Hi John,

The European election seems to be still quite far away, but for those of you who live abroad, you might need to take action already now to be able to vote. There are different deadlines for voting registrations for those who live in another country, and we create this overview for you. You can also download the maps with dates here if you want to share them with your friends, family or colleagues!

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Bas Eickhout at Danish Party Congress

Our leading candidate Bas Eickhout visited the party congress of our Danish member party, Socialistisk Folkeparti. In his speech, he emphasises the importance of the coming European election: “As Greens, we are fighting three key battles: The fight against the far-right, against the cost-of-living crisis, and to make sure the Green Deal survives the next EU elections.” In this EU election, we will fight for a Green and Social Deal. Because there’s no life on a dead planet, and there’s no future in a society left behind! #ChooseCourage

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EPP takes U-turn on climate

For months, the conservative European People’s Party (EPP) has been drifting to the far right and dismantling the Green Deal. Their manifesto adopted by the EPP congress in Romania confirms this worrying trend. Our Co-Chair Mélanie Vogel comments: “The far right is on the rise, including neo-fascists, and the EPP is opening the door to them a little more every week.”  Read our full statement...

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This is how you can support our campaign!

Did you know that you can contribute to our European Green election campaign in many different ways? For example, by joining our WhatsApp group Courage Club in which we share campaign updates with you and ask you small favours to amplify our campaign. You can simply join by clicking the link below!

03 May 2024
European Greens Campaign Rally • Brussels

06 – 09 June 2024
European Parliament election • Europe

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Elections in Portugal: Congratulations to our member parties for their result in the recent elections in Portugal. LIVRE significantly increased their electoral result, winning 4 MPs while PAN boosted their vote share and kept 1 MP.

Thomas Waitz at Zelení Congress: The EGP Co-Chair visited the Congress of our Czech member party where Magdalena Davis and Michal Berg were re-elected as Co-Chairs. The party also officially kicked off its European election campaign with their leader list Johanna Nejedlová. Congratulations and good luck for the upcoming campaign.

Voting under 18: People under 18 can vote in the European election in 5 countries: Austria, Belgium, Malta, Germany and Greece.

Join the launch of the Spanish translation of "On the Narrative of Growth: Unlearning dogmas", hosted by the Green European Foundation online on 21 March. This event will delve deeply into the notion of growth as the ultimate paradigm, challenging its assumptions and exploring alternative perspectives.

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