MFF Resolution

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Debate: Tuesday

Vote: Wednesday

The Commission’s long-term budget is a further shift away from a socially-based Europe that promotes peace and economic security. European citizens should be deeply concerned that the Commission wants a Europe that offers less direct funding and more financial instruments. Less support, and more interference. Less solidarity, more military.

Gaza

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Debate: Tuesday

Vote: Aucun

We condemn Trump’s decision to recognise Jerusalem as Israel’s capital and open the U.S embassy there, thus legitimising Israel’s apartheid policies against Palestinians and repeal the perspective of the two-state solution and the peace process. We condemn the ongoing massacre of Palestinians in the Gaza Strip who are protesting to demand their basic human rights. The EU must put pressure on Israel to end the use of live fire against unarmed Palestinian protesters, which has claimed dozens of lives and caused thousands of injuries. The international community must place the Palestinian people under its protection.

GM Maize objection

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Debate: Aucun

Vote: Wednesday

Once again, we are objecting to the authorisation of a genetically modified crop. It is a flawed procedure - as acknowledged by Juncker - and needs to be renegotiated immediately. Our biodiversity is threatened by GM crops: they have a higher exposure to herbicides and pesticides and this leads to severe soil degradation which our planet cannot afford.

EU-Norway VAT Agreement

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Debate: Aucun

Vote: Tuesday

Fraud and the failure to collect VAT result in an estimated annual loss of €168 billion in revenue - €50 billion of which in cross-border fraud alone. VAT fraud involving third-country operators is a particular risk to the telecoms and e-services sectors. Therefore, cooperation with third countries is essential in fighting VAT fraud. But in reality, much more control over capital movement is needed in this fight.

CAP young farmers

By Luke 'Ming' Flanagan

Debate: Aucun

Vote: Aucun

Whilst there are some good aspects to the report, it fails to address the core issue leading to not enough new entrants into agriculture which is the lack of profitability in the sector. The report instead focuses on peripheral issues which, whilst important, will not drive the required change. Ultimately the report represents a lost opportunity to address a critical issue for agriculture.

Protection Against Dumping

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Debate: Tuesday

Vote: Wednesday

Success for the Left in this new anti-dumping instrument! The EU is now the first major player in the world to include social and environmental costs when setting a fair price level for international comparison. After years of negotiation, the Commission can now act against social and environmental dumping in third countries - a core demand for the Left - and also take measures against mutlinationals. We must now develop the regulatory framework in world trade to prevent labour abuse and environmental degradation.

Libya recommendations

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Debate: Tuesday

Vote: Wednesday

The chaos in Libya is a consequence of the mismanagement by the international community and NATO’s criminal military intervention, leading to a failed state and opening the doors to terrorist groups throughout the Sahel. The West must bear responsibilities for Libya’s current political, social and humanitarian situation. Military interventions should never be the solution to conflicts.

Gender equality and women empowerment

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Debate: Wednesday

Vote: Thursday

We are very happy to see a report acknowledging the full extent of women rights, especially SRHR – including abortion- and calling on the EU for greater progress on the multi-dimensional nature of gender mainstreaming, for example in trade agreements. We now expect that GAP II will ultimately serve as a genuine prioritising and policy implementation mechanism across the EU’s external actions.

Gender equality and women empowerment

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Debate: Wednesday

Vote: Thursday

The Parliament has the responsibility to monitor and report on the state of European policy from a gender perspective. All kinds of discrimination on women is gender-based violence, be it physical violence or a ban on abortion. This Report is further progress on the EU’s external action strategy for gender equality and empowerment of women - in pursuit of an equal world.