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A 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…

‘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…

PRESS 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…

Today, 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…

Today 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…

The 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…

The 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…

EFA MEPs elect ERC’s Junqueras to succeed Alyn Smith Catalan MEP Oriol Junqueras has today (Tuesday) been elected President of the European Free Alliance Group in the European Parliament. He succeeds SNP MEP Alyn Smith who was elected to the UK Parliament at the December UK General Election. The European Free Alliance forms a joint parliamentary group…

Yesterday, European Court of Justice ruled that our colleague Oriol Junqueras has the right to be a Member of the European Parliament. The Spanish Supreme Court had ruled that Junqueras could not take up his seat after he was elected in the last European elections in May, as he was in pretrial detention for having…

Plaid Cymru to retain its 4 MPs at Westminster The European Free Alliance welcomes the positive results of EFA’s member parties at the UK general election held on 12 December, in which the Scottish National Party (SNP) have made big gains across Scotland, winning 48 out of 59 seats. The SNP secured 45% of the…