Today, we urge the up-coming European Summit to agree on a fair deal to be struck at eleventh-hour, in order to avoid a Greek default and Grexit. Eurozone governments, the… Weiterlesen »
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Thank you for Laudato Si’ Brother Francis
“We welcome Pope Francis’ intervention in the debate for a redefinition of social and economic progress and the need to put the fight against global climate change at the top… Weiterlesen »
Turkey election results are good news for democracy
On Sunday more than 53,7 million of Turkish voters took to the polls to elect a new Parliament and through those general elections they changed the political landscape of Turkey. “Recep… Weiterlesen »
Green Leaders call upon G7 to address the Climate Challenge
As G7 leaders meet in Schloss Elmau in Germany this weekend, we, the representatives of Green Parties from participating countries, call upon the global leaders to urgently address the climate… Weiterlesen »
Norway divests its sovereign wealth fund
Today, Norway’s parliament unanimously decided to divest its sovereign wealth fund – the largest in the world – from coal. Commenting on the news, Reinhard Bütikofer, Co-Chair of the European… Weiterlesen »
Re-Distribution of Asylum Applicants: Beyond ad-hoc approaches
PRESS RELEASE: The European Green Party reacts to the European Commission plan for a re-distribution of asylum applicants amongst the EU member states Today, the European Commission presented its plan… Weiterlesen »
Open letter to the President of the European Commission Jean-Claude Juncker
In an open letter to the President of the European Commission Jean-Claude Juncker, Monica Frassoni and Reinhard Bütikofer, Co-Chairs of the European Green Party, oppose the Hungarian Prime Minister’s statement… Weiterlesen »
A revised Mare Nostrum for Europe
Monica Frassoni and Reinhard Bütikofer, Co-Chairs of the European Green Party, comment on the latest news from the Mediterranean: “We would like to express our condolences and solidarity to the… Weiterlesen »
Drowning in waste? The concept of Circular Economy shows that there are alternatives
If we do not want the soon to be expected 9 million inhabitants of this planet to drown in their own waste, the planet and our environment not to be strained… Weiterlesen »
Japanese and European Greens commemorate Fukushima
4 years on from the Fukushima nuclear disaster, Greens in Japan and Europe jointly advocate for a nuclear free energy economy by Heiwa Hasegawa, Co-Representative of the Greens Japan, Monica… Weiterlesen »
You have never met a Green Party that is a Status Quo Party – Meine Rede zum GPEW Parteitag
Mein Redebeitrag zum Parteitag der Green Party of England and Wales (GPEW) – Spring Conference 2015 / 6-9 March, ACC Liverpool
Energy Union – A Recipe for Rollbacks
Reacting to EU Commission Vice-President Šefčovič’s presentation on “A Framework Strategy for a Resilient Energy Union with a Forward-Looking Climate Change Policy”, Reinhard Bütikofer, Co-Chair of the European Green Party,… Weiterlesen »
