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Representatives of various European island regions met together in Skylge island to debate housing solutions applied in different countries and regions The EFA Islands Forum, made up of all the EFA parties that represent island territories, met last weekend at the Frisian island of Skylge to demand affordable housing in European islands. Representatives from different…

This tandem of Spitzenkandidaten represents the diversity between EFA parties, who work together for the defence of self-determination, democracy, and diversity in Europe The first EFA Congress in history ratified Raül Romeva and Maylis Roßberg as the party’s Spitzenkandidaten tandem for the European elections 2024. On Saturday 14 October, they gave their first public speech…

MEPs Ana Miranda, Jordi Solé, and Diana Riba hosted a conference in the European Parliament to support the European Language Equality Network’s call for linguistic justice EFA MEPs Ana Miranda, Jordi Solé, and Diana Riba have thrown their weight behind the call of the European Language Equality Network (ELEN) to make Catalan, Basque, and Galician…

The European Free Alliance will celebrate the first Congress in its history, where all member parties will be invited to decide EFA’s tandem of Spitzenkandidaten and the manifesto for the 2024 European elections The European elections are approaching. From 6 to 9 June 2024, European citizens will cast their ballots to decide the configuration of…

Finland will have one more seat for the next European term, which provides a great opportunity to fulfill this historical promise to the Swedish-speaking islands Finland will gain a new seat in the European Parliament for the 2024-2029 term. This provides an opportunity for the Finnish government to make good on an old promise: to…

Despite Finnish fears about the archipelago’s security, all Ålandic parties agree that the islands should maintain their demilitarised status The Åland Islands should stay a demilitarised territory, following the Ålandic people’s will. Demilitarisation is a fundamental question for the islands. After Russia invaded Ukraine and following more than one year of war, Finnish politicians have…

EFA welcomes the apology but still believes that Commissioner Reynders should apologize directly The situation of the Macedonian minority in Bulgaria proves that the EU treaties must be revised to guarantee the rights of all European minorities One year and a half after European Commissioner for Justice Didier Reynders answered a letter to EFA in…

EFA organized with our member party in Transylvania Erdélyi Magyar Szövetség (EMSZ) a conference to build strategies to empower European regions The EU is much more than 27 states. Each state is plural and diverse and has different nations, regions, cultures, languages, and minorities. Communities in Europe are sometimes divided by its internal borders. Acknowledging…

The goal of the session was to provide the participants with tools to overcome the main challenges women face in politics, both from an activist and elected politician perspective EFA’s feminist body, the Women’s Forum, keeps up with its work toward increasing gender equality and promoting the participation of women in politics. With this goal,…

EFA is deeply saddened to hear of the passing of Winnie Ewing, EFA’s first woman president and one of the most notable champions for the Scottish National Party and the cause of Scottish Independence in Europe. She was one of the pillars of EFA, serving as an EFA MEP for ten years between 1989 and…