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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…

Help us build a stronger, more inclusive, and more equal Europe by donating to EFA. https://e-f-a.org/donate/ This article highlights the importance of donating to EFA and how your contributions can directly support our events and activities across Europe. EFA, like all other European Political Parties, is mainly funded by grants from the European Parliament, but…

A delegation consisting of EFA Bureau members visited our member party Patto per l’Autonomia, and representatives from Autonomia e Ambiente (AeA), a platform that unifies different regionalist and autonomist parties in the Italian state Last Friday 9 June marked an important date. It was officially one year before the European elections 2024 – for the…

The General Assembly also decided to approve Estau Aragonés membership as a candidate member The General Assembly of the European Free Alliance held online on 4 May decided to accept Més per Menorca, Siciliani Liberi and Union Valdôtaine as full members of the European Political Party. One year after the cooperation with EFA stared, all…

Our President Lorena López de Lacalle and our member party Més per Menorca met with Cohesion and Reforms Commissioner Elisa Ferreira’s team to raise awareness on the islands special needs The European Free Alliance brought the demand to recognize a special status for EU Islands this week to the Commission. The president of the party,…