Hi John,
Our co-chair Mélanie Vogel recently attended attended the launching event for the national elections of Spain’s new political progressive force, Sumar. Sumar unites progressive parties in Spain to run in the general elections at the end of this year.
At the event, Sumar’s leading figure and Spain’s Vice President, Yolanda Díaz, has announced her candidacy for the elections.
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Yolanda Díaz and Mélanie Vogel at Sumar's election launching event in Spain.
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As Minister of Labour and Social Economy, she has been pushing many important reforms, including an important raise in minimum wage for all Spanish workers.
Díaz's vision for Spain is ambitious and future focused. She envisions a country and a European Union with greater equality, leading in the just green transition and pushing for a feminist society with more rights and freedoms for all.
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“We are ready to support Sumar, a political project that works to improve people's life and drives a Green just transition under the leadership of Yolanda Díaz Pérez, a powerful and inspiring woman!" – Mélanie Vogel, co-chair of the European Greens
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We live in critical times, where it’s more important than ever for progressive forces to come together to fight for a better future for all!
Her candidacy represents hope for a fairer and more just society, and we believe that she is the leader Spain needs at this critical moment.
See more impressions of the event…
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Updates from the European Greens
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All families are equal
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Italy's far-right government is attacking fundamental rights and LGBTQI+ families.
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Updates from our member parties
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Scotland
Co-leaders remain ministers under new First Minister
- The leaders of the Scottish Greens, Lorna Slater and Patrick Harvie, have been re-appointed to the Scottish Government under the new First Minister Humza Yousaf.
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Finland joins NATO
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As of last week, Finland is the newest member of NATO.
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The Finnish Foreign Minister Pekka Haavisto, member of the Finnish Greens (Vihreät), who was responsible for the application process, deposited the accession documents with Antony Blinken, his US counterpart.
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Read his tweet…
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Greens secure 3 seats
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Our member party the Bulgarian Greens (Zelenite), has maintained its three seats in the country's fifth election within the last two years.
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However, we are concerned about the rise of the nationalist Revival party (Vazrazhdane), which gained several points compared to the last election in October.
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We will continue to work with the Bulgarian Greens to promote our progressive values and stand up against the dangerous rhetoric of nationalist parties.
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We hope that Bulgaria will be able to overcome its years long political crises soon and have a progressive, European oriented government.
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Do you have one minute to support our campaign against the cruel octopus farm?
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Nueva Pescanova, a Spanish company that is behind the murderous project of the first octopus farm in the world, wants to kill about a million octopuses per year for food.
While octopuses normally live in the dark, they will be kept under constant light which causes great distress. To kill them, they will be put in containers and frozen to death – a slow and extremely painful process.
The government of the Canary Islands refuses to comment.
That's why we need your help. Send a letter to the authorities of the Canary Islands and ask them to take a strong stance to stop the process!
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