Bas Eickhout is a Member of the European Parliament for the Greens since 2009. Currently, he is the deputy chairman of the Greens–European Free Alliance group, as well as the vice-chair of the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety, and a member of the Delegation for relations with the People’s Republic of…
Greater Paris: How to redesign social infrastructure to foster inclusiveness in the remote areas of the Metropolis?
In the next few years, the Parisian region is supposed to experience significant changes and events. One…
Gülce Yeniev: “Stop institutionalized quarrels and hatreds and build up solidarity”
In an interview with the Ecosprinter, Gülce Yeniev, a member of the Executive Committee of the Federation of Young European Greens (FYEG), answered questions ranging from the connections of economic security and environmental protection, how to make FYEG even more feminist as an organization, to green politics in Turkey. Before becoming a member of the…
Milan Zlatanovic: “The first step would be to open a dialogue”
In an interview with the Ecosprinter, Milan Zlatanovic, member of the Executive Committee of the Federation of Young European Greens (FYEG), answered questions ranging from his ideas to make FYEG more inclusive as an organization, green politics in Eastern Europe, to his visions for European policies. Besides of being a member of the Executive Committee…
Stefanie De Bock: “Keep fighting for what you believe in”
In an interview with the Ecosprinter, Stefanie De Bock, treasurer at the Federation of Young European Greens (FYEG), answered questions ranging from gender budgeting and the financing of FYEG, her ideas for European policies, to involvement of young people in politics. In addition to her engagement with FYEG, Stefanie was the co-spokesperson of the Flemish-speaking…
Eleanor Morrissey: “At FYEG, we have been advocating for a system change”
In an interview with the Ecosprinter, Eleanor Morrissey, Co-Spokesperson of the Federation of Young European Greens (FYEG), answered questions ranging from her ideas on how to make green movements more inclusive, organize events despite the Covid-19 pandemic, to the importance of system change. Besides being the co-spokesperson for FYEG, Eleanor Morrissey is working for a…
Economics Week III: Doughnut Economics – a way to rethink our economic model
This article is part of the Economics Week series in which we explore flaws in and alternatives to our current economic system. One of the most important figures in economics and politics to this day is the GDP growth. We often hear politicians say that a country’s GDP needs to grow for the society to…
Economics Week II: Thinking about a post-growth economy – quality instead of quantity
This article is part of the Economics Week series in which we explore flaws in and alternatives to our current economic system. Now more than ever we are facing a choice. We can either continue to operate within a system that keeps exploiting human and natural resources, thus inevitably leading to social upheaval and environmental…
Economics Week I: So what’s utility?
This article is part of the Economics Week series in which we explore flaws in and alternatives to our current economic system. The goal of economics is to improve the living conditions of people (Mankiw 2019). Hence, economics should focus on increasing human prosperity rather than simply increasing material consumption. Of course, material wealth strongly…
Clara Winkler: “It is important to not spend federal money on the big polluters”
In an interview with the Ecosprinter, Clara Winkler, member of the Executive Committee of the Federation of Young European Greens (FYEG), answered questions ranging from her visions for European policies, feminism and inclusivity, to her projects for her mandate. Besides of being a European climate activist fighting especially for feminism and inclusive structures, Clara studies…