Ska Keller, 27, and Jan Philipp Albrecht, 26, from Grüne Jugend (Germany) ran for a spot on the German Green ticket for the European Parliament in January – and managed to get on spots with good prospects! Congratulations! Ska is currently spokeswoman of the Greens Brandenburg. She came to the Green Party via Grüne Jugend,…
Month: January 2009
CDN Report
The Cooperation and Development Network Eastern Europe has been taking active responsibility to encourage and support young greens in Eastern Europe. Based on strong fundaments and significant experiences the Network achieved during the previous work, we strongly believe in growth and development of a young green movement in Eastern Europe. In cooperation with FYEG, CDN…
Technology : we need a radical change
The crisis brings a great chance and also a great danger for the future of green technologies. We make a choice. It’s considered that any crisis of the system means not only negative consequences but also new opportunities for the system to be changed. The crisis we live nowadays is not excluded. Nevertheless, many defenders…
What went wrong at the Poznan talks?
And what changes do we need to see? It was in the news. Everybody heard about it – but it resulted in nothing. What happened? Three things were going on our continent. Primarily the world climate summit was held in Poznan, Poland, secondly the EU summit in Brussels and thirdly the FYEG climate exchange in…
What happens when we make a change?
Green politics can provide a source of real hope Recession: a hefty hammer of a word, capable of fracturing an impenetrable mob of environmentalists into many shards of differing opinion. There is a ‘less is more’ school of thought, popular among cynics, which teaches that less money in the pocket of the consumer directly correlates…
Hypocrisy and an opportunity –
While banks get a bailout, the poor are ignored Many people foresaw that the greed and uncontrolled, as well as non-transparent, methods of many banks would sooner or later lead to a global financial mess. Many of those were Greens, globalisation critics and environmental NGOs. Another one of those early birds was the ex-president of…
Democratic deficit – With the recession in full flow, our rights are falling under threat
During the past few months we have witnessed the collapse of some of the most powerful banks in the world, a dramatic downturn in stock markets, the nationalization of US and European banking institutions and the pumping in of billions of euros by central banks. The world is facing one of the most serious financial…
Who’s taking credit for the crisis? Explaining the context of recession
Having been called the greatest economic crisis since the Great Depression of the 1930s, the credit crunch dominates newspapers and has involved state interventions of unprecedented magnitudes. Initially the affected parties were to be found among the large banks and on the trading floor – not the kind of people that we young and idealist…
Comment:Another milestone?
The rules of the use of pesticides in the EU will be considerably tightened – a new regulation prohibits the use of 22 pesticides dangerous to human health and animals. Like so often, one can see that environmental protection can go hand in hand with economic interests: Pesticides endanger bees which pollinate a large amount…
Green technology: the next revolution – Some suggestions for Ireland
In the current economic climate, the government is taking steps to encourage investment in high-tech companies. Investments in such companies would be subject to a special tax arrangement, greatly reducing the tax burden that would arise on any profits that are made. The rate of tax on individuals and partnerships making such investments would be…