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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…

 “Waiting for the Western Balkan countries to join the European Union, without clear rules and specific requirements on what we are expected to do, works to the detriment of the Western Balkans, the Balkans in general and Europe as a whole,” said the Chairman of the Committee on European Integration of the Assembly of the…

The European Free Alliance supports its member party Liga socijaldemokrata Vojvodine (LSV) on the adoption of the ‘Memorandum on the future of Vojvodina’, a document signed by representatives of the LSV and other parties on 26 November. The memorandum, which was announced in the town of Subotica, emphasizes a “democratic and pro-European commitment”. EFA, as…

The European Parliament voted on 18 November to declare a climate and environmental emergency in Europe. In the past weeks and months, there were calls for the EU to take the necessary action in cutting greenhouse gasses in order to achieve climate neutrality. The historical resolution was supported by EFA group MEPs. The party of…

On 27 November the European Parliament approved the new European Commission with 461 votes in favour, 157 against and 89 abstentions. The newly elected commissioners, led by Ursula Von der Leyen, will take office on 1 December. The European Free Alliance calls on the new European Commission to recognize the true extent of Europe’s diversity,…

The European Free Alliance calls on the Bulgarian government as well as on local and regional authorities to ensure respect and recognition for the Macedonian minority in the country.  Alleged violations of fundamental rights and rising cases in the use of hate speech and intimidations against this community must be tackled. EFA also reminds the…

Esquerra Republicana has been the most voted party in Catalonia . The European Free Alliance welcomes the results of EFA’s member parties at the Spanish parliamentary elections held on the 10th of November, in which its members from the Basque Country and Galicia have made important progress, despite the worrying rise of the far-right at…

The European Free Alliance party and the EFA group in the European Parliament welcome the opinion from the European Court of Justice’s Advocate General in favour of Greens/EFA MEP Oriol Junqueras. The Advocate General stated on 12 November that an MEP’s mandate comes solely from the electorate and cannot be conditional on the completion of…

Camilo Nogueira, a historical leader of the Galician movement and former EFA Member of the European Parliament, and Patxi Zabaleta, a salient champion of the cause of social justice and recognition for the Basque people, received the 2019 Coppieters Awards at an event in Brussels on the 6 November. The Coppieters Awards are an initiative…