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Today, the Spanish Supreme Court has found Catalan leaders who promoted the self-determination referendum on 1st October 2017 guilty of severe charges such as sedition and has handed down jail sentences of up to 99 years in total. The European Free Alliance condemns this verdict, and believes that the criminalisation of the fundamental democratic right…

The European Free Alliance supports the stance of its member party Fryske Nasjonale Partij (FNP) on quality multilingual education in the province of Friesland, in the Netherlands, as well as the promotion of linguistic diversity as an important value in the European context. Frisian is, together with Dutch, the official language of the province and…

On the Valencian National Day, leaders and other representatives of EFA’s member parties such as Bloc Nacionalista Valencià have joined the traditional procession in Valencia, as well as a number of events organised by the government. The European Free Alliance will keep on supporting Bloc Nacionalista Valencià in their aim to build a modern, cohesive…

The European Free Alliance defends the adoption of innovative methods for local self-governance, in order to contribute to the further development of participatory democracy tools and citizens’ empowerment. The public management of common goods, such as water, presents an opportunity to strengthen local self-government and enables citizens, NGOs and civic society organisations to have a…

[FR] Éditorial – Gustave Alirol, président de Régions et Peuples Solidaires (R&PS) Qu’elles soient autochtones ou issues de l’immigration, les 227 langues différentes parlées en Europe font du ‘vieux continent’, une mosaïque. Toutes sont égales en dignité. Cependant, malgré la richesse qu’elles représentent, elles ne sont pas toutes égales en droit. Ainsi, dans les 46…

The Bureau members of the European Free Alliance hold a working meeting on the 24 September in  Komárom/Komárno (Slovak Republic) with representatives of EFA member parties from Central Europe, in order to discuss ways of fostering cross-border and cross-party cooperation in the region, with a special focus on advancing autonomy and self-government for national minorities.…

MEP Aileen McLeod to participate in the UN Climate Action Summit on behalf of Greens/EFA The European Free Alliance demands that EU institutions – as well as state, regional and local governments – take urgent action on climate and environment protection, in order to reach Paris Agreement targets and to limit global warming to 1.5°C.…

Former HDP co-President Selahattin Demirtaş’ pre-trial detention, and the recent dismissal of Kurdish mayors, are unlawful The European Free Alliance party and EFA members of the European Parliament have led the initiative to establish a new Kurdistan Friendship Group, in order to raise awareness of the deterioration of human rights situation in Turkey. Around a…

On the 11th of September, National Day of Catalonia, more than 600.000 people took the streets of Barcelona demanding independence and the right to decide on their own future , as well as the release of all Catalan political leaders and activists facing pre-trial detention since the referendum of October 2017. The demonstration “showed once…

The next President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, who will substitute Jean-Claude Juncker from November, has unveiled the proposed candidates for Commissioners and their portfolios. Over the coming weeks, nominees will face hearings in the European Parliament. The European Free Alliance party welcomes the fact that, for the first time, the European…