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HERE ARE THE HIGHLIGHTS OF THE FINAL DAY OF THE 33RD EUROPEAN GREEN PARTY
COUNCIL

On the last day of the Council, the Green member parties defined, with a
high level of consensus, the political direction of the EGP for this new
period.

As the climate crisis impacts vulnerable communities the most, we held a
plenary session on 'Climate and Biodiversity', in which we had a wonderful
discussion between youth movements, Global South activists and Green
policymakers.

The Parallel Sessions featured discussions about the digital gender gap
and digital feminism, biodiversity, the EU Recovery Fund, and how Green
local leaders can act for quieter, safer and less polluted streets and
public spaces. We also gave a demonstration of our Local Councillors
platform, a new tool that connects Green councillors across Europe. It
offers a space to share projects, events and ideas to enable more Green
initiatives to be implemented!

Petra De Sutter, the Deputy Prime Minister of Belgium, gave a Keynote
Speech highlighting the difference that the Greens make for citizens when
they are in government. Mar Garcia, the Secretary General of the European
Greens, closed the Council with words of gratitude to all those who took
part and a special tribute to those born during the war or in the immediate
post-war period; the generation who rebuilt Europe and whose "_old age was
disturbed, when not extinguished, by this pandemic._"

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11 RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED; CATALUNYA EN COMÚ JOINS THE EUROPEAN GREENS

In today's voting session, Council delegates adopted 11 resolutions [8]
that were tabled by 14 member parties across Europe. The resolutions
featured crucial topics such as the Future of Europe, European rail, Farm
to Fork strategy, and fair distribution and global access to COVID
vaccines.

In addition, the member parties welcomed Catalunya en Comú (CeC),
Catalonia (Spain), as a candidate member party to the European Green Party.
"_We want the Green wave to be a reality throughout Europe" _said Jéssica
Albiach and continued: "_I am convinced we can bring an important
contribution to help us strengthening the Greens in Southern Europe." _With
Catalunya en Comú, we are one step closer to a fairer, greener and
feminist Europe. We look forward to working with them to continue the fight
for democracy, citizen participation, social and ecological justice, and a
green transformation!

The delegates further elected three new candidate members to the EGP
amendments committee. We congratulate Benedetta De Marte, Janik Feuerhahn
and Sam Murray on their election. We also give a big thank you to Alexandra
Medwedeff and Wouter Witteveen for their previous work in the Amendments
committee.
VIEW ALL ADOPTED DOCUMENTS [7]

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PETRA DE SUTTER SPEAKING AT THE COUNCIL

Petra De Sutter recounted her political trajectory and the creation of the
Vivaldi Government in Belgium, for which the Greens ensured gender parity.
In her speech, she emphasised the need for an inclusive and sustainable
COVID-19 recovery: "_if a policy is sustainable but not social, it's not a
Green policy"_.

_"We are fighting for equal opportunities for everyone"_, said Petra De
Sutter. She highlighted the difference that Sarah Schlitz, Federal State
Secretary of Belgium for Equal Opportunities and Diversity, has made
through the revival of an anti-racism programme and her transversal
approach: _"In all our policies, she's watching, she's present."_

She also reaffirmed the Green fight for equal rights for women and men, for
people with a disability, for refugees, and for LGBT people: _"all over the
country we are taking them aboard, leaving no one behind in our policies.
This is in our DNA, and it is extremely important. Having Greens around
that table makes a difference."_

Lastly, she emphasised the importance of resilient and public healthcare
systems: _"The weakest element of the chain will determine the strength of
the whole chain. We should strengthen all the healthcare sector in the EU
to make sure that all the healthcare sectors are strong enough to be
resilient in cases of crisis." _
WATCH THE VIDEO [9]

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YOUTH MOVEMENTS, GLOBAL SOUTH ACTIVISTS AND GREEN LEADERS DISCUSS HOW TO
TACKLE THE CLIMATE CRISIS, TOGETHER

A Plenary Session on climate and biodiversity was an exchange between youth
movements, Global South activists and Green policy makers. It was moderated
by Thomas Waitz and featured Green leaders Beppe Sala, Pia Olsen Dyhr,
Eleonora Evi, activists Elizabeth Wathuti, Tara Houska, Adélaïde
Charlier, and Nyke Slawik, as well as spoken word artist Zaïre Krieger.
The importance [11] of ensuring that frontline communities such as
indigenous peoples don't unjustly pay the price of the climate crisis was
highlighted.
WATCH THE VIDEO [10]

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CLOSING OF THE COUNCIL

In her closing speech of the 33rd Council of the European Green Party, Mar
Garcia, the Secretary General of the European Greens, spoke about the
upcoming German election and its significance: "_for the first time there
is a real chance that a Green candidate, Annalena Baerbock, will be that
person; the future chancellor of Germany._"

Mar Garcia stressed that "_giving hope and prospects for the future,
especially to young people, is an urgent responsibility_". She closed the
council thanking all participants and looks forward to the 34th European
Green Party Council to be held in Budapest this December.
WATCH THE VIDEO [12]

#EGP33 ON TWITTER

Relive the council on Twitter with the #EGP33 hashtag! Follow us on Twitter
@europeangreens [13] and use the official #EGP33 hashtag.
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