Pro-Europeans have a right to help shape future relationship with Europe, say UK’s Greens
Green MEPs today voted against the Withdrawal Agreement when it came before the European parliament and issued a joint statment.
Brexit
Brexit threatens EU progress on farm antibiotic use, warns Green MEP
Molly warns how Brexit would put pressure on the UK to diverge from EU standards as it attempts to strike trade deals with countries operating to lower standards.
Greens welcome beginning of the end of public funding for fossil investments
Molly has welcomed moves by the European Investment Bank, the world’s largest public bank, towards ending all funding for fossil fuels.
Green MEP demands apology from BBC over misleading viewers on Vote Leave law breaking
Molly has demanded the BBC apologise after Fiona Bruce wrongly rebutted an audience member who rightly pointed to Vote Leave campaign breaching electoral law on Question Time.
European Parliament budget vote shows ‘deeply alarming’ divergence between UK and EU priorities
Molly has responded to a vote on the EU budget for 2020 in the European Parliament which agreed to increase funding for climate protection, sea rescue and youth projects.
Response to proposed EU-UK deal
Molly responds to the new UK-EU Brexit deal.
Cross Party letter to Donald Tusk urges Brexit extension
Molly has coordinated a letter signed by a cross-party group of 37 MEPs to the President of the European Council, Donald Tusk, asking him to urge the European Council to extend the Brexit deadline.
Greens call on European Investment Bank to exclusively back the green transition
Molly says EIB must end all financing of fossil fuel projects and rapidly become a bank which exclusively supports the transition to a climate-neutral economy.
European Commissioners are powerful – they should be scrutinised
Molly writes for The UK in a Changing Europe about the ‘commissioner confirmation hearings’ which demonstrates that far from being faceless unaccountable bureaucrats, potential EU commissioners must satisfy MEPs that they are up to the task.
The business of Brexit
Following allegations by Phillip Hammond and Boris Johnson’s sister that Tory-backing ‘speculators’ stand to profit from a crash out Brexit, Molly writes for Green World on who will be banking on No Deal.
