNP MEPs have campaigned hard to prevent Scotland being dragged out of the EU against its will. Scotland voted heavily to…
News 29 January 2020Withdrawal agreement vote sad day for EuropeToday, the European Parliament votes on the Brexit Withdrawal Agreement, paving the way for the UK to depart the EU on the 31st of January. Ska Keller MEP, President of the Greens/EFA group in the European Parliament, have commented: “Brexit was not our choice and we will never stop believing that we are stronger and…
News 24 January 2020EFA representatives attend conference in Vojvodina to highlight key role of regions within Serbia’s EU pathToday representatives from EFA are in Novi Sad attending the ‘The Role of Regions in European Integration’ Conference. The aim is to discuss the role and responsibility of the Republic of Serbia on its EU’s integration process in regards to decentralisation and cohesion policy, with special focus on its position towards the Autonomous Province of…
News 22 January 2020EFA is hiring photography and video services for its General Assembly from 22 to 25 April 2020 in FlensburgThe awarded provider will be required to take pictures and record short videos and edit them to be available at the end of each day of the event. EFA’s Communication team will coordinate and monitor the work, as well as prepare and deliver the working schedule for the provider. EFA is hiring (at least) two…
News 20 January 2020EFA Group President Oriol Junqueras calls for dialogue and the end of repression in the political conflict between Catalonia and SpainThe President of the European Free Alliance Group in the European Parliament, Oriol Junqueras, has written an opinion article aimed at all European democrats, encouraging them to foster the dialogue process between Catalonia and Spain and to end the repression, which would bring Europe back to the darkest moments of its democracy. Junqueras also urges…