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Minority Rights

20 November 2025

EFA calls on the Council of Europe to continue closely monitoring minority rights in Bulgaria

A reduction of international oversight of Bulgaria would undermine the credibility of the Council’s human rights protection system, as the country has failed to implement the decisions of the European Court of Human Rights It is time for the Council of Europe to step up its efforts in protecting minority rights in Bulgaria. On December… Read more

31 October 2025

We want Serbia to be free, democratic and European

One year ago, a wave of protests spread across Serbia after the roof of Novi Sad railway station collapsed, killing 16 people. Over the past year, citizens have peacefully called for justice, transparency, and genuine democracy. Instead of taking responsibility for the government’s negligence, President Aleksandar Vučić’s autocrat administration has responded with violence and repression,… Read more

Democracy for all

19 September 2025

EFA calls attention to the importance of including minorities in political representation

The European Free Alliance, together with our member party DEB Partisi, raised our voice in the European Parliament for the rights of national minorities. The parties organized a joint event that highlighted the need to ensure proper political representation for national minorities, and called on the EU to step up to protect minority rights and prevent EU states…

2 September 2025

A strategy for the Mediterranean: a long-overdue priority for the EU

Last week in Corsica, EFA hosted an event to raise awareness about the need to propose European solutions to common challenges in Southern Europe Climate change is 20% more severe in the Mediterranean than elsewhere in Europe. Every year, we witness its huge impact. Natural catastrophes occur more often, leaving victims and a lot of…

Conference in Klagenfurt: cooperation between EFA parties in Central Europe

The participant parties condemn the aggression against Ukraine and call on Putin to stop the war immediately EFA parties from Central Europe have met this weekend in Klagenfurt to intensify cooperation between different minorities and ethnic groups. In Europe, there are more minority regions than nation-states. This diversity improves the cultural wealth of Europe. However, in times…

EFA urges the restoration of gas supply to the Republic of Artsakh by the Azerbaijani armed forces

The European Free Alliance also supports the Democratic Party of Artsakh, which has reported attacks against the civilian population The Republic of Artsakh has been deprived of gas supply for 4 days. As the Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced, the country’s only gas pipeline, which passes through an area under the control of Azerbaijani armed…

Mebyon Kernow and celebrating St Piran’s Day, 5th March

Saint Piran's celebration in Cornwall 2021

26 February 2022

The celebration of Aosta Valley: 26 February

By Chantal CertanAlliance Valdôtaine delegate in EFA On 26 February, there is a celebration for the Aosta Valley. To understand the origin of this celebration, we have to go back through the history of our region to the period between 1944 and 1948, when the Valdôtaine autonomy was first organised. The special Statute, after several…

MEP Christian Allard defends Scotland's attachment to Europe

EFA Member of the European Parliament Christian Allard, from the Scottish National Party (SNP), was born in Dijon (France) and has lived in Scotland for over thirty years where he has worked extensively in the fishing and seafood industries. He became a Member of the Scottish Parliament in 2013 and is passionate about Scotland’s future in Europe.…

EFA President: “Women will play a key role in achieving a fairer and more sustainable Europe”

The President of the European Free Alliance, Lorena López de Lacalle, participated on 5 July in an event organized in Rome by the women’s movement ‘Stati Generali delle Donne’, with presence in the different regions of Italy and advocating for a gender inclusive and sustainable Europe. “Women will play a key role in achieving a…