Nora Mebarek, from the Socialist Party, defended European cohesion funds on the sidelines of the plenary session in Strasbourg. These funds finance concrete projects in local areas, including health centres, nurseries, schools and public transport. She warned of the risk of a reduction in European funding envelopes for local authorities.
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“Nantes reached 42.2°C. Faced with heatwaves, Europe must act now,” said Socialist Party MEP Christophe Clergeau. Following the historic heatwave that hit Nantes, with a record temperature of 42.2°C, Clergeau sounded the alarm. In the face of the emergency, he denounced the inaction of the right and the far right and called for strong European
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Roberto Vannacci, leader of Futuro Nazionale, said this on the sidelines of the Strasbourg plenary session.
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François Kalfon, Socialist Party MEP, spoke in Strasbourg about the European reform of air passenger rights. He welcomed the preservation of compensation after three-hour delays, the inclusion of cabin baggage in the ticket price, free seating for children under 14 next to an accompanying adult, and free printed boarding passes. According to him, these advances
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This was stated by the Minister for European Union and Foreing Action, Jaume Duch Guillot, during the Ukraine Recovery Conference (URC 2026) in Gdańsk, Poland.
“Reconstruction depends on local governments.” That was the statement made by Patrick Molinoz, vice president of the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region and a member of the European Committee of the Regions, during the European Alliance of Cities and Regions for the Reconstruction of Ukraine event in Gdańsk, Poland. He welcomed the first meeting of the donor platform,
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“We can now do what the Italian government has already done: set up reception centres abroad,” German MEP Alexander Sell said on the sidelines of the plenary session in Strasbourg. The new regulation aims to facilitate returns and allows agreements with third countries for centres outside the EU.
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“NGTs are a fabulous tool for addressing this environmental transition.” That’s what French MEP Céline Imart of Les Républicains/EPP said on the sidelines of the plenary session in Strasbourg. The new rules call for distinguishing between NGT-1 plants, which are treated like conventional plants, and NGT-2 plants, which would remain subject to the strict rules
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“It is extremely concerning that the idea of zero migration prevails.” This was stated by MEP Juan Fernando López Aguilar of the Spanish Socialist Workers’ Party when commenting on the new European rules on migration and asylum. López Aguilar argued that the EU must manage migration in accordance with its values and warned that the