How the case of Eeklo fuels a more fundamental debate about energy transition What if the world is be an organic system and what if it would be simply impossible to burn enough fossil fuels to make it inhabitable? Or maybe more likely what if through cloud seeding, algae furtilisation in the oceans or putting…
Tag: Belgium
Why all Europeans should back the strikes in Belgium
I went on strike for the first time in my life on Monday. It was part of a General Strike in Belgium against pension cuts and the government’s plan to scrap annual inflation-linked wage increases, following the election of a particularly vindictive right-wing coalition earlier this year. It wasn’t just a one-day action however. This…
Flemish Young Greens on NATO
As young greens, we share many common beliefs and values. Yet as individuality and independence are some of our most cherished values, we also have some different positions on some issues. In order to explore these differences and understand where other young greens are coming from around Europe, we have asked different FYEG member organizations…
Gooooood Morning Democracy…
Our esteemed green hero, Bart Staes, held on firmly to his seat in the European Parliament, last week. Some had predicted his re-election to be very unlikely, so Bart was in quite a good mood, Sunday night. And of course, when a politician finds himself in a good mood, our national television always has its…
Election Campaign
Saturday April 3rd, Jong Groen! organised a training day for young candidates. As you may know, the coming elections on June 13th are the most important elections EVER for the Flemish Greens, because the Belgians vote both for the EP and for regional government. After the spanking we got last year at the federal elections…
News from Belgium
This summer, Jong Agalev was still recovering from the big blow Agalev – our mother party – got on May 18th. But by now we’re back on our feet and getting ready for the crucial regional and European elections in June 2004 (they are held on the same day). An influx of new members since…