Click, if you do not support the Greens-EFA. Say why. / Cliquez, si vous ne les supportent pas. Dire pourquoi. / Klicken Sie, in dem Fall Sie diese Partei nicht unterstützen. Sagen Sie warum.
ENG: The Greens – European Free Alliance is one of the parliamentary groups in the European Parliament.
As a group, The Greens-EFA made more gains at the European elections of 2009 than any other group.
This group consists of two distinct European political parties - the European Green Party (EGP) and the European Free Alliance (EFA). The EFA consists of parties representing stateless nations. The alliance has generally limited its membership to progressive parties. These European parties are joined by national parties, such as the Dutch Europe Transparent (between 2004 and 2009) and the Swedish Pirate Party (since 2009).
Ideology: Green politics, Regionalism
Chairmen: Daniel Cohn-Bendit, Rebecca Harms
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November 2, 2009
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German politician, active in France and Germany - co-president of the group European Greens–European Free Alliance in the European Parliament. , positive
The leader of the Greens/EFA group in parliament has launched a withering attack on Germany's contribution to the coalition effort in Libya.Speaking on Tuesday, Daniel Cohn-Bendit accused Germany of "hiding" while other nations had responded to the unfolding crisis in Libya. With France and Britain leading the military campaign, Cohn-Bendit is not alone in criticising Germany's role in the international response to events in Libya. Former German foreign minister Joschka Fischer led the way on Tuesday when he said that Germany had thrown away any chance of a permanent United Nations security ...
What do the Parliament's group leaders say about support for José Manuel Barroso and whether this week's European Council should decide on nominating him?
Daniel Cohn-Bendit, leader of the Greens/European Free AllianceOn supporting Barroso:“We must stop Barroso. President Barroso's policies have failed the economy, the environment and democracy. We cannot afford five more years of the same.”On the timing of the decision:“It would be one thing for the Council to make a political statement in favour of Barroso this week, quite another to make a formal nomination. ...
LONDON (AP) — Polar bears have taken over screen savers. Two of the last five Nobel Peace Prizes have gone to eco-campaigners. Climate change has crept onto government agendas.And now the European Parliament itself has gone a bit more green.Riding a wave of public concern over the effects of climate change, the Green-European Freedom Alliance bloc captured 53 of the EU parliament's 736 seats, compared with 43 spots in the last 785-seat assembly."To have increased our side with the parliament seats going down in number is a nice surprise," said Greens-EFA spokesman Chris Coakley.Green ...
Water is a public good Recent developments have confirmed that threat of privatisation of the water sector is still very real. Privatisation of public services, including water utilities, is set as a condition for Member States such as Greece and Portugal for receiving rescue loans. In addition, there are concerns of back-door privatisation of the water sector in the ongoing negotiations relating to the adoption of a European Directive on Concessions...
Transatlantic Trade - Discussing the good, the bad and the ugly The conference aims at expressing the Greens concerns about the TTIP approach, at analysing its problems and contradictions among progressive forces on both sides of the Atlantic, and at discussing the ingredients of an alternative agenda.
Finding Food - innovative ways to help the most deprived Over 90 million tons of food is wasted in the EU each year, of which at least a quarter is edible, while the current EU food programme disperses around 400.000 tons of food a year. There should be a lot more potential to provide food for the most deprived while at the same time avoiding food waste than is being exploited now. Luckily, all over Europe, charities, NGOs, businesses and local authorities are coming up with new and innovative ideas to prevent the waste of food and at the same time increase the supply of food to the poorest Europeans. In what ways can we create conditions and provide means at different political levels for these initiatives to flourish and be exchanged? We invite you to join us to explore some of the great examples of social innovation!