This article was written by Irene Vivas Lalinde with additions and edits by Stefanie Berendsen and Klāvs Veseļuns. I wake up in a foreign city that somehow feels familiar. I recognise the light of the Mediterranean periphery and the flowers on the terrace. In Cairo, new streets appear daily to accommodate the 21 million inhabitants….
Does COP27 matter? 🤔
Naomi Klein recently claimed that COP27 is “greenwashing a police state.” I agree. So why am I going? Why, with the Young European Greens, am I organising a delegation of eight people to go there? What do we hope to achieve? In 2011, Egypt was a burning flame of hope in the Arab Spring. The…
Reframing Burnout 🧠 🔥 Moving Beyond Stress Management
Many of us have been feeling emotionally drained, detached, or unmotivated at work, but we are not alone. A 2021 survey of 1,500 American workers by the employment website Indeed, revealed that 52% of workers feel burned out. The Covid-19 pandemic has brought this modern workplace malaise into sharp relief: 67% of workers believe that…
Let’s talk about the hijab – but how? 🧕
Mahsa Amini died on 16th September after succumbing to her injuries. She was arrested three days prior by the Iranian “morality police” for allegedly not wearing the hijab in accordance with “government standards”. She died while still in captivity. She was 22 years old. Her unjust and tragic death has triggered a wave of protest…
The Queen is dead, long live the King? 👑
As the UK laid its longest serving monarch to rest last week, the royal family of Great Britain and the Commonwealth is again in the spotlight. In the context of an estimated 6.7 million people in the UK predicted to be living in energy poverty by October 2022, the pomp and circumstance of a royal…
NEW ECOSPRINTER EDITION
The long-awaited Food Issue of the Ecosprinter is finally here! 🌽 With contributions from Iason Paschalidis-Gerostergiou, Dusan Ljumovic, Angela Timmermans, Nessa Molina Cano, Melissa Muhr, and Emil Schenkyr, and the generous support of Thomas Waitz MEP, this year’s issue tackles three main questions: ➡️ What is the environmental impact of food? ➡️ What are the…
Open call for contributors
A new Ecosprinter Editorial Board (EEB) has been elected during last FYEG’s General Assembly! To introduce ourselves, we are Mia, Hannah, and Javier. We are really looking forward to continuing the incredible work that has been done over the past year, and to do so we need your help! We are opening a call for…
Sports and the Environment
I love sports. I am convinced that sport is good for society when used as a tool to promote values of inclusion, respect and fair play. However, like many other people, I am increasingly concerned about the climate crisis, and even more in the light of the latest alarming Assessment Report from the Intergovernmental Panel…
Interview with Miriam Shaw
Miriam (she/they) is 24 years old and currently resides in Utrecht, the Netherlands. She holds a Degree in Spanish language and culture and is following a Master in Latin American studies. Miriam has been actively involved within the Dutch young greens (DWARS) and considers herself an ecosocialist. She has a special interest in Queer Politics, Literature…
Interview with Benedetta Scuderi
Benedetta (she/her) has been active in the Green Movement since 2019. She is a co-founder and member of the National Executive committee of GEV, as well as their former international relations officer. She is also active in the Italian Green party renovation process. She is very passionate about the connection between social and environmental issues,…
Interview with Stefanie De Bock
Stefanie De Bock (She/her) is co-spokeperson and part of the executive committee of FYEG. Stefanie was co-spokesperson of Jong Groen until October 2018. She was already involved in several FYEG activities like AlterCop and Demasculinization of Politics. In September 2018 she got the opportunity to start an internship at FYEG office. Today she is an…
INTERVIEW WITH WANJA KAUFMANN
Wanja Kaufmann (she/her/hers) is the former international secretary of Grön Ungdom, the Swedish Young Greens. She has been active in the Green movement since 2010 and attended her first FYEG event in 2016. As a member of the Executive Committee she is among other things responsible for Member Organisation coordination, Northern Member Organisation relations and…
Interview with Clara Winkler
Photo Credits: Ali Khademolhosseini Clara Winkler (she/her/hers) started with activism in 2016 and is originally from Germany, where she has been involved in the work of Grüne Jugend for several years now. As a member of the Executive Commitee she is responsible for the Central and Western Member Organisations and focuses her topic on mental…
Will Covid-19 Leave a Permanent Scar on Young People’s Futures?
This article is a cross-publication from the Green European Journal’s website. A year and a half after the onset of the pandemic, young people in Europe are reflecting on the impact it has had on their lives and questioning what it will mean for their future prospects. William Hayward examines the evidence to uncover whether…
Interview with Gülce Yeniev
Gülce Yeniev (she/her) is the treasurer of the FYEG Executive Committee. In our interview, Gülce gives us an insight into her work as a Treasurer and into the present stance and past history of the Turkish Greens, which she’s a part of. She addresses the issue of LGBTQI+ rights, the representation of Eastern and Southern…
Call for writers: FOOD (Printed Edition)
What is the environmental impact of food? What is the European regulatory framework around food production? What are the social implications of the current food production system? Is food access equal across the world? How can indigenous knowledge be leveraged to improve the current food system? Food is present in everyone’s daily lives, and people,…
It’s the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, again
And now? The images incoming from Afghanistan are dramatic: masses of people flocking to the airport trying to escape. The fear is great. Women are among the first objectives of the dramatic talibans’ extremist regime: they have already been removed from their workplaces, some schools and universities have been closed to them and in some…
The EU is committed to helping Afghanistan, but not Afghans
“People should not come to Europe. People should stay in their region” “People should not come to Europe. People should stay in their region”. This sentence is probably the best summary of the current EU standing on migrants fleeing Afghanistan after the Taliban have taken over in the country. Not only for its crystal clarity…
Interview with Eleanor Morrissey
Eleanor Morrissey (she/her/hers) is the co-spokesperson at the FYEG Executive Committee. In this interview, Eleanor talks about her views on how to make Europe and the FYEG more inclusive, she gives us a look ahead at the European elections and an insight on the role of the Greens in the UK, where she’s originally from….
INTRODUCING COP26
The following article is an edited extract from Cass Hebron’s The Green Fix Newsletter edition of August 18th, 2021.You can subscribe to The Green Fix here. Interview conducted by Lisa Bergmann with Bradlie Luisa Ana Martz-Sigala. Climate Reality Project Leader, Bradlie Luisa Ana Martz-Sigala, introduces the year’s biggest climate conference. My name is Bradlie Luisa…
Environmental costs of the Syrian Civil War
The devastating civil war in Syria entered its tenth year. A decade of war has caused one of the biggest humanitarian crises in the world of an estimated death toll of 384,000-593,100 people as of December 2020. Besides, the displacement of approximately 12.7 million people, with nearly 6.1 million displaced internally struggling to survive. The ongoing long war has…
Interview with Ivanna Madiar
Ivanna (she/her) is a green activist from Ukraine passionate about art and trekking. She has more than 7 years experience of activism working through different organisations. She joined Green Youth of Ukraine, few years ago, and became more involved in the work of the Federation of Young European Greens taking part in different projects. She…