The Green Party of England and Wales (GPEW) has not usually enjoyed the support that may be found on the continent, in Germany or Sweden. They have but one representative in the Commons, one in the Lords, three MEPs and local councillors. Yet bad news has been kind to the Greens in recent months. The…
Category: Green Politics
Ecosprinter meets Europeangreens – A weekend in Istanbul
600 Green Persons from all over Europe meeting in the same town? MEPs, party leaders, delegates from all countries, people from CDN, from different green foundations and of course, from FYEG coming all together: I guess that’s what they call an European Green Party Council. This time it took place in Istanbul. Ironically…
Green Check-in: Hungary
From Serbia to Norway, the Ecosprinter has done a quick check in with some of our Greens and Young Green friends around Europe to see what they are doing and what we should look out for! Makádi Balázs, Hungarian Greens “The Greens are chaining themselves to trees and want to save the whales and these…
Green Check-in: Malta
From Serbia to Norway, the Ecosprinter has done a quick check in with some of our Greens and Young Green friends around Europe to see what they are doing and what we should look out for! Anna Azzopardi, Young Greens of Malta “We’re working with a migrant detention center with other NGOs to we create…
Green Check-in: Serbia
From Serbia to Norway, the Ecosprinter has done a quick check in with some of our Greens and Young Green friends around Europe to see what they are doing and what we should look out for! “I think the average person that knows about the Greens (because that’s a struggle also) they like us.” Žaklina…
The Ecosprinter European Tour – Next Stop : Belgium !
From the 22 to the 25th of May, 27 countries and over 500 million inhabitants will be given the choice to elect their 751 representatives at the European Parliament. But ow is it happening all over Europe ? Are campaigning, political issues, and Euroscepticism the same in Spain and Belgium, Lithuania and Great Britain ?…
WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO BE GREEN TO YOU
“To be green means to think about today and tomorrow. As a gardener, I learnt that you fail if you focus only on this year’s harvest: you might have nothing the next year. Already in my years in the anti-nuclear movement, I understood that only with solidarity, passion, and patience you could win on…
WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO BE GREEN TO YOU
The New Year is here and we would like to take a thought about the green family, the green ideas, the green policy and economy, the green life. What does it mean to be Green? All over the world, there are many young and adult people inclined to green ideology. The word Green has been…
Spring Hunting in Malta and the Greens’ Call to Arms
Situated right in the middle of the Mediterranean, the island-state of Malta stands directly in the path of birds migrating between Europe and Africa. Though the EU Bird’s Directive forbids bird hunting in Spring, Malta has refused to comply ever since EU accession under the Christian Democrat government. In 2009, the European Court of Justice…
Ska Keller for President! Our Opportunities in the Green Primary Elections
Ska Keller is rather small and isn’t immediately noticed when she enters into a room. But she immediately gets attention when she starts speaking since it is obvious that she speaks with great conviction and knowledge about her topics. Ska works for a dignified migration policy, fair international trade, giving a real chance to Turkey to…