First and foremost, FIVE European capital cities now have Green mayors with the most recent green win in Copenhagen!
Across Europe, people are demanding a future that is fairer, greener, and more feminist. As Greens, we are at the forefront of the fight. More and more, we are playing a leadership role in shaping vision for the future that is a resilient and strong opposition to what far-right.
Let’s celebrate the wins that are bringing us closer to a sustainable, fairer Europe for all.
EGP’s 40th Congress in Lisbon!
This Congress is a key event for the European Greens, bringing together hundreds of Green party delegates, national and local leaders, activists, civil society representatives, and supporters from across Europe.
At a time when Europe faces mounting threats and emerging possibilities, the Greens are resilient. Our movement continues to lead on solutions that protect nature, people’s rights and freedoms, defend the rule of law, push back against the far right, and build a just, sustainable future for everyone in Europe. Now more than ever, we need a united, progressive Greenmovement.
We will discuss topics like housing, resilience or gender-based violence. This Congress wouldn’t take place without our amazing speakers and experts. You can expect prominent names like Yolanda Diaz, Agnes Lace, Luka Mesec and Felix Banaszek.
This 40th Congress showcases a mature and relevant political force, central to building progressive majorities across the continent, and determined to expand its influence all over Europe, including in the Iberian Peninsula.
This year’s Congress is taking place in Lisbon is being organised together with our member party, LIVRE, to showcase how Greens can change the political landscape.
Can’t be there? Don’t worry! We are live streaming some of the sessions, you can follow them here.
We got a green mayor in Copenhagen!
Congratulations to Sisse Marie Welling who was just elected as the new mayor of Copenhagen.
Congratulations to all of the elected SF's local politicians, their 5 mayors and raising scores across the country. 🌻
Denmark’s people and nature will have a Greener future.
Only yes means yes
France is now the latest country to change the legal definition of rape. The new legal definition is based on active consent - only yes means yes: without consent, it’s not consensual so it’s rape. No more grey areas.
It is an incredible accomplishment from the French Greens and in particular from Marie-Charlotte Garin, Sandra Regol and Melanie Vogel, as well as activists and feminist associations.
It is essential that outdated legislations on rape be modernized across Europe. Survivors shouldn’t have to fight to get justice.
175,000 members in England and Wales!
By the time you read this, this number may have changed already because Green Party of England and Wales’s membership has gone through the roof, since Zack Polanski was elected as new party leader, together with Mothin Ali and Rachel Millward.
Hope is spreading over England and Wales, overtaking the Conservatives and coming for Reform and Labour next.
New leadership of Swedish Greens
Congrats to Amanda Lind and Daniel Helldén on being re-elected as Miljöpartiet de gröna leaders!
Our Green friends are preparing for a crucial election in one year. It's time to change Sweden’s anti-ecological and anti-social government – supported by far right, conservatives and liberals.
Best of luck with your campaign to make Sweden and Europe greener and fairer!
Congrats to Polish Greens!
Congrats to Magdalena Gałkiewicz - Zieloni and Michał Suchora on being elected as the new co-chairs of Zieloni.
They will keep fighting for people, animals, the environment, democracy & social justice.
Thank you to the outgoing leaders Urszula Zielińska & Przemysław Słowik.
New Vesna’s co-chairs
Congrats to Urša Zgojznik & Uroš Macerl on being re-elected as co-chairs of Vesna Zelena Stranka and to Jaka Zevnik & Barbara Strajnar on being elected vice-chairs!
Together, they will fight to offer the people of Slovenia a Greener & fairer future.
Three weeks ago the Christian Democrat EPP group, and their leader Manfred Weber, sided with the far right to weaken the European law that protects children, workers, and our planet. They broke the firewall. In a webinar involved MEPs Terry Reintke and Kira Peter-Hansen discussed the consequences of this vote and on how we will plan to mobilise and keep on fighting. It is available on YouTube (link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qm6C2L3WDK8)
🎧 If you are more of a listener, we have got you covered: Check out our UNFILTERED podcast for audio recording of the webinar. (link: https://unfiltered.transistor.fm/)
Meet the new Global Greens Secretariat team: Lucy Kagendo Mbae, an experienced environmental activist and gender advocate from Kenya who joins as Secretary, and Seth Piper, a Greencampaigner and strategist based in Oslo, who joins as Communications Specialist. They bring extensive experience, creativity, and passion to the Global Greens goal of strengthening international cooperation across our movement.
The Green European Foundation has released three new policy briefs that show how upcoming EU energy measures can boost citizen participation through fair benefit sharing in renewable projects, consumer focused network tariffs and a resilience based approach to housing renovation. The winter edition of the Green European Journal will be out on 1st December. This print issue asks what culture and democracy can do for each other at a time when both face mounting challenges. As the far right captures cultural institutions, artists face further precarity from new technologies, and Europe’s political priorities shift, the new edition explores how creativity, imagination, and dialogue can strengthen democracy and help tackle the eco-social crisis. Subscribe now and receive the latest edition.
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