A Migrant’s Perspective Being a migrant – specifically being a refugee – is when a person or people move from one place to another to escape danger and look for a better life. From the beginning until today, migration has always been a habit for humans. It will stay that way as dictated by human nature…
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Who Are the Green Party Leadership Candidates?
Voting is now open for the election of the Summer. And no, it’s not for the next Labour leader. The Greens are currently deciding who will take over from Natalie Bennett after two terms in office. After a month of – it has to be said, relatively low-profile – campaigning, the 65,000-odd Green Party members…
Swiss Young Greens on the Referendum for Basic Income
Fighting the inequality between women and men, allowing young people from disadvantaged families to study, a boost of creativity and jobs – what sounds like a dream nearly became reality in Switzerland. In June the small country in the heart of Europe had a national vote about Basic Income. It all started out with some…
Basic Income as an Alter-globalisation Tool
There is a long lasting economical and financial crisis that is impacting to a bigger or smaller extent the majority of the European countries. This, together with the environmental crisis that is reminding us of the ecological limits of the planet, has challenged the hegemonic Capitalistic model. We are likely nearing the end of an…
As we pick up the pieces: 10 thoughts on Brexit
Like many, I’ve struggled to come to terms with the result of Thursday’s vote. So, here are some thoughts as I and many others try and make sense of the situation: 1. No one knows how to react, because almost no one saw this coming. Almost all the polls predicted a Remain win. All the…
Some keys to understand what is happening in Spain from a Green perspective
For the first time in history, the Spanish political parties have not reached an agreement to create a government after the State level elections. After several months of political uncertainty and two failed attempts to invest Pedro Sánchez, the candidate of the so-called “Social Democrats”, Spanish citizens are facing a new political campaign. Why have…
Three days to go: ‘Remainers’ must push a positive case for the EU
Never has so much been risked for so little. It’s a sentence which reflects how I and many others view Britain’s current EU referendum. The stakes are so high – but the level of informed debate has been so low. It’s a toxic cocktail. I’m not sure how it looks from outside the UK, but…
Plenty of Capacity But a Lack of Political Will
by FYEG’s Migration Working Group in honor of World Refugee Day, 20 June For years, many countries and regions have been holding their own Refugee days and weeks. However, more and more refugees and less political solutions are taking place. Increasingly, migration is seen as a major challenge throughout Europe. Since May 2015, according to…
Putin’s modus operandi in the clampdown of independent media in Russia
Putin’s modus operandi in the clampdown of independent media in Russia Following 2011-2012 popular protests in Russia, Putin has significantly tightened state control over Russian media by enacting Draconian laws to prosecute anti-governmental outcries. By doing so, Russia has become one of the most dangerous countries for journalists to work. Nevertheless, by keeping independent media…
Green and Red
After the collapse of socialism in the early 90’s and so-called end of ideology, which emphasizes the fact that capitalism has finally won and there is no other alternative, we are being convinced that the old division between left and right in the classical sense is no longer valid and that it is completely outdated….