Greens

Greens elect Eickhout and Reintke as co-presidents of parliament group

The Greens group in the European parliament elected Bas Eickhout and Terry Reintke as co-presidents today. “European citizens expect European solutions from us and many challenges lie ahead,” Reintke said.…

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MEPs block Frontex budget after serious misconduct revealed

The European Parliament has refused to give its approval for the budget of Frontex, the border and coast guard agency. 345 MEPs voted in favour of the committee recommendation to…

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German Greens elect 28-year-old leader to build on youth vote

BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany’s Greens elected their youngest ever leader, constructing on their success in a nationwide election final 12 months that exposed their recognition amongst younger voters. Ricarda Lang,…

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Germany’s Greens approve three-party coalition deal

Germany's environmentalist Greens announced on Monday that its members had agreed to enter a coalition with the center-left Social Democrats (SPD) and the neoliberal Free Democrats (FDP). The "yes" vote…

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German Greens vote to enter government coalition talks

BERLIN, Oct 17 (Reuters) - Germany's Green party on Sunday followed its prospective partner, the centre-left Social Democrats (SPD), in clearing the way for official three-way negotiations with the business-friendly…

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Austria’s Greens question coalition ally Kurz’s ability to stay on

Austria's Greens, the junior party in the coalition government, questioned Chancellor Sebastian Kurz's ability to stay in office on Thursday after he was placed under investigation on suspicion of bribery,…

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Young Germans tired of status quo put faith in Greens, liberals

Germany's pro-business Free Democrats (FDP) and Greens could not be further apart on issues like taxation, climate change and fiscal policy, but Sunday's election revealed one thing they do have…

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German Greens, FDP cosy up to build coalition

The leaders of Germany's Greens and Free Democrats (FDP) posted a smiling selfie of themselves on Wednesday and said they were finding some common ground in preliminary talks about joining…

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German SPD extends lead over Merkel’s sliding conservatives

Germany's Social Democrats (SPD) have opened up a five-point lead over Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservatives ahead of a Sept. 26 national election that promises multiple coalition options, a poll showed.…

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Germany’s Greens pitch climate ministry to boost faltering campaign

Germany's Greens presented an "emergency climate protection programme" on Tuesday, aiming to reset their national election campaign after squandering an early surge in opinion polls with a raft of mistakes. The programme…

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Germany’s Greens want climate ministry with veto powers

Berlin (dpa) – Germany's Greens made setting up a climate ministry with veto powers a key plank of their election platform as they presented the party's programme on climate change in a nature…

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Greens candidate for German chancellor says sexist scrutiny holding her back

Repeatedly questioned about how she will juggle motherhood with work, the only woman with a chance of succeeding Angela Merkel as German chancellor says many Germans don't seem ready for…

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Germany’s Greens suffer drop in opinion polls

The tide is turning against the German Green party. Only seven and a half weeks ago the future looked rosy for the Greens. Annalena Baerbock — their young and dynamic…

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Opinion poll suggests German Green party could head next government

Germany's governing "Grand Coalition" between the Christian Democratic Union (CDU), the Christian Social Union (CSU), and the Social Democrats (SPD) currently does not have the support from a majority of voters…

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Baerbock to run as German Greens chancellor candidate

Germany's Greens have put forward their co-leader Annalena Baerbock as their candidate for federal elections in September in the party's first bid to win the chancellery since it was founded…

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Green wave in German state

On Sunday 13 September, citizens of the Western German state of North Rhine-Westphalia were called to the voting booths for municipal elections. The Greens secured 20% of the votes, an…

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Liberal Democrats, Greens and Plaid Cymru agree to election pact

The Liberal Democrats, Plaid Cymru and the Green Party have formed an electoral pact, agreeing not to stand against each other in dozens of seats. The three anti-Brexit parties will…

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Green parties make historic gains in Swiss election

Green parties have made historic gains at the expense of those to the right and the left in elections to the Swiss parliament. Final results show the left-wing Green Party winning…

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British Green party wants to scrap plans for new roads and use cash to fund free bus travel instead

The Green party wants to scrap the Conservatives’ £6.5bn plans for new roads and will instead use the cash to fund free bus travel for all. The proposals, which will…

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How first time voters and youths pushed Germany towards green

The European Parliament elections on May 26 made it clear that Germany's young generation is far more interested in politics than many had believed. Indeed, almost 20 million young Germans…

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The European Parliament voices concern on risks of Chinese 5G networks

The European Parliament voiced "profound concern' on the risks to IT security from 5G networks developed by Chinese firms and warned member States to make sure there is a "coordinated…

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Geigold’s threat about HSBC’s position in Malta, irks Maltese politicians across all shades of the spectrum

German MEP Sven Geigold has found no backing from the Maltese Greens on his self-declared crusade to force HSBC out of Malta. All Maltese media report a number of reactions…

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