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The European political party visited Xanthi and Komotini for a series of meetings with their member party DEB Partisi and local organisations in the region representing the Turkish minority in Western Thrace. EFA heard of their struggles and the repression the community faces from the Greek government despite multiple ECHR rulings in favour of their…

In an international show of solidarity, the European Free Alliance has joined partners across Europe and further afield in expressing our support and solidarity with the People’s Democratic Party (HDP) who face being banned by the government of Turkey. The HDP advocates a democratic and pluralist Turkey, in which people live in freedom and justice,…

On Tuesday (28/02) during a public hearing of the European Parliament Petitions Committee (PETI), MEPs and staff from the Left, The Socialists, the Greens, and the European Free Alliance left the room in disgust following yet another abuse of the committee by the chairwoman Dolors Montserrat of the Spanish Partido Popular party (EPP). Repeated abuse…

On the anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, EFA regrets that the conflict persists and calls for further humanitarian support for Ukrainian people and those fleeing from the war On 24 February 2022, the Russian Federation escalated its conflict in Ukraine into a full-fledged invasion, bringing war back to Europe for the first time in…

In the early hours of the 21st of February, EFA MEP Ana Miranda was denied entry to Palestine by the Israeli authorities and sent back to the Spanish state. The Galizan MEP was due to spend a few days in Palestine as a member of the European Parliament Delegation for Relations with Palestine (DPAL). Other…

Since 2017, a number of activists have been imprisoned and subjected to degrading treatment in the Macedonian prison system, many of them having been jailed on the basis of questionable charges. Their case is one of political persecution owing to their opposition to the government’s efforts to impose a change of the country’s name, against…

“QatarGate is an unmitigated scandal, but we cannot take our eyes off Morocco, a country that is becoming a powerful regional military power with long tentacles into the EU and where human rights violations are systemic.” EFA MEP Diana Riba In a Twitter thread originally published in Catalan, the EFA MEP sheds light on the…

“A New Strategy for Sicily – facing the challenge of Differentiated Autonomy”, was the title of a conference held on Sunday the 22nd of January 2023 in Enna, Sicily. “Differentiated Autonomy” is a proposed new legislation that is autonomist in name only, which introduces a sad travesty of the Italian Constitution and a betrayal of…

In her visit to the island, she explained that “Territories like Menorca can be a reference for transforming politics at a European level.” Today EFA President Lorena López de Lacalle is in Menorca to visit EFA member party Més per Menorca and to outline ways to work together on key issues for the Menorcan people,…

Dé Partij Foar de Regio Sûnt 1962 Last weekend in the cities of Ljouwert and It Hearrenfean an EFA delegation joined the FNP in celebrating its 60th anniversary. Since 1962 the Fryske Nasjonale Partij – Frisian National Party has been a strong voice for Frisians, Frisian autonomy, and the Frisian language. In 1981 the party…