EPP Group @EPPGroup@respublicae.eu

🚨With a war hitting Europe, we cannot introduce new laws that would put our food production at risk.

‼️We have millions of people to feed.

The priority must be 👉 ensuring our food security.

#pesticides

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EPPGroup/status/1598323645369270276

"In the private sector, you would have to resign if you're proceeding with a billion-euro budget and you're not able to allocate it.

Deep tech startups cannot wait months and months for 🇪🇺 institutional machinery".

Watch @MEP_Ehler’s presentation⤵️
#EPlenary

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EPPGroup/status/1598315983315341314

❄ The #Christmas season has started in the @europarl_en!

This week, we inaugurated:
🎄 the Christmas tree, together with @OEVPinEuropa
👼 the Nativity scene, together with @ppegrupo

Let’s value Europe’s founding heritage!

May the Advent light bring peace, joy and warmth.

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EPPGroup/status/1598310667991367683

In 10 months during 2022, @Frontex detected about 281,000 irregular entries, up 77% compared to last year.

We need border screening to distinguish between genuine refugees and economic migrants.

❗ Europe needs a strong Frontex
❗ We also urgently need the #EUMigration Pact

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EPPGroup/status/1598293424184217603

"From the very beginning of the Farm to Fork Strategy, the @EPPGroup has asked for a thorough impact assessment of the #pesticides proposal," says @Franc_Bogovic MEP.

In the context of war, this is even more important to understand where this new law would lead.

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EPPGroup/status/1598286140733284357

Most objections to ratifying the Istanbul Convention are often based on misconceptions and misleading arguments.

Here are some keys to better understand why this gold standard for preventing and combating violence against women and girls can save lives.

#EndVAWG #16Days

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EPPGroup/status/1598278836617064449

RT @lidiafopereira: This is a priority to drive change not only in the present but also in the future! Young people in the decision-making process and not sitting in advisory councils!

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EPPGroup/status/1598270707901026304

📅 Today, MEPs will vote on the 'Unshell Initiative' that aims to combat the misuse of shell companies for tax purposes.

🗣️ “European taxpayers expect the EU to guarantee tax transparency and fairness within the #SingleMarket”, says @lidiafopereira.

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EPPGroup/status/1598263229507149824

MEP @vozemberg at the #EPlenary:

🚨1 in 5 young European women report online sexual harassment.

❗️Gender-based violence on & offline is deeply rooted in the structural inequalities of society and remains silent.

❗️This constitutes a brutal violation of human rights.

#EndVAWG

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EPPGroup/status/1598248112216330241

RT @mosojn: This deal does not only contribute to reducing CO2 emissions from aviation overall, it also encourages investments, competitiveness and EU jobs. Thank you @SuncanaGlavak!

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EPPGroup/status/1598246620092854272

"If we want to have a sustainable, secure European continent, we have to help Ukraine win this war and defeat Putin.

Otherwise, we will observe permanent waves of war coming from Russia", warns @rjukneviciene.

Listen to our podcast: https://epp.group/s4e12

#StandWithUkraine

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EPPGroup/status/1598240499856310273

#China is a global power that the EU doesn't want to isolate and certainly not ignore.

The EU should instead require Chinese authorities to follow the same rules that China requires of others!

“The EU should not further compromise on its values and principles", @radeksikorski.

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EPPGroup/status/1598233012247879680

🔴 On #WorldAIDSDay, let’s redouble our efforts to help people living with HIV.

🔴 We call on everyone to stop the stigma.

🔴 Let’s work towards an HIV-free world.

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EPPGroup/status/1598225603681034240

The EU will be better equipped in case the UK breaches its #Brexit commitments.

“In this Regulation, Parliament’s scrutiny rights are fully upheld to play its role in the oversight of the implementation of the agreements and of measures in case of UK breaches” @danutahuebner.

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EPPGroup/status/1598062752618414081

Russian-American historian @YFelshtinsky:

In many ways, Russia has already been defeated.
It has lost its army completely.
Putin was trying to mobilise 300,000 additional people, and they all went abroad.

Listen to our podcast: https://epp.group/s4e12

#StandWithUkraine

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EPPGroup/status/1598051741718654976

🤚Women are not punching bags. Enough is enough!

We have zero tolerance for any form of violence against women and girls and 100% determination to combat it.

Europe, it is time for full accession to the Istanbul Convention.

Stop delaying! Ratify NOW!

#EndVAWG #16Days

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EPPGroup/status/1598044641353519106

RT @SeanKellyMEP: And the deal is done!

This evening EU institutions agreed how to enforce breaches of the Withdrawal Agreement and the #TCA.

Due to the unique situation with the UK, this is the first ever regulation of its kind and I am very proud to see such a united EU approach.

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EPPGroup/status/1598038583390384129

Captured by the Russians during the siege of Mariupol, Yulia Paievska "Tayra" calls for continued support to defend Ukraine and to rebuild infrastructure destroyed by the Russian bombing.

Watch now⤵️
#StandWithUkraine @FitzgeraldFrncs @rjukneviciene

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EPPGroup/status/1598036644136833025

Deal reached on post-#Brexit retaliation measures. 

“Politically, this Regulation is a strong statement of EU unity and readiness to take action if the UK were to breach either agreements, including the Protocol on Ireland/Northern Ireland”, says @SeanKellyMEP.

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EPPGroup/status/1598035362223644673

🤚Enough is enough.

End violence against women and girls, now!

#EndVAWG #16Days

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EPPGroup/status/1598021545175261186