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EU must vigorously defend Cyprus and Greece against Turkish aggression
The EPP Group says Europe must respond if Turkey continues to violate Cypriot and Greek sovereignty. During a debate in the European Parliament, MEPs said Turkey’s gunboat diplomacy, illegal...
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Help for the Roma is help for Europe
The EPP Group releases a position paper this week, which calls for stronger action to integrate millions of ethnic Roma into the EU economy, saying the past 10 years of policy have failed. The...
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Protect European companies from hostile Chinese takeovers
The European Union should impose a temporary ban on Chinese takeovers of European companies made vulnerable by the COVID-19 crisis, says the EPP Group. The European Commission’s new White Paper on...
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EPP Group will not approve EU-UK deal at any cost
With the clock ticking towards a hard Brexit, the EU should cooperate with the UK in reaching a trade deal, but with clear red lines, the EPP Group says. To continue trading freely with the EU,...
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Fight disinformation to protect lives and democracy
Disinformation during the pandemic is one more example of how fake news is sowing confusion in Europe and beyond. The EPP Group says a new European Commission report on disinformation will need...
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EU Recovery Plan: Solidarity is back
The EU’s proposed €750 billion Recovery Plan will help jump-start Europe’s economy after the pandemic and prevent a lost generation of youth, says the EPP Group. As the European Commission...
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No agreement with UK without fisheries agreement
The EPP Group demands a new fishing agreement with the UK, or it will reject a post-Brexit trade accord. The EPP Group’s Francois-Xavier Bellamy, who wrote the report on the issue for the...
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Corona Recovery Fund, travel and tourism, apps and vaccines
Demanding a strong role in Europe’s recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, the EPP Group threatened to veto the EU’s long-term budget plan unless the European Parliament plays a key role in...
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Corona Recovery Fund must be about people, solidarity and the future
The European Parliament must have a role in designing the EU’s Coronavirus Recovery Fund or the EPP Group will veto the EU’s long-term budget plan. The Group says funding for the Recovery Fund...
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Set EU-wide travel rules and aid tourism hit by Corona crisis
As the European Commission prepares to unveil a package of measures on Wednesday for the EU’s recovery from the Coronavirus pandemic, the EPP Group calls for common European action to help the...
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Creating tracing apps to safely re-open Europe
As Europe seeks to put the Covid-19 crisis behind it and reopen for business, the EPP Group is supporting efforts to create smartphone apps that can trace people who have been near someone who has...
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Stronger, more pragmatic EU migration policy needed
The EPP Group's new position paper on migration calls for more funding and staffing of EU agencies to avoid another migration crisis. As lockdowns against the Coronavirus are lifted and the summer...
