Event05. June 2008

For a bullfighting-free Europe

Open seminar

The seminar organised by the Greens/EFA and animal protection organisations coincides with a two-day pro-bullfighting conference in the European Parliament. Green MEPs and guest speakers will argue that culture is no excuse for cruelty. An information stand will be present in the European parliament throughout the week.

other30. May 2008

Climate change and biodiversity

Statements from the 9th meeting (COP9) of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) in Bonn, Germany, (19 to 30 May)

Event17. April 2008

“Locked in” in the European Parliament:

IT monopolies, open standards, open source and EU procurement policy

Participative democracy relies increasingly on the ability of citizens and stakeholders to access public information and to communicate with officials and elected politicians electronically. This half-day conference looks at the situation where public institutions are locked into the ICT products of a single vendor, discusses the implications of this for participative democracy and fair competition, and considers the prospects for the European Parliament to adopt the use of open standards and open source software and to promote interoperability in the European ICT sector.

Event15.04.200815. 04. 08

Whatever happened to democracy?

A seminar on lobbying in Europe

Guest speakers :
Miguel Jara, Journalist and author of "Conspiraciones Tóxicas"
Sascha Adamek, Author of "Der Gekaufte Staat"
Ludwig Krämer, Professor of environmental law
Craig Holman, Public Citizen US
Paul de Clerck, Friends of the Earth Europe

Event13. March 2008

EU Spring Summit

European leaders must keep their promises on climate change policy The next EU Spring Summit or European Council will take place on 13 and 14 March. One of the main topic to be addressed will be climate change. The Slovenian Presidency is expected to push for more ambitious climate targets: a -30% GHG reduction by 2020 instead of the current -20%.

Event18. February 2008

Managing Demographic Change in Europe

A conference on Green approaches

The impact of demographic change in Europe differs markedly and requires specific adaptation strategies that are oriented towards the quality of life of the people. It is not possible to achieve this aim with the currently predominant strategies. We as Greens do not want to evoke the catastrophe. We rather consider the demographic change as a chance for new and innovative possibilities to shape social life and manage social cohesion.

other12. November 2007

World energy solutions: switch to green power

An alternative energy conference on the eve of the World Energy Congress

On the eve of the World Energy Congress, the Greens/EFA in the European Parliament and the Italian Greens (I Verdi) will organise - with the participation of Legambiente, WWF Italy and Greenpeace Italy - an alternative conference in Rome on 9-10 November 2007 in order to present the proposals of European environmentalists.

other05. July 2007

50 Years of Women's Rights in the EU: How far have we come?

This conference looked back on what has been achieved in the field of women's rights by the EU in the 50 years of its existence and looked forward to what still needs to be done. During the second half special attention was paid to the way choices of women are influenced by ideas in society on what is a ´good mother´.

Event29. June 2007

Basic income

A concept for decent living and working conditions

Basic or Citizen's Income is related to two main ideas: the possibility of a new, creative way of guaranteeing a decent income for all individuals and the chance of tackling issues such as poverty, unemployment and social exclusion. Basic income creates the vision of a new kind of human self-conception and a new understanding of freedom for everyone.

other29. June 2007

Desertification and climate change

One quarter of the world's land is threatened by desertification. The "2006 International Year of Deserts and Desertification" has shown that the livelihoods of over one billion people in more than 100 countries will be jeopardized. To what extent is desertification linked to climate change?

Event13. June 2007

Transport and climate change

A Greens/EFA conference

The aim of this conference was to give transport the same priority as other aspects of energy policy in the debate on climate change debate, with a view to identifying ways to reduce the climate impact of transport.

Event16. March 2007

EGP Council Meeting

16-18 March in Berlin

There were key debates on the 50th anniversary of the Treaties of Rome and the Euratom Treaty, as well as on climate change and energy policy. The following clips are just some of the important presentations from the meeting.

Event09. March 2007

Euratom: 50 years too much

Nuclear error since 1957

In the context of the 50th anniversary of the EURATOM Treaty, the Greens/EFA group, together with the Heinrich Böll Foundation, is hosting a conference to discuss nuclear safety, nuclear proliferation and the future of EURATOM, as well as green alternatives. The conference takes place in the week of the EU Spring Summit, which will focus on energy.

Event09. -11. November 2006

Greening the streets

3rd meeting of local green councillors

Air conditioning in houses highly increases the energy consumption and contributes to climate change. Green MEP, Eva Lichtenberger talks to Imma Mayol, Depute Mayor of Barcelona, about the special problems southern metropolitan cities are facing in the fight against climate change. Education campaigns on the local level are supposed to make people aware of the effects, air conditioning has on the environment and to show them how to increase the efficiency of heating and cooling in the houses, Imma Mayoll explains.

Event20. -21. September 2006

Safe and Secure Energy in Europe

A Greens/EFA seminar in Finland

The Greens/EFA in the European Parliament held a public seminar in Helsinki on 20 and 21 September 2006 to discuss the visions for a safe and secure future in Europe. The two-day seminar dealt with two core topics: 'Finland and the future of Europe' and 'Safe and Secure Energy for Europe'.

Event23. -25. April 2006

Chernobyl conference in Kiev:

At the opening of the conference 'Chernobyl +20 – remembrance for the future' (23 – 25 April) in Kiev, Green MEP Rebecca Harms accused the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) of playing down the consequences of the Chernobyl disaster

Event08. -09. April 2006

Future enlargement for the EU

Greens debate the future of Europe

Claudia Roth, Daniel Cohn- Bendit, Marie-Hélène Aubert, Angelika Beer, Pierre Jonckheer und Eva Lichtenberger comment on the three core topics:of the conference 'Social, ecological and ethical responses to the challenges of globalisation', 'The future of the European Constitution' and 'South-East Europe: From crisis zone to peaceful European region'.