23-734: The European Green Party ( EGP ), also referred to as European Greens , is a transnational, European political party representing national parties from across Europe who share Green values. The European Greens works closely with the Greens–European Free Alliance (Greens/EFA) parliamentary group in the European Parliament which is formed by elected Green party members along with the European Free Alliance , European Pirate Party and Volt Europa . The European Greens' partners include its youth wing
46-539: A proportional system with subdivision of the territory into constituencies. Denmark , France , West Germany , Greece , Luxembourg and the Netherlands used a single national proportional system, although in the case of Denmark Greenland had its own constituency with the allocation of one seat and in the case of West Germany the three seats for the West Berlin area were not directly elected but were chosen by
69-530: The 2019 European Parliament election were Ska Keller and Bas Eickhout , who campaigned for climate protection, a social Europe, more democracy and stronger rule of law. That year, the Greens made the strongest ever showing across Europe, in part due to rising public awareness about climate change and the impact of youth movements for climate. The strongest surge was in Germany as Alliance 90/The Greens replaced
92-587: The Berlin House of Representatives , given the particular status of the city . The number of seats was the same as before for each member state that took part in the 1979 election. Greece, which had joined in 1981, was allocated 24 new seats. This raised the number of seats to 434 from 410. The Socialists increased their share by six seats to 130 seats, up from 124 before the elections. The Democratic Alliance (formerly Progressive Democrats) also made gains, up by seven to 29 seats. The People's Party's,
115-836: The Federation of Young European Greens (FYEG), the Green European Foundation (GEF) and the Global Greens family. Green parties are in government in seven countries in Europe: Austria ( The Greens ), Belgium ( Groen and Ecolo ), Bulgaria ( Green Movement ), Germany ( Alliance 90/The Greens ), the Republic of Ireland ( Green Party ), Latvia ( The Progressives ) and Poland , ( Zieloni / Civic Coalition ) Spain ( Catalunya en Comú / Sumar ). The European Greens have committed themselves to
138-808: The 1970s. Environmental groups became especially political after the Chernobyl disaster in 1986, which strengthened groups such as the Italian Green Party . In the Netherlands, feminists dominated GroenLinks party. Elements of all these national parties would go on to form the European Green Party. Representatives from these and other parties sat in the European Parliament after the 1984 European Parliament election . The following 11 members of this grouping, which
161-667: The EGP are the Council and the Committee. [REDACTED] Mar Garcia (from January 2015) The EGP hosts a collection of networks that have specific special interest focus, including: The table below shows the results of the Greens in each election to the European Parliament, in terms of seats and votes. It also shows how many European Commissioners the European Greens have, and who led the parliamentary group. It also lists how
184-522: The EPP, opened the door to collaboration with the far right. The European Green Party is a European political party , constituted out of political parties from European countries. Parties can also become associate members. Members of the Greens/EFA group in the European Parliament not belonging to a member party can be admitted as a special member with speaking rights but no vote. The governing bodies of
207-562: The European Commission. In May they presented a common programme including the Green New Deal at the launch of the European Greens' campaign which called for "a new direction of economic policy aimed at reducing our carbon footprint and improving our quality of life". The slogan of the campaign was 'Change Europe, vote Green'. The Greens/EFA group in the European Parliament obtained 50 seats in total. The candidates for
230-514: The European Parliament secured 55 seats in total. In the 2014 European Parliament election , the Green candidates were José Bové and Ska Keller . These elections marked the first time there were primaries including Spitzenkandidaten at the European elections, which allows Europeans to not only vote for who should represent them in the European Parliament, but also help to decide who should lead
253-722: The Green parliamentary group and supra-national organisations was named and what European parliamentary group they joined. European political party Too Many Requests If you report this error to the Wikimedia System Administrators, please include the details below. Request from 172.68.168.226 via cp1108 cp1108, Varnish XID 219269008 Upstream caches: cp1108 int Error: 429, Too Many Requests at Thu, 28 Nov 2024 07:42:11 GMT 1984 European Parliament election Piet Dankert SOC Pierre Pflimlin EPP The 1984 European Parliament election
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#1732779731698276-514: The audience that a collaboration with the ECR "depends very much on how the composition of the Parliament is, and who is in what group." Numerous analyses in European quality media consider this as a win for the Greens and the turning point of the 2024 election campaign. The European Greens criticised heavily that von der Leyen, as incumbent president of the European Commission and lead candidate for
299-449: The basic tenets of Green politics as seen across Western Europe, namely environmental responsibility , climate action, individual freedom , inclusive democracy , diversity , social justice , gender equality , global sustainable development and non-violence . The European Greens was the first party to form out of various national movements to become a European entity, committed to the integration of Europe. The party aims to amplify
322-514: The centre of today's political agenda". Terry Reintke and Bas Eickhout were elected by the European Greens to be lead candidates for the 2024 European Parliament election. The campaign ran under the slogan "Choose Courage". They were elected by more than 300 delegates at an Extended Congress in Lyon, France in February 2024. The campaign is focused on a Green and Social Deal, and the fight against
345-577: The centre-left Social Democratic Party of Germany as the second-strongest party. The Greens/EFA group in the European Parliament obtained 74 seats in total. The Greens' results signified a new balance of power as the European People's Party (EPP) and the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats (S&D) lost their majority. By 2023, The Economist analysed that "the policies espoused by environmentalists sit squarely at
368-729: The peace movements, the ecology movement and movements for women's rights. The anti-nuclear movement in Germany first had political expression as Vereinigung Die Grünen , which formed in March 1979, and established itself as a party for the European Parliament in January 1980. Similarly, activists in Britain's Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament would eventually form the Ecology Party . However, it also brought in ecological movements, which had become active across Western European nations in
391-530: The rise of the far right in Europe. At the 2024 Maastricht Debate , organised by Politico and the University of Maastricht , European Green top candidate Bas Eickhout asked directly to Ursula von der Leyen , top candidate of the European People's Party , what her position was towards the far right in Europe, European Conservatives and Reformists (ECR) and Identity and Democracy . Von der Leyen told
414-666: The smaller groups, with far-right MEPs forming a group and the coalescence of the Green and Regionalist group known as "Rainbow". Overall turnout dropped to 61%. No majority was achieved. There was no single voting system for all member states; each of them adopted its own method, established by national law. The United Kingdom used a one-round ( first-past-the-post ) system of 78 constituencies in England , Wales and Scotland , while in Northern Ireland 3 proportional seats were allocated. Belgium , Ireland and Italy used
437-572: The values of environmental responsibility, freedom, justice, diversity and non-violence". The charter's guiding principles provide a framework for the political actions taken by member parties. The priorities outlined in the charter include protecting human health and wellbeing, maintaining biological diversity, combatting global warming, transitioning to a just and sustainable economy, strengthening inclusive democracies, safeguarding diversity, and ensuring social justice. Green politics in Europe emerged from several grassroots political movements, including
460-536: The very first European political party. In the 2004 European Parliament election , member parties won 35 Seats and the Greens/EFA group in the European Parliament secured 43 in total. In the 2009 European Parliament election , even though the European Parliament was reduced in size, the European Greens' member parties won 46 seats, the best result of the Green Parties in 30 years. The Greens/EFA group in
483-491: The views of member parties by having common policy positions, mutual election manifestos, and cohesive European election campaigns. The European Greens also has networks which brings Green politicians together, such as the Local Councillors Network. According to its charter, the European Greens is working towards a just and sustainable transition towards societies "respectful of human rights and built upon
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#1732779731698506-700: Was briefly known as the Rainbow Group , came from parties which went on to be part of the European Greens: The European Green Party itself was officially founded at the 4th Congress of the European Federation of Green Parties on 20–22 February 2004 in Rome. At the convention, 32 Green parties from across Europe joined this new pan-European party. As such, the European Greens became a trans-national party, and
529-493: Was the first since the inaugural election of 1979 and the 1981 enlargement of the European Community to include Greece . It was also the last before the accession of Spain and Portugal in 1986. Results showed centre-left and right-wing MEPs profiting at the expense of the far-left and centre-right. The Socialists consolidated their position as the biggest group in the Parliament, and there were notable changes for
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