Ska together with The Greens/EFA and the Federation of Young European Greens (FYEG) in the European Parliament conducted a conference in Brussels with more than 200 young people from all over Europe on the 9th of April. The young people came together to discuss European policy and ways to get…

Garment workers in Cambodia last week started working again after two weeks of strike. Unfortunately they did not quit their strike because their demands were accepted, but because their protest were struck down so brutally, that five protesting workers were killed and many injured. The garment workers on strike have…

Fires in factories in Bangladesh In the Trade Committee the Bangladeshi ambassador reported on progress with social standards and the factories’ security. The responsible for the factories, in which the fires occurred, have been arrested. 200 additional inspectors are made available for security checks in the factories. The ambassador lauded…

Today the voting on the Resolution on Tackling Youth Unemployment, that has been tabled by the Committee on Employment and Social Affairs, was on the agenda of the European Parliament. We Greens, however, do not agree with this resolution as it blames young people for the alarming youth unemployment rates and not…

A new partnership between the EU and the US – “TTIP” In May, the European Parliament had voted in favour of a quite uncritical mandate allowing the EU Commission to negotiate a trade agreement with the USA. The only positive aspect was the request to exclude cultural and audio-visual services.…