One year until the election: It's time to support our campaign!

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Dear John,

 

In just one year, from June 6th to 9th, 2024, the citizens of Europe will
have the opportunity to elect a new European Parliament. This upcoming
election has immense significance for both the people and the planet.

 

During our 37th Congress held in Vienna last weekend, we established the
groundwork for our Green election campaign. We are getting ready to
campaign!

 

Within this newsletter, our aim is to provide you with a summary of the
decisions made by the Congress delegates and explain their implications for
our campaign.

GREEN SPITZENKANDIDATEN DUO

 

The European Greens will field a duo of top candidates (Spitzenkandidaten)
for the next presidency of the European Commission.

“We are very happy with the huge majority of delegates who voted to put
forward a duo of top candidates (Spitzenkandidaten) for the 2024 EU
elections. In line with our feminist values, at least one of them should be
a woman. For us Greens, transparency on the leading candidates is crucial
to give citizens the democratic choice they deserve in the EU elections. As
a citizen, you have the right to know who will be put in power as the next
President of the European Commission with your vote. Backdoor horse-trading
between the member states in the European Council for the EU’s top job
can no longer be tolerated.” – MÉLANIE VOGEL AND THOMAS WAITZ,
CO-CHAIRS 

The duo of Green top candidates will be elected at the Electoral Congress
of 2 – 4 February 2024 in Lyon, France. 

 

One year until the European election:

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OUR GREEN FAMILY IS GROWING

 

The Congress delegates voted to welcome four new members:

 

LIVRE, Portugal (full member)

VESNA – Zelena Stranka, Slovenia (associate member)

PÁRBESZÉD - A Zöldek Pàrtja, Hungary (associate member)

PESSOAS-ANIMALS-NATUREZA / PAN, Portugal (associate member)

 

In addition, our Latvian member party PROGRESĪVIE has been voted to become
a full member of the European Greens!

“The social and climate urgencies affect every European citizen. Across
Europe, people are rising to fight climate change and to protect democratic
freedoms. Our continuous fight for climate and social justice attracts new
parties. No less than 4 new parties from eastern and southern Europe are
joining the Green family in the run-up to the 2024 European
elections.”  – MÉLANIE VOGEL AND THOMAS WAITZ, CO-CHAIRS

ATTACKS ON CLIMATE AND NATURE POLICIES  

 

The EU Green Deal was born after the Green Wave in the 2019 EU elections,
where the European Greens achieved a historic result following a campaign
focused on climate protection and social justice. The Green Deal is crucial
to fighting climate change, creating jobs through a just transition, and
ensuring Europe's independence from Russian energy. 

“In recent weeks, we have seen members of the European People’s Party
(EPP) and Renew Europe join forces with the far-right in a backlash against
nature at EU-level and across Europe. They peddle false far-right
narratives and attack the Nature Protection Law, the EU Green Deal, and
climate policies. We will protect these policies. It is time to focus on
implementing them and phasing out fossil fuels now. So that our children
and grandchildren can grow up in a Europe that is fair, just, and green."
  – MÉLANIE VOGEL AND THOMAS WAITZ, CO-CHAIRS

 

Adopted Resolutions

The delegates adopted 11 resolutions at the Congress in Vienna. Among them
two essential resolutions outlining our path to the 2024 European
Elections, and resolutions about how we as Greens can progress in terms of
anti-racism and promotion of policies and structure that serve young
people. Please find the entire list of adopted resolutions below or on our
website! [8]

 

For actions against trade with endangered species [9]

 

Fighting water crisis and saving Rivers and Natural Water Bodies From
Drought and Mismanagement [10]

 

Green and science-based approach to cannabis law in Europe [11]

 

For a modern and ambitious EU economic governance and common fiscal policy
[12]

 

Sustainable and Just Wellbeing Economies for People and Planet [13]

 

The Prohibition of Lethal Autonomous Weapon Systems [14]

 

TOWARDS THE EU ELECTIONS 2024: THE GREEN VISION AND THE GREEN CAMPAIGN [15]

 

Leading the Green Success in 2024: procedure for the 2024 EGP leading
candidates [16]

 

Closing the Age Gap in Politics - Prioritising Young Candidates for the
2024 EP elections [17]

 

The EU has a diversity and inclusion problem! It's high time for change.
Let's be that change ! [18]

 

European Political Parties must remain pan-European! [19]

WATCH KEYNOTES AND PLENARIES ON DEMAND!

OPENING OF THE 37TH EUROPEAN GREEN PARTY CONGRESS

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ALMA ZADIĆ, Minister of Justice (Austria)

WERNER KOGLER, Federal Spokesperson of Die Grünen (Austria)

THOMAS WAITZ, co-chair of the European Greens

WATCH OPENING SESSION [20]

A SECURE FUTURE FOR ALL: THE GREEN TRANSFORMATION OF OUR ENERGY SYSTEMS 

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LEONORE GEWESSLER, Federal Minister for Climate Action, Environment,
Energy, Mobility, Innovation and Technology, Austria

VIRGINIJUS SINKEVIČIUS, European Commissioner for the Environment, Oceans
and Fisheries

MARIA OHISALO, Minister of the Environment, Finland

MICHAŁ SMOLEŃ, Head of Energy & Climate Research, Instrat think tank,
Poland

Hosted by: THOMAS WAITZ, co-chair of the European Greens

WATCH PLENARY [21]

JUST TRANSITION: TOWARDS A GREEN ECONOMY AND A SOCIAL UNION 

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JOHANNES RAUCH, Minister for Social Affairs, Health, Care and Consumer
Protection, Austria 

MELANIE VOGEL, Co-Chair of the European Green Party

ERNEST URTASUN, MEP responsible for the Just Transition paper

KADI KENK, Board member at Ecopreneur, and Head of Circularity at
Responsible Business Forum Estonia

Hosted by: JUDITH PÜHRINGER, Co-chair of the Viennese Greens

WATCH PLENARY [22]

Closing Statement

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The closing statement by our Secretary General BENEDETTA DE MARTE.

WATCH STATEMENT [23]

Elections

Congratulations to Maura Rose McMahon, who has been elected to our Finance
Advisory Board, and Antoine Tifine, who has been elected to our Amendments
Committee. We wish them good luck for their new mandate!

 

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