Two times a year the members of the GRUENE JUGEND (green youth) meet for the general assembly to debate on current issues, present new actions and have a great time together. The 20th federal assembly took place from March 8th to March 9th 2003 in Muenster (Westfalia). The main topic of the weekend was the…
Category: Member organizations
Meet the Macedonian Young Greens
The Ecologists’ Movement of Macedonia – DEM is a non-governmental, non-profitable and apolitical association. It is a national association that includes 30 local environmental NGOs as full-members and 16 other organizations and institutions as associated members. It was established in 1990 as a necessity to coordinate the work of the existing local groups. We are…
Meet the Bosnian Green Youth
Bosnian Green Youth is a non-profit and a non-political oriented green organisation. We are in process of registering on national level. We have about 100 members and in future we hope that we would have more members. We will keep working on it. We have already participated in two FYEG‘s summer camps in Serbia. The…
Anti-music legislation
Here in the UK, the government’s new Licensing Act is causing a stir. Its plainly outrageous, amazing, hypocritical and draconian approach will severely restrict the playing of live music. Already, under the current system, people have been fined for tapping their feet! Presently, in situations (e.g. busking) or establishments (e.g. pubs) where money changes hands…
Meet the Irish Young Greens
Oige Ghlas / Irish Young Greens were officially set up in March 2002 from several young environmental groups all over Ireland. We are the youth branch of the national Green Party / Comhaontas Glas and have about 800 members so far this year. Our second National Convention was held at the end of November at…
Meet Alternattiva Demokratika Studenti
Alternattiva Demokratika Studenti (ADS) is the youth organisation of Alternattiva Demokratika, the Maltese Green Party. ADS were founded in February 2001. Alternattiva Demokratika Studenti is an organisation promoting radical democracy, environmental and social justice and social and civil rights. ADS are made up of an elected executive committee and around 40 members. Most campaigns focus…
The first congress of Green Youth, Serbia
The boat `Marina` on Danube river in Belgrade welcomed members of Green Youth and their guests. The first congress took place in very pleasant atmosphere. The first part of our work was devoted to discussing amendments and adopting youth Charter, which specifies our work and aims we want to achieve. Following this important process, elections…
Denmark, President of the European Union
The big news on the day that the Danish presidency were that the new waiting rooms (not cages!) were ready for captured demonstrating people. By accident the policeman at the press conference called them cages. Accoding to radio they look like dog cages but supplied with fruit and white plastic garden chairs. So maybe it…
Malta, the EU and AD
Malta is one of the candidate countries vying for EU membership and therefore is going trough a very important phase in its long history. At the same time the European Union too is passing trough a very important phase. These changes in the EU will be discussed in the convention on the future of the…
Grüne Jugend exchange with Dwars
From the 6th to the 9th of december 2001 some members of the Gruene Jugend drug politics workgroup visited DWARS in Utrecht. The visit was part of an exchange : earlier some DWARS members visited Berlin with special interest in antiracism and antifascism. As the Netherlands have a different way of dealing with the drug…