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Newsletter

24 Jan 2020

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More trains! More accessible fares! European Greens on board the first
Vienna-Brussels night train [3]

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On 21 January 2020 co-chair Thomas Waitz hopped on the very first
Vienna-Brussels night train. He was met on arrival by co-chair Evelyne
Huytebroeck, who accompanied a delegation of Belgian Greens ready to take
the journey in the other direction.

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Die Grünen become 4th European Green Party currently in government [4]

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We wish the Austrian Greens every success in shaking up and renewing the
country’s political consensus and setting an example to the rest of
Europe on the need for a strong Green voice at the heart of the political
debate.

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Polish Greens elect new co-chairs at their 13th party Congress [5]

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EGP co-chair Thomas Waitz was in Wrocław last weekend for the Polish
Greens congress, where Małgorzata Tracz and Wojciech Kubalewski were
elected as the new co-chairs of Partia Zieloni.

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Save bees and farmers [6]

Bee populations are decreasing rapidly, due to a toxic farming system
based on pesticides, artificial fertilisers and agrochemicals. An ECI
petition could force the European Commission to ban dangerous pesticides.
WE NEED YOUR HELP TO COLLECT 1,000,000 SIGNATURES. PLEASE SIGN AND SHARE
THE PETITION! [6]

Sign now! [6]

NEWS FROM OUR MEMBER PARTIES

30 years of Bündnis 90 and 40 years of Die Grünen [7]

On January 10th, the German Greens celebrated a double anniversary in
Berlin, with Federal President Frank-Walter Steinmeier and many others.

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Congress of the Czech Green Party [8]

The Czech Greens Zelení will elect a co-chair duo and celebrate their 30th
birthday at its Congress in Ústí nad Labem this weekend.

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16. Yeşil Diyalog - 16th Green Dialog in Turkey [9]

EGP Co-chair Evelyne Huytebroeck shared some insights about the 2019 EU
Election Campaign, the Green Wave and the connection between Green
movements and Green politicians.

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EQUO celebrates the Spanish Government's climate emergency declaration and
demands an ambitious law [10]

The Spanish Greens applaud the country’s government support for this
measure and hope it will be a turning point for the implementation of
actions in all areas: energy, mobility, agriculture, construction.

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Europa Verde campaigning in Emilia-Romagna [11]

Philippe Lamberts, co-president of the Greens/EFA Group in the European
Parliament, spoke at a press conference with the President of the region
and the coalition candidate.

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On the road to the Irish General Elections [12]

Green Party Ireland leader Eamon Ryan commented: “This election is a
turning point where we're saying, ‘where do we go from here for the next
ten years?’"

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Swiss Greens celebrate their Assembly of Delegates this weekend [13]

Grüne - Les Verts will debate and vote resolutions about the
intersectionality of climate protection and social measures.

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PRESS RELEASES

Climate Law: ball in the European Commission’s court following ambitious
vote in the European Parliament [14]

16 January 2020

More press releases [15]

GREENS IN THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT

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A Greens/EFA takeon the Plenary week (13-17 January 2020) [16]

European Green Deal, Sustainable Investment Plan, Just Transition Fund,
Roadmap on Social Europe Council hearings on the rule of Law in Hungary and
Poland...

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Parliament calls for more ambition in green transition [17]

Bas Eickhout, MEP: "The Commission's Green Deal communication has been a
good starting point for the discussion, but we need much higher standards
on climate and biodiversity protection and social justice."

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The Rule of Law in Hungary and Poland [18]

Gwendoline Delbos-Corfield, MEP: "The European Commission and the
Parliament have initiated Article 7 and now it's time for the Council to do
its part to protect the rule of law in Europe."

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NEWS FROM OUR PARTNERS

British Foreign Policy After Brexit [19]

Tools and Publications [20]

Call: Join the Green Team [21]

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