PETRA DE SUTTER 1. When did you decide to get into politics and why? I have been an ecologist since forever. I read Rachel Carson’s “Silent Spring” somewhere in the nineties and got worried and angry. I voted green for a long, long time but decided to get actively involved in the party some twelve…
Tag: Ska Keller
Video statement: A radical change for EU migration policies
Ska Keller, FYEG candidate for the Green Primary, outlines an ambitious vision for migratory reforms in Europe. The issue of Europe’s borders is disheartening and needs urgent reform. We don’t want borders, we want people crossing the Mediterranean to be saved and treated humanely. We don’t want detention camps in Europe or in surrounding states,…
Eurosur – Not a good move on rescue at sea
This week, the European Parliament will vote on Eurosur, the European Border Surveillance System. The Commission claims that this will improve the saving of lives at sea – a very relevant point, especially after the catastrophe at Lampedusa. However, the Commission is only window-dressing. The aim of Eurosur is to fight “illegal migration”. All the…
When Ska talks to Maggie : an interview of the FYEG Candidate for the Green primaries
Two days ago, Ska Keller, FYEG Candidate for the EGP Primaries, was in the Federation of Young European Greens’ offices in Rue Wiertz 31, Brussels, to explain who she is, what she stands for, and how young greens can support her in this way. You can find out more about Ska Keller in reading her…
Lampedusa : what do do ?
After hundreds of migrants have drowned in the Mediterranean, not far from Lampedusa, the question remains whose fault it was and what should be done to prevent further catastrophes. For that, we need to both look at the situation in the Mediterranean and at the reasons that brought migrants to make the dangerous journey. Let’s…
” I left feeling like a truly European citizen for the first time”: a glimpse at the InterIsles Summer Camp
This July England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales organised their first ever ‘InterIsles’ Summer Gathering in conjunction with GEF and FYEG. We gathered for 5 days in Gloucester (England), bringing together 80 Young Greens from England, Ireland, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales to discuss European, UK and Irish politics, and to get training in campaigning and…