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EFA calls on the Government of Turkey to suspend its anti-Kurdish policies and to not use the COVID-19 pandemic to further repress Kurdish democratic institutions, including their municipalities. This does not only undermine local democracy and the political will of Kurdish people, but also destroys the already weak social and healthcare infrastructure, making them even…

EFA member party OMO “Ilinden” – PIRIN, together with a group of organisations representing the Macedonian minority in the Republic of Bulgaria, have written a joint declaration to strongly condemn the latest provocations perpetrated by the Bulgarian Government, which operate against the opening of the European integration negotiations of the Republic of Macedonia. The signatories…

The Congress will take place in the historical location of Flensburg (Südschleswig, Germany), marking the centenary of the 1920 referendum on the border between Denmark and Germany. It will be hosted by EFA’s member parties Südschleswigsche Wählerverband party (SSW), representing the Danish minority in Germany, and Schleswigsche Partei (SP), representing the German minority in Denmark.…

Today we celebrate Europe Day immersed in an unprecedented COVID-19 crisis. We have heard a lot about the need to reconstruct Europe, but normality is not an option: the post-pandemic Union must be a Europe of all Peoples. Read our full Op-Ed on the future of Europe published on Euractiv website to mark Europe Day…

A year ahead of the Senedd elections (2021 Welsh Parliamentary Elections), Plaid Cymru Leader Adam Price argues that the post Coronavirus crisis presents the best opportunity for change ever offered for ‘building back better’ the future of Wales and its people. Because this crisis has affected everyone it could just possibly change everything. Coronavirus has…

The 1st of May marks International Workers’ Day, commemorating the struggles and achievements of workers and labour movements across the world in advancing workers’ rights and conditions. For the European Free Alliance, social justice is a key part of our political programme and an integral part of creating fair and equal workplaces and labour markets.…

EFA’s member parties Südschleswigsche Wählerverband party (SSW), representing the Danish minority in Germany, and Schleswigsche Partei (SP), representing the German minority in Denmark, have sent a joint letter to the Danish Minister of State and the Schleswig-Holstein Prime Minister to foster dialogue about how to gradually start reopening the border. The two parties point out…

Press Release from EFA MEP François Alfonsi (Corsica) EFA MEP François Alfonsi, together with other MEPs from the cross party SEARICA group, have sent a letter to the President of the European Commission, European Council and Council of the EU, ahead of the next Europe’s Heads of State and Government meeting, calling for EU intervention…

It is with great sorrow we learned that Jurijs Petropavlovskis, co-chair of the Latvian Russian Union, sadly passed away. The European Free Alliance family offer our deepest sympathy to his family and loved ones. Jurijs will be remembered in EFA for his active participation in our General Assemblies on behalf of the Latvian Russian Union…

EFA calls for the signature of the ECI (European Citizens’ Initiative) to establish a separate funding scheme within the regional development policy of the EU, which provides with additional support to regions with national, cultural or linguistic characteristics different from those of their surroundings. The ECI is in line with EFA core values and goals,…